Parties Extra! talks holiday party manners
Helen Ford Wallace interviews Etiquette Expert Carey Sue Vega about holiday parties and party good manners.
The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, is here in Oklahoma City!
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Ree Drummond, award- winning blogger, signs her new cookbook “The Pioneer Woman Cooks” at Full Circle Bookstore. The line of people, who were carrying her cookbook and waiting for her signature, stretched throughout 50 Penn Place. The Drummonds brought 200 more books with them as the 400 copies of the book that the store had available were sold immediately.
One woman brought a box of butter for The Pioneer Woman to autograph. “She uses lots of butter in her recipes in her cookbook,” she said.
( Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Full Circle Book Store owner Jim Tolbert welcomes Ree Drummond to his store.
The NewsOk team, Angi Bruss and Tanner Herriott, interview The Pioneer Woman, and Oklahoman photography manager Doug Hoke takes pictures.
The Oklahoman’s Lillie-Beth Brinkman is hoping to get her books signed. (This photo by Doug Hoke).
The Pioneer Woman’s close friends, Connell Branan, Lela Sullivan and Langley Branan, front, wait for her arrival.
Connell Branan, Alex Drummond, Langley Branan and Paige Drummond talk at the book signing party.
The line of The Pioneer Woman’s fans grew longer as the night progressed.
GO THUNDER!
Drop by Trochta’s Flowers and check out their Thunder display. The entire front of the shop was decorated for the first game. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Amy Grant will be at Kappa Alpha Theta’s Flaming Festival on November 4th
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Amy Grant. (Photo provided).
Tamara Hermen reminded us that the 53rd annual Flaming Festival will be at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with pop superstar luncheon presenter, Amy Grant, and nearly 40 festively-decorated, themed tabletops by Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae and area merchants.
Co-Chairmen of the 2009 Flaming Festival are Susie Kemp and Johnna Schick.
Grant was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta at Vanderbilt University. ”We are planning an event we hope will again allow us to make significant donations to our charities,” said Kemp. “We are especially excited about our featured luncheon presenter, Amy Grant, who will inspire and entertain the group with her words and some of her hit songs.”
The evening Preview Cocktail Party kicks off the Festival on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets for the Flaming Festival are $5, luncheon tickets are $75, and Preview Party tickets are $50. For ticket information contact Donna Blakley at 842-4928 or visit www.okctheta.com.
Gardening Tips to cut costs
Here are some excerpts from Judy Savage’s article that ran in The Oklahoman on October 26th, along with a video about her ideas. She is really a neat and creative landscape designer. HFW
Landscape designer Judy Savage is subtly turning over a love of growing things to her children and grandchildren. Every Thanksgiving, she gives everyone a prepacked amaryllis kit with instructions to bring the plant back on Christmas Day for a competition to see whose plant has grown the tallest. Prizes include fast-food gift certificates.
And especially since people are trying to cut costs this year, the kits serve as an inexpensive party favor and decoration during the holidays, and they have a “green” environmental value of being of the earth. Savage said people can find the kits for $4.
For other decorations, Savage prunes her pine trees and broadleaf evergreens, gathers magnolia leaves and uses the natural decorations indoors in basket displays and as accents on wreaths and swags. She uses simple baskets filled with pine Tipscones.
She has a keen appreciation for nature’s gifts and a bounty of ideas for using them at home. These skills have helped her in her landscape business, which includes creating arrangements in containers for clients
“I don’t throw away pots that are cracked, either,” she said. “I keep using the authentic ones. It is more European. European people use everything they have.”
Savage has been on the job 20 years.
“What started out as a search for myself resulted in a career that is more like a joy and less like work. I create landscape designs for my clients which reflect their tastes and attitudes,” she said. “There’s a serenity to a garden which has a place in this stressful world. Flowers are what they are: beautiful, simple, positive.”
Pansies are Savage’s favorite flowers because they provide plenty of color in winter, when people emotionally need it the most. She also likes the Knock-Out Rose. “This plant does it all: constant color from spring through late fall, low maintenance and attractive foliage. I also like the Encore azaleas. Not only do they afford a gorgeous display of spring color, but, hence the name Encore — more color in the fall,” she said.
Click here for the link to The Oklahoman’s story and the entire story about Judy
To contact Judy Savage about her landscaping business, send e-mail to judysavage@cox.net.
NewsOk’s Grayson Cook interviews Judy.
Jin Ju, Florence Italy, plays for Ladies Music Club
Jin Ju played a piano program featuring selections composed by Frederic Chopin and Jorg Demus. (Photos by Betty Taylor).
The Ladies Music Club had the annual Fall Luncheon and Guest Artist Program at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.
President Erma Stewart welcomed the members and guests. She introduced the Luncheon Committee chaired by Freida Dailey. During lunch the members were treated to a fashion show sponsored by Barbara’s Boutique. The models for show were club members, Faye Boles, Susan Carney, Kathryn Cashion, Gayle Miller, Colleen Montgomery, Ezell Potter, Jacque Winton, and Pam Woolbright.
Following a delicious lunch, members were treated to an extraordinary musical performance by pianist Jin Ju. She was born in Shanghai and now resides in Florence, Italy with her husband, Stefano Fiuzzi. Jin and Stefano were brought to Oklahoma by Virginia Campbell, an accomplished pianist herself, and the current Ms. Senior Oklahoma.
Pam Woolbright, Jacque Winton, Ezell Potter, Gayle Miller, Faye Boles, Colleen Montgomery, Susan Carney, and Kathryn Cashion were models at the Ladies Music Club luncheon.
Bill Guilford, Virginia Campbell, pianist Jin Ju, Jin’s husband, Stefano Fiuzzi enjoyed the event.
Author John Grisham visits Oklahoma City
A Cocktail reception was held in the home of Pam and Bill Shdeed to honor author John Grisham who gave a public lecture on the Oklahoma City University campus the next day.
Grisham was in town to help raise funds and awareness as OCU LAW begins its effort to establish a program addressing wrongful convictions. He talked about his non-fiction book, “The Innocent Man,” which recounts the saga of the wrongful conviction and ultimate exoneration of two Oklahomans, Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz. Based on his experience writing this book, Grisham has become dedicated to supporting programs throughout the nation to identify and correct wrongful convictions.
Co-hosts were Brenda and Tom McDaniel, Gay and Lawrence Hellman, Julee and John W. Coyle III, Vicki and Mack Martin.
Pam Shdeed, Barbara Paul, John Grisham, Bill Paul enjoy the party in the Shdeed home. (Photo by David Faytinger).
ETIQUETTE QUESTION #2
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ETIQUETTE QUESTION #2 : From Helen’s email.
Your question:
My mother told me that is is appropriate to stand when an older person comes into the room. If I am sitting down talking to someone, it seems like that would be very rude to that person. What should I do?
My answer:
I think that rising when an older person comes in the room is a courtesy to them in small gatherings. Sometimes a younger person can offer an older woman (or man) a chair. In party settings, it is harder to jump up and down to acknowledge the older people, so I think you can use your common sense on this one!
Young people should definitely stand when being introduced to an older person!
Your thoughts?
It is time for pretty party dresses
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Jane Webb of C/K and Co. talks about beautiful party dresses!
WNBA’s Shock Team will be in Tulsa
Bill Cameron, owner; Donna Orender, president of the WNBA, and Governor Brad Henry were at the Tulsa news conference. (Photos provided by Kari Culp, Account Executive, Schnake Turnbo Frank).
Parties Extra! got some “extra” photos yesterday. And we welcome SHOCK to the state!
At the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Tulsa news conference on Oct. 20 at the Mayo Hotel, it was officially announced that Tulsa will be the new home to the former Detroit Shock WNBA team.
Linda and Stuart Price, Donna Orender, president of the WNBA; Bill Cameron; Pat Chernicky; David Box; Rita and Sam Combs; Coach Nolan Richardson were at the WNBA news conference. Not pictured are owners Don and Pat Hardin, Paula Marshall and Katie and Scott Schofield.
Kari Culp
