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Local Landmark Cutouts {Iron Craft Challenge}

March 29, 2016 2 Comments
Make a local landmark cutout to celebrate a favorite building in your hometown.

The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to make something incorporating local history or otherwise inspired by the place we live (or somewhere we used to live, but Fayetteville is the only place I remember living, other than for summer internships). If you’re from Arkansas or know anything about Arkansas or SEC sports, you […]

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Fayetteville Field Trips, Holidays

Great Gifts at the Used Book Store

December 19, 2014 No Comments
approaching meridian

Fayetteville is blessed with one of the most amazing used book stores anywhere, the Dickson Street Book Shop. This place is spectacular, full of winding rooms stacked with floor-to-ceiling shelves, with books in piles at the ends of the aisles. It’s musty and awesome and you never know what you’re going to find, but I’m […]

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Fayetteville Field Trips, Life

For the Love of Fayetteville

September 3, 2014 3 Comments
Travel & Leisure was right about Fayetteville, but didn't get the reasons.

People love lists, and we love to see our hometowns on lists. So when Travel + Leisure named my hometown, Fayetteville, Arkansas, number 7 on its list of America’s Quirkiest Towns, I saw it shared around a lot. As much as I love it here, and I do, indeed, think it’s quirky (we prefer the […]

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Creativity Boosts, Fayetteville Field Trips, Life

Take Yourself on a Field Trip {Creativity Boosts}

October 4, 2013 No Comments
in retrospect fayetteville ar

Today I have a challenge for you to try today, over the weekend or next week: take yourself on a field trip. As grown ups we often get so into our routines and schedules that we don’t take time for anything out of the ordinary (read: fun). And shaking things up is one great way […]

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My Love Letter to Fayetteville

July 4, 2013 No Comments
craft trips

I didn’t actually meet Jamie from Creating Really Awesome Free Things (aka C.R.A.F.T.) at BlissDom, but I saw her there. Blame my annoying shyness for me not going up and gushing all over her. But I’ve followed and enjoyed her blog for a while, and when I saw she was looking for participants for her […]

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Fayetteville Field Trips, Life

Arkadia Retrocade {Fayetteville Field Trips}

November 28, 2012 No Comments
arkadia retrocade

I don’t get out of the house that much, but when I do I like to support local businesses, have fun and often try something new. When I get to do any or all of the above, I want to share that with you. So begins this occasional series, Fayetteville Field Trips, which I hope […]

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