I live on a state park. I am in my 40s and tent camping does not appeal to me for so many reasons on so many levels. But, Glamping, a little Glamour while camping, yes ma'am. Count me in! For years, I talked about Glamping to my husband, blogger friends, people in the park, people in line at Walmart, anyone who would listen. My husband loved the idea and has talked it up for years in his state park circles. And, I was fortunate enough to have friends that came up to our park and did ... View the Post
Arkansas Sunday Drive ~ Ponca
We love living on an Arkansas State Park. However, one thing we have to be diligent about is leaving it. Y'all come here for vacation, we leave for vacation. We do spend a lot of our weekends at our cabin in the woods. But then sometimes things like this happen that bring along a WOWZERS moment...... Isn't it beautiful? In just over 24 hours, we received 4.1 inches of rain here at the park and the waterfall was ROARING. We all went to the overlook to check it out. Little Buckaroo sat in ... View the Post
A Visit to Moss Mountain Farm ~ the Kitchens
I had a wonderful time at P. Allen Smith's Moss Mountain Farm recently for the annual Garden2Blog adventure. I have been several times to this gardener's mecca and I see something new and inspiring every time. Allen and his team are amazing (stay tuned for the posting of a video they shot while I was there, seriously, there were cartwheels). End of the day, Allen and I were worn out, but still smiling. The Garden Home is styled after 19th Century American farmstead and may look old, but it’s ... View the Post
How Southerners Handle Winter Storms ~Welcome Cleon!
The bread shelves and milk coolers at all the stores in my area are bare. Yep, that's what happens in the South when a potential "weather event" is predicted. Be it a hurricane, potential for snow (a dusting or a foot), or help me now, an ice storm, we Southerners get all a flutter. We can not help it, the slight mention of a weather event and our lives just revolve around what we are going to do if IT hits. I have actually learned to embrace it and find humor in the chaos at the Wal-Mart. ... View the Post