Found these very cool t shirts so appropriate for our annual trout fishing trip on the cool White River! I bought a long sleeve Nativ last winter and got so many comments that when I saw this short sleeve one at Gene Lockwood's yesterday, I purchased seven for our family vacation photo. At $30 per shirt, they better like um! Check out the link to their website and see how really nice and comfortable Nativ t shirts are. Cool stuff! And, Nativ is local in the Central Arkansas area. I like supporting local businesses.
Hoping all the ladies out there had a wonderful Mother's Day 2013. Di, Daughter, Noah, and Mother celebrated the special day a week early this year and then on to Charlotte, NC for a special visit with Aaron and family. Making time for my (separated by miles) family is a task I've made a priority all these years. Not always easy but, certainly always rewarding!
Wonderful event coming up this Friday evening, May 3, 2013. Mark your calendar and plan to attend Dinner on the Grounds at the historic mansion and breathtaking grounds of the Terry House (shown above) in the downtown Little Rock area. This annual event and all proceeds will benefit Our House which provides shelter, housing, job training, education, childcare, and summer youth programs for the working homeless. Although this is my first Dinner on the Grounds, I do look forward to many more.
Check out the links above and join me in supporting this inspiring organization! Oh, did I mention live jazz entertainment by Lagniappe... Just another little something extra that adds up to a super special event!
Staying at The Arlington having one of those famous massages and headed to the track this week end sounds like another wonderful springtime outing in the Natural State! Will you be attending the 77th Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas this Saturday? And if you are, don't forget to download the super cool My Oaklawn App at the track for your smartphone!!
Annette Funicello, the most beloved Mouseketeer and Skippy Peanut Butter mom, has died of multiple sclerosis complications at 70 years of age. This beautiful lady was an inspiration and role model for lots of women, myself included, for many decades.
It was shockingly heartbreaking to hear of her devastating diagnosis in 1987 but, equally amazing to see her fight the degenerative disease so admirably through the years. I read she had said in 1992:
"I think you have two choices in this kind of situation. Either you give in to it or you fight it. I intend to fight."
Thanks for fighting so hard, Annette. And, thanks for teaching me that if I worked diligently enough I might became a budding ballerina, a talented singer, a gorgeous television/movie starlet, a kindhearted and soft but well spoken girl next door, or the role I seemed to have chosen from your leadership, being a picky and choosy mom.
M-I-C-K-E-Y
We will miss you! WHY? Because we love you!
M-O-U-S-E
(And, female role models are a little sketchy for little girls these days)
Don't normally eat a big old steak but, the other night at Murry's Restaurant on HWY 70 E right outside of Hazen, AR was a wonderful exception. The steak was cooked perfectly medium rare and had a deliciously seared exterior with a wonderful butter sauce all over the platter.The homemade loaf of bread that came with the meal was perfect for some serious soppin' with that exceptional butter sauce. I also had an OK salad (needed some homemade dressing) that had two crispy soda crackers on the side. The baked potato was fresh, fluffy, and loaded! #3 had the Hot and Spicy Shrimp with a cocktail sauce. We thought it might be sort of like Bam Bam Shrimp at Bonefish, but it wasn't. #3 said more hot and spicy was needed. Oh, did I mention my big huge rib-eye had some perfectly seasoned shrimp accompanying it??? At $14.95 my selection was clearly the best deal with a total tally, including tip, under $50. We finished the meal by splitting a Strawberry Short Cake that was simply and perfectly DIVINE!!!
Gosh, can't wait to return and can't believe we have not tried this place long before now because we've been told by reliable sources to not miss out on this well kept secret and a deliciously tried and true little Arkansas hole in the wall. Murry's offers a wide variety of items with a Lobster at Market Price on the menu...watch out Red Lobster. And, BYOB if you like. Do take cash, no cards accepted, but don't let that stop you...be prepared for a delightful feast you will be dying to return to.
