Oklahoma Visit...YeeeeHaaaw

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Underneath my city girl skin is a farmer girl at heart. Been wanting to share this road trip with you as it was the highlight vacation of 2019. Always searching for inspiration to keep creative and motivated.

PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA

As a huge fan of The Pioneer Woman on the Foodnetwork Channel I had to take a trip to check out all the coolness.

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To get to the Drummond Ranch Lodge, where most of the segments are filmed, you need to head out of downtown Pawhuska and find your way to their driveway. 7 miles down a dirt road. I have never driven that far down an unpaved road. Here is the main area of the lodge.

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We are standing right smack dab where Ree does her show. We get to wander around the entire lodge on our own. You can open any drawer or cupboard and check everything out at your own pace. Mother and I had it almost all to ourselves. And there’s a former ranch hand available to answer any questions.

The Mercantile

Frontier Hotel

Ree Drummand’s kitchen at the Lodge

Pawhuska is a very quiet town. Everything pretty much is shut down by 9pm.

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It’s an easy flight from Seattle to Oklahoma and an incredibly beautiful drive to Pawhuska.

HAVE FUN YA’LL!

Twenty Twenty Thoughts

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The 2020 buzzzz…..

Visualizing, dreaming, organized, mindfulness, motivated, energetic, fearless, launching.

Those are the words tossing around in our universe.

Here are some Etsy ideas to guide you along the way.

Very cool vintage journal and collage supplies

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Vision Board Kit

Everyone gets motivated and organized in different ways. Hope one of these ideas got the wheels turning in your 2020 bound head.





Palm Springs Vacay Time

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I am departing from staging and decorating for a moment of travel talk. Been away on vacation but I am back and inspired!

We have this favorite pocket of Palm Springs where we love to stay. It keeps you just blocks from all the downtown energy. Most of these hotels have bikes to share so you can ride in that warm Cali sun.

My sister, Tara, is the Queen of hotels. When you travel with her you take a back seat. She will check out the room, location and make the necessary changes if it is not on par. That comes from her years in the hotel industry.

Had to do this all on my own this time. For me simple is fine but stylish is a must.  

Our last week in Palm Springs was a 10! We stayed at the Avalon Hotel. Where guests fetch their coffee in their fluffy hotel bathrobes, yoga is happening on a balcony, couples are sitting on their lanai planning their day ahead and others lounging poolside reading the newspaper. Incredibly intimate. You do not have to search for a lounge chair because they have 3 beautiful pools-plenty for everyone. Life there just slowly plays out before you...

Avalon Hotel

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It's my 3rd time here and I really do want to return but not until I try the hotels below that I found to be just as lovely in their own distinct way. Here is where we stay next:

The Three Fifty Hotel

The Three Fifty Hotel

I met the owner/designer because I got caught stalking the grounds trying to get photos. She took time with us and showed us around. I am sold!

If you phone the hotel personally and use "LOYAL20" they will give you a 20% room discount.

Del Marcos Hotel

This is another fun hotel in that same pocket of Palm Springs that I love. Give me a white bed and I am all good. 

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Again, if you phone or book the hotel personally and use "LOYAL20" they will give you a 20% room discount.

La Serena Villas

I got the impression this place would be expensive but it is right in with the others. Love the decor in their restaurant Azucar-especially if you are a Frida Kahlo fan. The pool is beautiful and the rooms are perfectly dreamy.

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Use the "Loyal20" code here as well for the 20% discount on your room. Awesome, right?

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Now,back to the really serious business of staging...

Summer Inspiration

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Leaving you all for a week while I head down the road for some R & R.

Just reminding you that there is still time left this summer to have friends over for an outdoor fire, cocktails in the garden, picnic lake side, beach walks, planting a garden, relaxing in a hammock.

Enjoy!





Winthrop Love

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On our glamping trip we stopped in Downtown Winthrop. Super cute town, easy to shop and lots to see.

 And a cute boy serving them up...Couldn't tear the girls away.



 My kids were unimpressed with this vintage gas pump. I am all too familiar with this style as I remember how many times as a teen filling up from all of our "cruisin'".
 I shall now begin to call all toilets and bathrooms the "washroom". I will start on Monday when we are loading up a truck. I will tell Sister Ex while she is selecting linens that the "washroom" is painted grey. That'll give her a chuckle.

 This city girl is utterly shocked when she sees undeveloped lake front. How refreshing.
 Oh, if life could be this simple. A straw broom (not a swifter) and a tin can (not a plastic, rolly hinged thingy).
Winthrop Love

Airstream Affection

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Stole away for a few days for more Airstream fun. So far every trip involves looking at the sky just for the simple beauty of it. This camping thing kind of suits me.  It felt good to experience....
 the shades of blue...
 clouds...

 A lovely sunset...
 A hellish wind storm....
 A bit of calm in the early morning...

Our first outdoor camping breakfast...ever


And a quiet moment alone at the campsite.

 

Camping destination Wanapum State Park, Vantage, Washington.