Yes in ways it seems a fairy tale. But it is recorded as truth. Like the old lizard brain, covered over with layers of living and cynicism, only that time can give authenticity to all that has come since. more »

Lord the memories! Just the casual mention of a parrot in a book I am reading recalls Mrs. Hornaday's yellow and green "pirate parrot." It was Mrs. Hornaday that gave my father his first job working in her greenhouses and retail shop. He worked for her intermittently until the move to Tulsa. more »