Spiritual Sisters Sojourn

We planned to visit Woolaroc museum while here and decided today would be the day because they were having the Spring Traders Encampment with approximately 125 tents and teepees. It is an  annual Western heritage event, formerly known as the Spring Mountain Man Encampment, with participants from all over the United States. They recreate the rugged pioneer life of the men and women who trapped and traded in 1840s-era Indian Territory. You can observe their lifestyle, learn about their backgrounds and interests, watch their craft demonstrations and check out their wares. But first, we went through the museum.  Hidden away in the rugged Osage Hills, Woolaroc was the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips and is now a 3,700 acre wildlife preserve and world-class art museum. He co-founded the Phillips Petroleum Company   with his brother Lee Eldas Phillips  in 1917. Beautiful pottery from  Anasazi, Mogollon, Hohokum and Pueblo peoples. This is some of the best exampl...

We woke up to a rainy and cool day so decided on a couple of inside options for the day. After a slow and lazy start we headed to the Drummond ranch to tour “The Lodge”.  The Lodge is the where family dinners and reunions are held, and it also serves as the production location for Ree's Food Network show. They usually film for about 12 days, 2 or 3 times a year.  Pantry Gorgeous view of the ranch  Prep kitchen Now this is a pantry - prep pantry Prep kitchen. Everything Ree is doing while filming is being done by two others in the prep kitchen in case they need to reshoot a scene.  In Ree’s kitchen I really hope this video will play for you so you can see how incredibly beautiful this ranch is. When it zooms in on the white houses, that’s where the Drummonds live.   Mud room She has a junk drawer too. The lodge is 7200 square feet, has four huge bedrooms, all with very large, beautiful bathrooms.  So much for that car wash Beautiful and unusual tulips  ...