Sleightholm Folk Art

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  • Dreaming of Autumn

       Fall has been illusive out here on the prairie. One day it will be chilly and a sweater will be needed and I’ll think “it’s here!” and then the next day it will be 90 degrees and all that fall festive feeling will be gone.   I know that fall is somewhere— in New England.…

  • Happy October 1st! And a giveaway!~

     Happy October 1, my friends! The month when autumn truly unfurls, when the cool nights come and even a frost creeps in— leaves change, pumpkins appear on every stoop and roadside stand, and there is something slightly spooky in the air.   I’m going to ignore the fact that its going to be 90 degrees today…

  • Ozark Outing: Visiting the Civil War Battlefield at Pea Ridge

       We were pretty adventurous this weekend, which is so not our style. We are, usually– as Gladys Taber would say– “stay at home birds.”    Saturday morning we ventured over to Arkansas to visit the Civil War Battlefield and national park at Pea Ridge.  Pea Ridge doesnt get as much attention as the sites like…