OUR FIRST TIME EVER IN OKLAHOMA
The wind blew us out of Albuquerque, through the rest of New Mexico, Texas and part of Oklahoma. Fifty mile per hour winds threatened our driving and our awning.
We parked our RV beside our friends, Trudie and Wendy’s, house in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Our view was across their pond and the trees beyond. What a welcome sight. They graciously showed us the area and took us on a tour of some of the Oklahoma wineries. Who would ever imagine wineries in Oklahoma? They are just beginning to be established and some of them are quite good. There are 34 active wineries and over 500 acres in vineyards. Unfortunately, the current Oklahoma law does not allow them to ship out of state or even out their county. Until recently, Oklahoma was a dry state.
Wendy and Trudie shared the Sader dinner for Passover with us. We had a booklet (Hagada) so that we could follow along and understand what each dish represented. We feel blessed to have experienced that with them.
Wendy gave us a tour of Oklahoma City. The memorial of the bombing of the Federal Building was a sobering sight. Chairs representing those killed were arranged according to the floor that they were on. The smaller chairs stood for the children that were killed.
The great diversity of cultural buildings and activities was a surprise to us. Downtown was beautiful and very clean. The citizens can be very proud of their city.
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