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Just outside of Eureka Springs, Arkansas there is a place called Inspiration Point. Last evening as I made my way through these Ozark hills at sunset I caught a glimpse of the view pictured below. I had to pull off the highway thinking no wonder they call it Inspiration Point. Is it any wonder? Y...
05/05/2011
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East of here in beautiful Mountain View, Arkansas there is a wonderful place called the Ozark Folk Center. The Ozark Folk Center State Park has a mission. That mission is to preserve the hand craft and musical culture of early America. They accomplish their mission beautifully. There are musi...
05/02/2011
Across this great state of Arkansas from right here there is a small town called Dyess. Dyess was the childhood home of one very famous Arkansan, Johnny Cash. It was announced on April 14, 2011 at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR that the first Johnny Cash Music Festival concert will ...
05/01/2011
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I discovered this beauty today while working in my yard in Bentonville, Arkansas. Yes! My bargain cottage has a fantastic, huge and well planted mature yard. This was quite a sight. This iris is about 3.5 feet tall and growing up inside a shrub I have not identified yet. If I may gloat just a lit...
04/30/2011
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In this life we search for significance. We want a sense of belonging and an acknowledgment that we are in our best place. Is the confirmation of such things Divine or intuition, or are the two the same? Occasionally along the way we catch a glimpse of what we are seeking. In my life such a glim...
04/29/2011
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No I'm really not meddling in your physical health practices. I'm wondering. Do you need a property insurance check up? Like many of you I'm a self employed real estate agent that has gathered up a few properties along the way. Primary residence, rentals both residential and commercial, etc. I'll...
04/28/2011
Here in the beautiful Ozarks region we have been under a dark cloud cover for days. Flooding and tornado activity, straight line winds, we've had enough. Rain fall totals over 15 inches in the last 4 or 5 days. There has been loss of life and property. The weatherman says expect at least one m...
04/27/2011
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Real estate agents often chat up the actual definition of their job. Are we salespeople, facilitators, advocates or referees? I prefer to think I'm all the above as needed and more. I may be called upon to play many different roles in the process of a transaction but mostly I'm your guide. I'll ...
04/23/2011
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It was April of 1981. I left my winter bartending job in Key West to follow a friend from west Texas on an adventure to the northwest corner of Arkansas. He knew of a unique Victorian era spa town, 'you gotta see this place'. It was to be a short trip between my winter and summer employment. I wo...
04/16/2011
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I often hear people say on a beautiful day, 'you couldn't ask for a better day'. Well actually you could ask, you just wouldn't get it. For me the blue sky and a pink dogwood are reason enough to celebrate and say, 'what a great day'. One of the best traits to find in any person is that of havi...
04/14/2011