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a peek inside: Fayetteville Whole Foods

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Whole Foods Fayetteville Ar

Fayetteville’s first Whole Foods opens next week with a “bread-breaking” on March 2. As a blogger, I took advantage of the invitation to peek inside the new store.  And as someone who moved from East Dallas where we had a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s within a few blocks of our house, I’m excited. I believe there’s plenty of room for both Whole Foods and Ozark Natural Foods (as well as IGA and Harps, etc.). Separate niches, different benefits. Having choices is a good thing.

FYI: I was not compensated for this post, but I did receive a big bag of swag as part of the tour. Opinions are my own. Continue Reading

“The Woods”

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The Woods - The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

“The Woods” provided mystery. “The only patch of woods in our flat world of cotton and soybean fields passed the window in a dark blur.” Kids see the world through creative and colorful lenses, their imaginations pushed to high gear. If you’ve read my book, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, you know about this particular stand of trees. Gracie Lee and her little sister, Abby, studied the woods from the back seat of Momma’s car each time they traveled to and from Boon Chapel—at a minimum, twice on Sunday.

Any place unusual in the Delta was considered interesting and worthy of extra thought and usually given a special name such as Thrill Hill or Dead Man’s Curve or Blue Hole.

But especially The Woods.Continue Reading

hometown charm

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small town charm

It feels surreal to be home, home on the farm (cue Home on the Range) and see my picture plastered all over town and all over the house. There’s some hometown charm going on, and I owe a big thank you to Jason Stark of Osceola Printing for the eye-popping posters and flyers. Not only did he create the design, he handled the project from start to finish in a matter of hours during a time when I couldn’t think straight. Sometimes the right person appears at exactly the right time. And, yes, a professional makes all the difference.

Being from a small town is a great thing.Continue Reading

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