ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Buying local gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a little roadside produce stand where I’d sell home grown tomatoes and okra and fragrant lavender from my garden. It would be shaded by one massive oak tree and my wooden tables would be covered with vintage oilcloths. For me, stopping at farm fresh produce stands is like buying cookies from a girl scout—impossible not to do.Continue Reading
P I C T U R E D: chasing after summer
With only twelve days left until the official start of fall, I find myself chasing after summer. Hanging on. Thinking back. Wondering if I did everything I planned. (Of course I didn’t.)
As much as I look forward to cooler weather and pumpkins on my front porch, I feel a bit sad about saying goodbye to the ease that comes with slow, warm days. Maybe it’s because each summer zips by faster than the one before. Or because I’ve been missing my kids and feeling like, these days, families are simply too spread out.Continue Reading
Oh Snap! is a vintage camper photo booth John and I wandered into Sunday at the Clothesline Fair in Prairie Grove. Besides our schnauzers, this is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time. According to the owner (website under construction), her new photo booth concept is available for parties, school and church events, corporate parties, anytime. This is so seriously creative and another one of those things I wish I’d thought of. (By the way, Oh snap! is playful slang for Oh no! or Oh shoot! or as my Momma says, Oh foot!)Continue Reading
