Story and Photographs by Deb Peterson On top of a mountain overlooking the confluence of the North Fork and White rivers in Arkansas, Jim and Caroline Carroll are living their dream, a dream that began 18 years ago when they honeymooned at PJ’s White River Lodge in Norfork. “We came back two or three times Read More
Story and Photographs by Deb Peterson If you love cute little trailers and can think of a million ways to decorate them, inside and out, and if you love fly fishing or horseback riding or camping or just hanging out with lots of fun women, no husbands or kids or dogs allowed, you just might Read More
By Joe Miles Thirteen-year-old Delores Brumfield got out of her grandmother’s automobile and walked onto the baseball field at Pascagoula, Mississippi. It was early spring, 1946. She reported to Max Carey, president of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), who was supervising the league’s spring training try-outs for new prospective players. “I had Read More
By Deb Peterson When Cathe Carnes fell and injured her knees while helping with the Katrina Hurricane cleanup, her running days were over for good. “You could ride a bicycle,” said her doctor. Oh, the power of suggestion. That one simple idea in the hands of a woman who thinks big has today become an Read More
By Deb Peterson If you could dance in the sky, you might soar straight up, roll over into a short dive, rise back up, turn, loop, snap, roll, and spin. If you were precise and moved beautifully, you might look something like Nettie Myers when she won the sportsman’s category at the 1979 U.S. National Read More
By Pamela Backus No matter the shape or material a charm is made of, charms and the wearing of them can be traced back to ancient time. Whether the wearer was a child or an adult, rich or poor, humans have been wearing charms since humans first breathed. As Deborah Alun-Jones and John Ayton put Read More
Story and Photographs by Pamela Backus When I started researching and writing this article I had a charm bracelet someone had given me as a birthday gift, but I didn’t have any desire to add to it. It just sat in my jewelry box and I wore it every now and then. During the process Read More
Story and photographs by Deb Peterson A sparkling fish leaps from a candlestick holder. On the marble coffee table, a pink dragonfly alights in a circle of green gems. Sunlight bounces off an earring dangling from an antique lamp base. You’re in Wanda Fielding’s very pink and exquisitely feminine living room in Cotter. Let’s call Read More
By Kelly Householder-Giuliano “It’s better than I imagined! I just wanted it to work. And now, it’s going so well, it doesn’t even feel like work!” That’s how Karry Bass feels one year after sitting down with Marvelous! to discuss her hopes and dreams for StoneCreek Ranch in Mountain Home. Last February Karry had just Read More
By Deb Peterson | Photographed by Kim Singer A year ago, Molly Clark’s shiny silver Airstream, home to grey dog vintage boutique, sat alone on the corner of Trenton and College in Fayetteville. It was the realization of Molly’s dream to give new life to stylish fashions from the 40s and 50s. With the help Read More
