Author Archives: Granger Meador
Appointment in Samarra
My least favorite months have always been July and August, as Joklahoma’s sweltering and oppressively muggy summers drive me off the trails and pathways, except for early morning walks on weekends. One of my escapes is to read literature. In … Continue reading
Summer Solstice 2025, Part 4: Santa Fe
How many times have I been to Santa Fe? 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 in both summer and winter, and 2023, and now 2025. All but the first three visits were with Wendy, with her affection for … Continue reading
Summer Solstice 2025, Part 3: Amarillo
Amarillo, the Spanish word for yellow, is pronounced “ah-muh-ree-yo” but for the town in the center of the Texas panhandle it is commonly pronounced “am-uh-rill-oh” as immortalized in Neil Sedaka’s Is This the Way to Amarillo and George Strait’s Amarillo … Continue reading
Summer Solstice 2025, Part 2: Erick
After leaving OKC, we rolled along Interstate 40 from OKC to Amarillo, Texas. About a decade ago, we visited a couple of attractions along the way: the Heartland of America Museum in Weatherford in 2015 and the Route 66 Museum … Continue reading
Summer Solstice 2025, Part 1: OKC
We barely left town over the 2024-2025 Winter Break, and while we had planned to get away to Oklahoma City during Spring Break, a dust storm led us to just enjoy lunch at one of the two surviving El Chicos … Continue reading
Meador Manor 