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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

Lucy and Annabelle go to Lake Fayetteville

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Lucy and Annabelle go to Lake fayetteville

It took an entire year of living in Northwest Arkansas for Lucy and Annabelle to visit Lake Fayetteville. Finally last week, on a perfect fall day, it happened.  We went. What a scenic spot only minutes from our house.

Seriously, any time I can walk onto a dock, I feel my blood pressure lower. And there were several docks on Lake Fayetteville, each equipped with picnic tables and benches. Lucy and Annabelle were duly impressed, too. Of course it was their first time to see a lake, being anti-water dogs and all.Continue Reading

Lucy and Annabelle go to Wilson Park

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Lucy and Annabelle go to Wilson Park

On the day before the last day of summer, Lucy and Annabelle went to Wilson Park. The weather was perfect, as you might imagine Autumn-Eve-Eve to be. Wilson Park, Fayetteville’s oldest park, is a 22.75-acre oasis within walking distance of our house. And, a river runs through it. Well, actually a creek—Scull Creek. As Lucy and Annabelle stood watching from the bridge above, it was as though they understood the immenseness of the place beyond our spot in the Ozark Mountains—that the water beneath them would join the Illinois River and eventually flow into the Gulf of Mexico. The world is astonishing, even for dogs.

Especially for these dogs.Continue Reading

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