Create The Life You Want
By Jan Peitz “Sisters, Sisters, there were never such devoted sisters…” Irving Berlin Since our parents passed 23 years ago, my two sisters, Sandy and Brenda, and I have made it a priority to spend time together twice a … Continued
By Sandy Barksdale What? You want to buy my painting? I noticed a young couple viewing several of my paintings during the opening reception of an art exhibition. They had studied paintings throughout the gallery, but kept returning … Continued
I often hear people say they are not creative, but creativity, indeed “art,” comes in very many varieties, and it isn’t always the best art that gets noticed. Sometimes creativity gets noticed because the artist had the courage to … Continued
Family: Husband Wayne (married 51 years!). Daughter Jennifer and her husband, Tom, live in St. Louis with their two daughters, Madeline, 20, and Meredith, 16. Daughter Jessica lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with her husband, Hans, and their two … Continued
Marvelous! Girls’ Night Out at Big Creek Golf & Country club, January 28, 2014
Jeremy Davis and the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra at the Sheid, February 14, 2014
By Jan Badovinac Whenever our out-of-state friends or family members prepare for their first visit to Arkansas, there’s usually a fair amount of good-natured ribbing about Ozark stereotypes. However, as I sit barefoot on the old couch in … Continued
Family: Husband, Bill (Rolling Meadows Mobile Home Estates), Children, Jessica, 22, Billy, 20, Michael, 17, Katie, 16, David, 14, Christopher, 12 and Lauren, 9 and YES they are ALL mine and Bill’s TOGETHER – I birthed every one of … Continued
By Marcia Taylor The women in my family have always gardened—some out of necessity (my grandmother) and some out of love (my mother). I had dabbled with gardening, usually having other priorities and not enough time to properly … Continued
By Estella Tullgren • Photographed by Deb Peterson When Deb Peterson told me one of the themes of this issue is the things we learn from our mothers, I thought it would be easy to relate to cooking. But I … Continued