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ISawArkansas
We just read this startling information: The underlying causes of corruption are poorly understood.
Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. That’s very close to telling others what to do simply by...
The Coffee Table
Legal Confusion
I’m confused. Not very long ago, our legislature passed a law disallowing me from making decisions about my own body in the event that I am pregnant. Doesn’t matter if I was raped, if...
HavingREELFun
We have another hot and humid week on our hands for this week. Be safe and stay hydrated. Get out early in a.m. or go out in the evenings, it hasn’t been getting dark...
The Dirt on Nicky
Famous tomatoes
According to folks with time on their hands, the most famous tomato in the world is the Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio, a cherry type tomato with a nipple. The piennolo term means...
ISawArkansas
Did you know that 70 percent of Americans believe in angels and 55 percent believe they have a guardian angel? And some believe angels are hitmen?
We do know that while we’re on Earth we’re...
The Coffee Table
Color Me Human
The first words a new mother hears are “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” At that instant, something clicks in the parental brain. Something permanent.
When we learn that someone has given...
The Dirt on Nicky
The brambles are calling
The good news is on any continent except Antarctica you might find yourself surrounded by a blackberry thicket. The berries are tasty and refreshing and the canes really, really want your...
HavingREELFun
I hope you all had a wonderful week. Mine was full of surprises all week long. For my birthday my sweet husband took me to my favorite place of all, Buffalo City, Ark., over...
The Nature of Eureka
Roadside Wildflowers
I’m the road, driving 900+ miles from Eureka Springs, Arkansas, deep into the Florida panhandle. Most drivers keep both eyes on the road, but I sneak a peek at the vegetation passing along...
The Coffee Table
An Eyeful of Ozarks
Countless people have come and gone throughout my life, but somehow I have managed to hang onto one I met in the sixth grade. And she came to visit. All the way...
