So, you may have noticed the trend toward non-traditional lipstick colors. While I typically stay pretty neutral — browns, pinks and reds — I do step out ever so often with gold, and I’ve even been know to wear purple (it’s one of my favorite colors). While I’ve not tried the electric blues, greens and…
We Tomtoms have lived in our home for nearly 20 years, thus we are well acquitted with a number of the local business owners in our neighborhood. Hank and Wiley own the liquor store near our home, and after nearly two decades and monthly visits for merlot and other items for birthday, holiday and other…
I was given a lovingly worn copy of Come Away My Beloved about a year ago. A friend passed it to me as it’d been given to her and several other women before, and I recently had an opportunity to pass that copy on to a friend during a difficult time in her life. However,…
Dr. Daron Praetzel is one of those individuals who has been fortunate enough to marry his life’s passion to his life’s work. Photography by Ashlee Nobel and courtesy of Praetzel [dropcap]An[/dropcap] oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Praetzel is a colonel in the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Reserves of the U.S. Air Force. He served active…
Photography by Depict It Studio [dropcap]Lee[/dropcap] Scarlett was just 27 years old and a few weeks shy of marrying his sweetheart, Scheri, when he took every penny he had to build a spec home and start his company Celtic Construction Inc. The couple will soon celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary as well as the company’s.…
Tourism is big business in Arkansas. Photographs courtesy of AHA [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 2014, 23 million people visited our fair state. Further, they spent $5.9 billion partaking of cuisine offered in our restaurants, touring our many attractions, visiting state and national parks, trying out their luck at our racing and gaming facilities and luxuriating or “roughing…
In my quest to be as healthy as possible, aka eat everything I want and gain 0 pounds, I’ve become somewhat of an avid walker. While I add 28 minutes of scripted torture on an elliptical and other gym-based activities twice a week or so to my routine, I most enjoy walking outside. When the…
If you read our magazine, you already know I’m a huge fan of ice cream. I had my first spoonful as a 7-month-old infant. One taste, and I was hooked. My mom tells this story: “I was eating ice cream, and you were really eyeballing me. So I gave you a little. You just smacked…
Take note! I’m a collector … not of fine things. Psst. I collect miscellaneous things. As a kid, I had the proverbial rock collection, a doll collection, a stuffed animal collection … you name it, I probably collected or tried to collect it at some point. As an adult, I’ve reined this in a bit.…
Like so many American women, I am always on a quest to lose or maintain my weight via diet or exercise, or the truly effective method of a healthy diet and exercise. While achieving my goal of a healthy weight — and a BMI that’s logical for a 47-year-old woman aka not anorexic in nature…
