Tasteful Friends, I present to you the "Pioneer Woman Boarding House"

This looks like something Jojo Gaines barfed up.

I would stay there if a 3-way with Ladd and Cowboy Josh was included

Ugh. Just another "mecca" for basic fraus.

There’s already a thread about this

I'd stay in the 'Photograph Room,' where I could pleasure myself to photos of Ladd on the wall.

WTF is this???? Ree's used dildo? Or Ladd's?

Are they on a reality show? It's in Oklahoma?!

Ohhh, she's on the Food Network.

I think the Cowboy Commandments pillow in the Ranch Room is a hint that they don't welcome the gays.

Why would anyone go there?

I'm organizing my black sorority summer fest to visit there!

I have a feeling my sisters and me will be welcomed with open arms!

R10. That's what I want to know.

Who is staying at this place? For how long? What are they doing when they are there? Isn't there a Mariott or Holiday Inn Express (they have free breakfast!) nearby?

She did an entire show on developing a goodie basket for guests. She even included jacks and a finger puppet. Do you get that from Marriott?

There are no large chain hotels/motels in Pawhuska. The nearest ones are in Bartlesville, more than 20 miles away.

Previous thread.

I meant why would anyone go to Pawhuska Oklahoma, population 3,584.

The setting for August, Osage County.

If this is the type of “men’s” product they sell, I don’t think i’ll be visiting soon

Throne Spray? 22 dollars???

Omg.

[quote] Why would anyone go there?

Here are the lines, just to get into the Drummond Mercantile Store.

She has a huge fanbase, and people go there just to get a glimpse of Ree.

They're no dummies. I'm sure that once they saw the huge lines (and huge demand), they decided to renovate the Boarding House. In fact, fans probably told them that they needed a place to stay in town.

More lines!

This is an example of how busy the "Merc" can get...

What a wasteland Oklahoma must be.

Personally, I think that Ree has fantastic taste.

I love her decorating style.

In addition to the Boarding House, the Drummonds are also building a Steakhouse and Event Hall:

In the wake of the highly successful launch of the Pioneer Woman Mercantile, Ree Drummond and family are at work renovating two more historic buildings in downtown Pawhuska.

The two buildings — one a three-story structure, the other a two-story building — are adjacent to each other. The three-story building will become an eight-room boutique hotel, with a retail area on the first floor.

“We plan to make the other building, which has two stories, into an event space,” Drummond said in a recent telephone conversation. “It would be a way to accommodate large groups that might want to have a special dining experience, for example.

“And our plans now are maybe for a specialty bar and steakhouse on the upper floor,” she said.

The Pioneer Woman is also blazing a new trail — straight into America’s bedrooms.

Drummond, who turned her blog about life on a cattle ranch in Osage County into a domestic empire that includes best-selling cookbooks, a popular TV series on Food Network, and a combination store and restaurant that draws thousands of fans each month to downtown Pawhuska, will launch a new line of bedding Oct. 4.

The Pioneer Woman bedding collection will be available exclusively online at walmart.com and hayneedle.com.

“We love partnering with Walmart,” Drummond said. “It’s really been a great match from the start.”

The launch is one of several new projects under the Pioneer Woman banner. Drummond’s latest cookbook, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It” (William Morrow, $29.99), which emphasizes fast, easy and satisfying meals for families with busy lives, will be officially released Oct. 24

Drummond added that examples of her new collection of bed linens may likely furnish the boutique hotel rooms.

“Ladd and I were talking the other day about this and looking at sheet and bedding options,” Drummond said. “And we both kind of stopped and said, ‘Why are we talking about this? We’ve got this collection coming out.’ And since it’s going to be such a small hotel, it’s possible that we could put a different Pioneer Woman collection in every room.”

The new line of bedding will include comforters, quilts, sheets, regular and Euro-style shams in four patterns: Rose Garden, Beautiful Bouquet, Floral Medallion and Ticking Stripe.

“I’ve been in the kitchen and dining room realms at Walmart for a couple of years now,” Drummond said. “Bedding was something I’ve been interested in offering for some time, so we’re diving right in.”

As their names indicate, the Rose Garden, Beautiful Bouquet and Floral Medallion patterns feature the bold floral imagery that has been a hallmark of Drummond’s tableware and kitchen linens.

“I had a lot of input from the beginning on the designs,” Drummond said. “I think it’s a great mix of florals and solids. I don’t want to assume that everyone is as much in love with bright floral patterns as I am, although that is kind of a defining thing for (The Pioneer Woman brand).”

Drummond said people could purchase complete matching sets of a given pattern, or choose items from any of the individual patterns to create unique looks.

“I wanted it to look as if the collection had been put together over time,” she said. “That kind of reflects our life here on the ranch. It gives things a vintage air.

“We did similar things with the dinnerware and ceramics,” Drummond said. “I really want it to look like what you might see when you open up a cupboard or a linen closet in your grandma’s house — you find all these pieces from here and there. Even the floral patterns we use have a vintage air to them.”

While Walmart will be the principal seller of the Pioneer Woman line, Drummond said that some select pieces from the bedding collection, such as decorative pillows, will be available at the Mercantile in Pawhuska.

It's the same in Wacko Waco now with Chip and Joanna's shop. I know some fraus who are planning a "girls" trip there along with nearby Austin and San Antonio

It sounds like Ree is trying to create a Martha Stewart type of empire.

But, why? Don't they already have tons of money from the cattle ranch?

I don't like it when someone takes an old building and "modernizes" the inside to accomodate today's tastes. It ruins the character of the building. Clean it, sure, but keep the old style, the original character, whether it's old-school high class or just plain country rustic.

If you watch the Pioneer Woman's "Boarding House" episode, she kept much of the building intact.

The walls, floors, ceilings, etc. all remain. Even some of the original mural on one of the walls was left there. They basically just updated everything.

I like the emerald room, if I had to pick one. But they sure are milking every single Pinterest trend from 2016 (and dying fast): shiplap, geometric shapes, antlers, rustic furniture (distressed wood, leather and iron), barn doors, animal hides, patterned floor tiles, on and on.

Hard to imagine Pawhuska as a vacation destination.

Pawhuska doesn't seem that bad. I'd go to get a glimpse of Osage County. And Ladd.

I'd go if the housekeeping staff consisted of Cowboy Josh in a French maid's uniform.

I'd rather see Cowboy Josh with nothing but a Stetson hat, and Ladd in assless chaps.

Since Cowboy Josh is supposed to be hung like a MULE, he has to be the top.

This isn't Josh's first time at the rodeo. Ladd, either.

Josh needs to wear this outfit, with no clothes underneath...

I had no idea she had so many rabid fans willing to make a pilgrimage to Pawhuska.

Enough with the shiplap!

The Frau Waves of these room designs would repel any homosexuals within a 100 mile radius.

I like her recipes. I wouldn't go to Oklahoma if you paid me cash.

the green bathroom is amazing

I wonder if Ladd has gray pubes, too?

I caught the episode on Food Network where they showed the progress of the Boarding House/Inn. I saw Ree creating a gift basket for guests, which included things like jacks, goddamned finger puppets and a journal. First off, that journal shows someone with an inflated ego- like the guests can't wait to write about their experience in an inn located in a dinky cattle town in the middle of nowhere. Fun times!

The finger puppets... oy vey! I got curious how much those puppets costs and went to the PW website. The price is sort of reasonable ($6), but the last line of the description is what made me gag. Apparently the copywriter, who has been brainwashed to think that everyone has a little Ree inside them, crafted this line about those puppets: "Prove you're as wacky as Ree and collect them all!" Yeesh. I would wipe my ass with that thing and leave it in the bed.

I think that the gift baskets are a nice little personal touch.

Every hotel gives them out, so it was Ree's opportunity to personalize the guests' experience.

No big deal.

Her kids are all really good looking.

Todd looks so different from when he was a little kid. His face has changed a lot.

The two girls still look the same. They look a lot like their mother.

Bryce the older boy must he super tall, because both of the girls are really tall, and he's even taller than they are!

All 8 rooms are booked solid until March of 2019. So she must be doing something right. lol

I knew it, R47.

Ree and Ladd seem to be very good at business, and they also know their fan base. Honestly, they wouldn't have opened up the Boarding House, if they didn't think it would be successful.

Best thing is, they have somebody else running it. All Ree has to do is promote it on her show.

I wonder how they'll do once the palatial new 3000-room Four Seasons-Pawhuska opens.

They’re Republicans, yeah?

She lost her mother in law. 😥

Oh, wow.

Nan was a big part of the show.

What did she die of? Her husband looked far more frail than she ever did.

The family must be broken up right now.

Will Ree do a special "funeral edition" of Pioneer Woman?

Cowboy Josh sounds dumb as mud. And Ree identifying him as “Cowboy Josh” sounds condescending as hell.

I agree, the Emerald Room is fantastic.

The Boudoir Room is dreamy as well.

But Edna Mae is still alive?

Did anyone notice that the rooms feature Beekman 1802 toiletries?

Native Americans were forced to go to Oklahoma r40, they may or may not have been paid--if they were it was merely an afterthought. Pawhuska is the capitol of the Osage Nation who at one time were some of the wealthiest people in the world due to oil having been found on their land. They were one of the few Native peoples who actually lived in what became Oklahoma before many tribes and nations east of the Mississippi River were made to go there in the first half of the 19th century. Tulsa is on the eastern border of Osage County and I've actually heard surprisingly good things about it (Oral Roberts University is not one of them). The late actor Tony Randall was born and raised there. Maybe an Oklahoman who knows for sure and posts on DL (probably a rarity) can tell me whether or not Oklahoma was admitted to the Union officially as the State of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory somehow making all the Indian reservations that existed there part of the new state? For some reason, the Osage reservation is the only one that still officially exists as such in Oklahoma as I understand it.

[quote] Ree and Ladd seem to be very good at business, and they also know their fan base. Honestly, they wouldn't have opened up the Boarding House, if they didn't think it would be successful. Best thing is, they have somebody else running it. All Ree has to do is promote it on her show.

[quote] All 8 rooms are booked solid until March of 2019. So she must be doing something right. lol

You're kidding they managed to book ALL EIGHT ROOMS for the next TWELVE MONTHS! And they had FIFTY people waiting to get into the mercantile. AMAZING! Ree the daughter of a physician married Ladd who was born into a wealthy family that owns thousands of acres of land and makes millions of dollars off of the federal government. Rhee made them richer by lying and playing pretend. They are business geniuses, definitely. And Rhee the bland and generic decorator is a decorating genius.

Cracker Barrel meets Restoration Hardware

Cowboy Josh is partially deaf. For real.

Without wishing to start a thread myself, since mine tend to generate about the same level of interest as cottage cheese recipes, I've been hoping to see a weigh-in of "The Pioneer Woman".

I don't care how cynical you are, these people are appealing on so many levels-many's the time I could have jumped right into the screen and sat with them. You snide beyotches with no flyover roots have probably never known a conflict-free, genuine family get-together with no drama or tears. And as far as the way they market themselves goes, how is it any worse than all the Hollywood whores and their posturing and phony politicking? Actually, it doesn't bear mentioning in the same space. These are decent folks.

The husband is the cherry on the sundae.

I love her-she's the only personality on the network that I watch withany regularity

Agree with R62. I'm sick of seeing disfunction in every aspect of entertainment the last two decades simply because it's more interesting in a, "let's get some popcorn and watch this train wreck" sort of way. Even the last several books I've read have been about horrible, abusive parents. I enjoy the crazy as much as anyone else (wouldn't be an avid DLer if I didn't). But it's nice to 'occasionally' see a few examples of happy, well intentioned, good people living a nice life.

I keep reading this as “Pioneer Woman Hoarding House”.

These people are pretend pioneers. None of them would have survived a day of actual pioneer life.

I cannot imagine why any human being would have to be, let alone stay over night, in Pawhuska, OK.

It's just a catchy nickname, R65. Don't be so literal.

[quote]These are decent folks.

As opposed to the rest of us who aren't? Fuck you.

Uh, what, R68? Project much? Calling these people "decent" in no way suggests YOU may not be (even if deep down apparently you feel you aren't). It was just a response to all the shit talk about them on this thread.

R68 Taking umbrage wherever he can motherfucking FIND it!

Listen for the higher frequency, R69

R71...

I’m watching her now, she’s grilling pre-packaged sausage and hamburgers. She lives on a cattle farm.

I'm pretty sure they don't butcher their own cattle.

Oh, R74–go dip potato chips into chocolate.

Packaged potato chips into packaged chocolate.

[quote] But Edna Mae is still alive?

That's what I was thinking!

Edna Mae is Ladd's grandmother on her father's side.

So both Ladd's father (who must be in his 70's) and his grandmother (who's probably in her late 90's) are both still alive, but his mother just died? Wow.

She's brilliant. Even if you hate her and everything she stands for, she's a brilliant entrepreneur.

And her taste ain't half bad either.

[quote]Cracker Barrel meets Restoration Hardware.

...and yet I love it!

The people here who have mentioned that they watch her show because she has a happy family, are spot on. That's why I watch, too.

There has to be some positivity in this world.

I like that her family seems very nice, you can tell that they really love each other, they're happy, and they're all really hard workers.

I tell you, Ree and Ladd raised those kids right. Which also tells you that they're good people themselves.

Do they permit the gays to stay there?

[quote] Do they permit the gays to stay there?

Oh, you silly.

There are no such thing as gays in Pawhuska.

I noticed that Ree really likes to use and over-use the word "chunks," when cooking.

Is CHUNK really a word that you want to associate with your food?

[quote] Do they permit the gays to stay there?

Sure!

Ladd looks smoking hot in a recent photo they shot for a magazine.

Ladd has the most beautiful blue eyes.

I love when he walks in and says, "Hi, Hawny." lol

He has a sexy accent. Is it Texas? Or Oklahoma? (Is there a difference?)

Or Southern?

If you read the text to the right of the picture, it appears that the Drummonds are opening up a Pizza Shop next!

Wow, they're really taking over Pawhuska. Pretty soon, they'll own everything in town.

I wonder what the locals think?

I have to say, though, they're really putting Pawhuska on the map.

What's next? An adult bookstore?

Pioneer Woman Bathhouse

Ladd. Crotch. Hot.

Ladd is hot DILF and nephew Caleb is already 18 right?

[quote] Pioneer Woman Bathhouse

Sounds good to me!

Son Bryce is all grow’d up!

The "Remembering Nan" episode aired on Saturday, and it was sad.

However, I found their family cemetary really fascinating.

It's so cool how it sits right next to a river, and ranch hands as well as family are all buried there.

Ladd also shared that he had another brother who had died a while back.

The "Remembering Nan" episode aired on Saturday, and it was sad.

However, I found their family cemetary really fascinating.

It's so cool how it sits right next to a river, and ranch hands as well as family are all buried there.

Ladd also shared that he had another brother who had died a while back.

Ladd has asked to be buried on top of Cowboy Josh.

I heard that Cowboy Josh puts his 10 inch cock BALLS DEEP into Ladd.

Speaking of Missy, during the "Remembering Nan" episode, everyone went down to the family cemetery to help clean it up and put the fencing around the site.

Everyone EXCEPT Missy and her two kids.

Ladd, Ree and their kids were pitching in, PawPaw was there, Cowboy Josh was there, as were a lot of ranch hands. Of course, Ladd's brother Tim was there too.

However, Tim's wife Missy and both of her kids were noticeably absent from the scene. I wonder what's going on with her? Given how Nan had just passed away a few days before (according to Ree), Missy should have been there helping.

I was cringing watching that “very special episode.” The woman just died (supposedly) a few days earlie, leave the cameras off. And why did they choose that time to build a damned steel fence around the cemetery? Weird.

[quote] why did they choose that time to build a damned steel fence around the cemetery?

Ladd said that it had been neglected for a while, and they had been meaning to clean it up.

I'm assuming because no one in the family had died in quite a long time.

And then Nan died, so they decided to clean it up, build a fence around it, and put flowers on the graves. It seems like a nice thing to do, especially if they are going to have friends, guests and family come to the grave site for her burial.

I get why they did it.

^^ and don’t forget the cameras!

This place looks like it smells like a thrift store and even without any photographed I'd wager that any time spent there will leave its patrons covered in cat hair...

Why would anyone want to go to Pawhuska, Oklahoma?

At least for the Chip and Joanne fans, Waco is a decent sized city with more attractions than their market.

#PeakFrau

Ladd's grandmother is still alive, so I'm sure there'll be another resident in the cemetery soon.

[quote] Ladd's grandmother is still alive, so I'm sure there'll be another resident in the cemetery soon.

Lol. That's Edna Mae, and she's actually Nan's MOTHER!

She must be like, a million years old by now.

Ree should film with her in the nursing home.

Maybe Missy objected to the cemetery clean up being filmed, and that's why she didn't show up.

Missy looks like she's actually a decent person.

She also looks like she hates Ree with the heat of 10,000 suns.

Missy looks like she's thinking, "whatever, bitch!"

I don't watch the show. I have never been to her blog. I will never visit Pawhuska.

But Ree Drummond is the most fortunate woman who ever drew breath. If I could change places with any "famous" person it wouldn't be JLaw, JLo, or any beautiful rich Hollywood celebrity. Hand down it would be Ree.

It looks like the rooms all have clawfoot tubs rather than showers. Those tubs seem romantic, but in reality, I'd rather have a nice big shower.

Let's all go to that cemetery on Halloween and see if we can contact Nan.

I'd love to see both Ladd and Cowboy Josh in ass-less chaps!

r112 ALL chaps are assless.

In case anyone was wondering where Pawhuska was.

It's right above Tulsa on this map, and to the left of Bartlesville.

Rather sleep in my car

Chip and Joanne have fans that go to Waco just to visit their store. No one would go to Waco either. They attract fraus.

I can' stand Chip and Joanna but I love Ree. And I'm sure that the people who live in that town appreciate the influx of tourist dollars and jobs that they bring.

I like her. She hasn’t hurt anyone. I guess haters are going to hate.

I have never made anything from one of her cookbooks, but I like to look at them.

Does Ladd have a good body? Love his salt and pepper hair and pretty eyes. But what about the BODY?

[quote] Does Ladd have a good body? Love his salt and pepper hair and pretty eyes. But what about the BODY?

You'll have to ask Josh.

Ladd has had a rough year with mom and grandma passing away. Who is consoling him?

Ree seems to be just phoning it in on the show, nowdays.

All she ever does are lazy "16 minute meals" using already made ingredients.

On one show, she made a broccoli slaw, using PACKAGED BROCCOLI SLAW MIX. All she did was make the dressing, which was basically mayonnaise and vinegar. Ridiculous.

I detest these people and the “perfected wholesome lifestyle” they try to market.

I especially hate when she brings out the kids. So saccharine. “Good job bud!” she says when her twelve year old can identify a spoon.

These are the people who call their pastor to help straighten out their gay child. Trumpsters without a doubt.

Ree needs to re-boot her show. She's running out of ideas.

I think that it would be better for her to do a "lifestyle" type of show, now that she has the Merc and the Boarding House.

That would actually be interesting.

She keeps recycling the same recipes over and over again. She's been on a Tex-Mex kick for the last 3 years. She's the Queso Queen of Oklahoma. I can't imagine all the farting that must be going on in the Drummond household nowadays.

She needs to take a break for at least 6 months like Ina Garten did when she was in a similar rut. Ree has been doing new shows almost every week for over 5 years. Take a break, get a facelift, and get some new recipes.

Are you generalizing, R124 or are you being specific?

R124 is generalizing, R127.

Ree went to USC and Ladd went to Arizona State, so neither of them are uneducated.

They are also very nice people. Yes, they home school, but that's more due to their ranch being so far away from everything. And actually, Ree mentioned that the two boys are now attending the local high school - probably because she doesn't have time to home school anymore.

Also, they LOVE to drink. Watch any show, and she LOVES her booze! Not exactly the mark of a fundie.

I have watched her show for years, and I have never gotten the impression that she or Ladd are bigots.

[quote] She's the Queso Queen of Oklahoma. I can't imagine all the farting that must be going on in the Drummond household nowadays

Plus all that fucking hot sauce she dumps in her food! She must be farting and having the runs constantly! It kind of cracks me up, how much she loves hot sauce, chipotles and jalapenos.

[quote]Ladd has had a rough year with mom and grandma passing away.

When did his grandma pass away?

On last week's show they said that Paige was going to U of Ark., while Alex continues at Texas A&M. Am I mistaken, or did Alex not start at another Texas school -- SMU or TCU?

Alex was always at Texas A&M.

Damn, this family goes to some big name football schools. USC, Arizona State, Texas A&M, and Arkansas.

No wonder she always does shows about tailgaiting.