ISawArkansas
We’ve said it before, but it sounds new every time we think about it: No one needs to be angry unless they choose to...
Gardening with Nicky
Gardens in a time of virus
Do you know about lobelia? My favorite kind is the short variety with tiny purplish-blue flowers. Hunker down four...
The Dirt on Nicky
October is the kindest month
It’s time to take down tangled spent vines with crinkled leaves and add them to the pile with tall dead...
The Pursuit of Happiness
I don’t pay too much attention to what people say until I’ve observed how they think and behave. Political candidates – like our own...
The Nature of Eureka
We are Springs
The reason Eureka Springs exists is because Eureka is springs.
In Cutter’s Guide to the Eureka Springs of Arkansas (Cutter and Trump, St....
The Dirt on Nicky
Time for a better sweater
Barbee Oswego was as special as a bucket of beans. Her onions won first prize. If someone stepped with pep,...
The Dirt on Nicky
Maybe we should talk about some of those weeds you’re pulling. We are entering jungle season in our part of the Ozarks, and a...
Free Parking
Just in time for Veteran’s Day celebrations, it’s our veterans’ turn to take a devastating financial hit. Manufacturers, farmers and coal miners have already...
Hall Closets
Wow! They say pitching wins titles, and if the second weeKend of the 2024 campaigns of the University of ArKansas RazorbacKs baseball and softball...
The Dirt on Nicky
Say hello to Mary Washington
Eleven years ago, I scattered a packet of Mary Washington asparagus seeds into a round tray of potting mix, and...