As a military brat, I flew often during the first twelve years of my life. I was never afraid to fly, but my stomach did not relish the experience. It escalated to the point where, once old enough, my little brother would walk the plane’s aisles, collecting those heinous little bags from the empty seats …
Alva, Oklahoma Becky McCray is a small town business owner, with a retail store and a cattle ranch in Woods County, Oklahoma. Through her consulting firm she helps small town governments, and promotes entrepreneurship and tourism in small towns. You can find all her online projects from www.beckymccray.com
I was reminded of a day trip to Tangier in December 2008 when a friend pointed out an etched, graceful, Moroccan teapot on my bookshelf. It was a completely impractical purchase — I doubt I’ll ever make tea in it — but besides being beautiful, it reminds me of a great day of traveling. Soaking …
I didn’t have a book about Morocco, I was learning about Morocco as I was experiencing it, I was also learning about things through my other travel partners who had ample books on Morocco. Yes, I was too cheap to buy my own book. After the first week, someone in my group read in their …
“Quick! Ask him!” I quickly pulled the car over, and K stuck her head out, startling the poor gentleman with her one sentence in Italian: “Dove il Pendante Torre?” I’m not sure that even qualifies as a sentence. I’m sure somewhere along the line, we missed syntax, grammar and vocabulary. The accosted gentleman looked at …
If you live in a retirement facility, no matter how nice, the days become an endless progression of sameness. Your neighbor hobbles by in a walker on her morning walk. The same faces appear across the dinner table night after night telling stories you’ve heard more times than you care to count. So, when we …