Author: KathyDraz
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Three states in one day?
The south makes some interesting things possible… Like crossing through three states in one day, and still having time to set up camp before dark. Here’s the recap for the weekend of February 10th: We arrived in Hot Springs, AR on Thursday night, and Aunt Theresa proceeded to thoroughly spoil both dogs. See, Uncle Richard’s…
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Things I will miss about Fayetteville
We closed the door on the house on Township Road for the last time on Tuesday. The junk removal people came around 11 and cleared out what was left in the house. After they pulled away we spent a couple of hours packing up the the truck. You might have seen our post on Instagram…
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Backpacking in the wintertime
You might not think that January would be a good time to go backpacking in Northwest Arkansas. I’m happy to tell you, you would be wrong. Of course, it helped that we picked the perfect weekend to go. Or maybe it was such great company. Six adults, one nine-year-old, and seven dogs went camping at…
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Good times in Fayetteville
Thursday (the 19th) we got to do something we’ve been trying to do for months: go to a bluegrass jam. An old family friend, Reed Doke, has been trying to get us to come to the Bear’s Place jam since we arrived here in November. It’s on the third Thursday of every month. Things kept…
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Time to get going… soon
Let’s get the big news out of the way first: the Fayetteville house is under contract. We close on February 3rd. Whew. Actually, there’s not much else to report. It’s winter here in Northwest Arkansas, and that means if the sun is shining it’s about 20 degrees. If it’s warmer – say, in the 50s…
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Happy New Year!
It sure has been a busy weekend here in Fayetteville. It all started earlier this week, when the furniture we ordered for Beth and Steve’s new apartment arrived. Michael and I had to be there for the delivery – and then we had to make sure everything worked, of course. But that meant we could…
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Eureka Springs
I’ve been wanting to visit Eureka Springs (about an hour away) ever since we got here, but the planets just didn’t seem to align. Until Saturday. It was supposed to be sunny but of course it wasn’t, but temperatures were in the upper 40’s so it wasn’t too bad. A resort town sitting in the Ozark…
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A weekend in Branson, MO
It’s been a while since I posted, and for that I apologize. We’ve been busy here helping Michael’s parents (I’m pretty sure they know us by name at the Fayetteville Whole Foods), as well as researching assisted living facilities and then visiting a few. But this weekend Michael and I had a little getaway to…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Our trip ended up taking a pretty unexpected turn. But I have so much to be thankful for – like being able to spend Thanksgiving with family in Fayetteville. Michael and I got started on the prep work on Tuesday. Michael prepared a nice brine, and then we prepared the bird. Here are the tools…
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Adjusting to the new routine
I feel kind of lucky that we arrived in Fayetteville during the fall. I mean, I’ve been here during the summer – once. It was so hot and so humid that I thought I might melt. You can make fun of me for that. I deserve it! I actually grew up outside of Chicago, a…
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Fall in Fayetteville, AR
I have to say, we picked a great time to arrive in Fayetteville. Temperatures are in the 60s – 70s every day, and overnight lows are in the upper 30s. (Although I think it’s pretty funny how the weather forecasters are insisting that it’s cold out there!) We’re settling in to a new routine here. It…
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Arizona to Arkansas: the new Kessel Run
After reluctantly leaving the Grand Canyon on October 31st, we headed south towards Flagstaff. After all the isolation of southern Utah this actually came as a bit of a shock. I mean, it was great to be able to choose between PetCo or PetSmart for dog food, instead of struggling to find anyone who even…