tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post4936797385802782632..comments2024-02-22T04:38:15.816-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner: Where The Buffalo RoamLaurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-59731649222179979502013-03-05T17:04:38.118-06:002013-03-05T17:04:38.118-06:00Buffalo are magnificent animals. I think of how it...Buffalo are magnificent animals. I think of how it must have been a couple of hundred years ago, when the herds covered the prairie for as far as the eye could see. What a sight that must have been! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-4412291092468373212013-03-01T15:03:14.810-06:002013-03-01T15:03:14.810-06:00Thanks again, Trevor. My email address is LaurelR...Thanks again, Trevor. My email address is LaurelRK66@aol.com. I'm sure it will come through just fine. Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-23257800540622334582013-03-01T15:00:59.050-06:002013-03-01T15:00:59.050-06:00I will try to scan and e-mail it to you. If it isn...I will try to scan and e-mail it to you. If it isn't clear enough, then I'll snail-mail it to you. What e-mail address to you want me to send it?Trevor Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216077170526370999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-32594543955152092912013-03-01T13:45:07.793-06:002013-03-01T13:45:07.793-06:00Trevor, that's great! I can make the sign, or...Trevor, that's great! I can make the sign, or I can have one of my volunteers make it. I've made many signs and murals in my life, and I'm blessed to have a bunch of very talented volunteers, too. Would you be sending it to me through the mail, or via email? Let me know. And thank you so much to you, Lim, and her friend!Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-47409394492270692132013-03-01T13:32:32.970-06:002013-03-01T13:32:32.970-06:00Laurel, a friend of Lim's, who Lim says knows ...Laurel, a friend of Lim's, who Lim says knows Chinese better than she herself does, wrote "Welcome to Afton Museum" in Chinese. The word "Afton" is English since the friend said it couldn't be translated. Do you know someone who could copy it into a pretty sign? If so, then tell me where to mail it and I'll send it to you. If not, I'll see if I can find someone.Trevor Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216077170526370999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-22521658953613141152013-03-01T03:36:21.875-06:002013-03-01T03:36:21.875-06:00First of all, Susan... I'm shocked by the typo...First of all, Susan... I'm shocked by the typo in which you omitted the "s" at the end of Churchill. Shame, shame, shame. Please... despite my being an English teacher for a very short time, I often find multiple typos and grammar whoopsies in each and every post I make. So, relax. I can edit my own words, but Blogger doesn't allow me to edit the comments of others. Sorry. We'll all survive. Ha ha!<br /><br />Once, on my cruise through Hominy, I found the Drummond home, but didn't have the time for a tour. Some day, I will. At that time, I'll also seek out the Marland gas station about which you speak. Thank you for the tip!<br /><br />As for the bison problem. . . the situation when you were with the Churchill(s), as you've found out, was the time of year. In late October and early November, the bison are rounded up for their annual inoculations and the culling of the herd. I took my dearest friend from CT, Pat, up there one November, completely unaware of that, and I was so disappointed to see no free-ranging bison. Now, I stay away from there during that part of the year. Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-88881041450810119752013-02-28T20:52:18.521-06:002013-02-28T20:52:18.521-06:00. . . and when I wrote "the Churchill and I&q.... . . and when I wrote "the Churchill and I" of course I meant that to be plural, as in both Debbie and Matt! I hate posting a mistake. I'm always mindful that you are a former English teacher--and once an English teacher, always an English teacher. Is there an edit function on your blog? Could you add one?! Please.Susan Yatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-14675205700412165852013-02-28T20:47:04.782-06:002013-02-28T20:47:04.782-06:00Laurel, I am soooo jealous! When the Churchill an...Laurel, I am soooo jealous! When the Churchill and I drove through the preserve in October, 2011, the closest bison were half a mile away from the road in corrals where they'd been herded for their annual medical checkups. Your photos are excellent.<br /><br />May I suggest you time your next trip to Hominy so that you can take the short, but interesting tour through the Drummond home. It's the home of the original Scottish immigrant progenitor of the Drummond clan that for the past five or six generations has produced more than their share of successful bankers, lawyers, and ranchers, including the one that Pioneer Woman blogger Ree Drummond married. The house is Indian Territory vintage and is maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society. You'll love it. Also on the main street (though I'm not sure it's called Main Street) there is one of the very few remaining triangular shaped (I mean a building with three sides, not four!) Marland gas stations. Marland was bought by Conoco and they incorporated the triangle in their logo. You may have spotted the Friends (Quaker) Meeting House on your way out of town. It's right there on the road to Wynona. I found these places on my rambles this past summer. Susan Yatesnoreply@blogger.com