HavingREELFun

Roaring River State Park trout season opened March 1 a tradition that has been going on since I don`t know when. We’ve got some people in their...

The Coffee Table

If wishes were woodpeckers Before my husband, Kirk, died, we had become what he referred to as “old people bird watchers.” Long ago we would have...

ISawArkansas

In 1999 when we started a local newspaper we laughed like hyenas, loud and uncontrollably. In five years, we were mentioned on Jay Leno...

The Nature of Eureka

Contrasting nature Nature is contrast. Less than two weeks ago, we were at –12°F, cold-to-the-bone with bleak, beautiful powdery snow, so cold, so dry, it...

The Dirt on Nicky

Objective statement regarding stinky yucky horrible dumb diabolical poisons in the garden Carl went to college. He earned an A in chemistry and an F...

The Coffee Table

I’m grateful for the continued opportunity to extemporize in what was, until his recent passing, my husband’s space in this newspaper. I promise not...

ISawArkansas

The weather-imposed isolation last week was one of those situations where you can’t do jack. Your water supply is in buckets and jars, your...

HavingREELFun

Word, word, word… definition… a remark or piece of information. I did not bear the cold, but part of our team did. Pictured here Richard...

The Dirt on Nicky

Space is what you got Gardens are different sizes. For most home gardens, the gardener would not need even a sand wedge to get from...

ISawArkansas

The Chinese confirmed on New Year’s Eve 2019 that dozens of people were being treated for a mysterious yet similar illness. There was no...