ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
There are lots of quirky things about Arkansas and the rock shops near Hot Springs rank right up there. As a kid, I remember our family stopping at rock shops while on vacation in the Ouachita Mountains. Last week while driving on Scenic Highway 7 to Hot Springs, I began seeing signs for Coleman’s Rock Shop.
I couldn’t resist stopping.
Deja vu for sure. I’m certain my younger self walked through Coleman’s in 1970-something.Continue Reading
After years of sitting empty, Superior Bathhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been transformed into a restaurant, brewery and distillery. Superior Bathhouse, built in 1916, is rumored to have been the first integrated bath house in Hot Springs. That in itself is cool. So is the creative menu from chef Angela Nardi (trained in Dallas) which includes black-eyed pea hummus, crab risotto, Petit Jean seasonal meats, etc.
We went twice in three days. That’s how much my husband and I enjoyed it. I ordered the citrus quinoa salad with apple basil vinaigrette (both times). It was as tasty as any I’ve had and honestly, up until the Superior Bath House Brewery opened, I doubt the words quinoa and Hot Springs have been used together. Just a suspicion I have based on past experience…
Not only was the food and drink superior; the renovation is pretty darn superior too. The main floor has been transformed into a craft beer tasting room and the original front sun porch features almost 75 feet of windows overlooking busy Central Avenue.Continue Reading
Once I cross the state line into Arkansas (from any direction), I can breathe and think as the pace seems to slow just a notch.
I was born there.
I couldn’t get away fast enough.
I hurry back as often as I can.
Arkansas is where I go to relax, recharge, remember.
I’m headed there today.
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| Hot Springs |
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| Lake Norfork |
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| Dairy Hollow Writer’s Colony, Eureka Springs |
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| Keiser |
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| Hemingway-Pfeiffer, Piggott |
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| Fayetteville |
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| The Farm. Mississippi County |
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