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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Old Rocks in Hot Springs
Now that life has slowed to a meander, I'm walking around more. I take the dog on increasingly longer and longer walks. We are passing...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Apr 20, 20202 min read
A Blessing From Touchdown Jesus
Every time I drive down Central Avenue I feel a little bit better when I pass First United Methodist Church at Central and Grand. That's...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Apr 10, 20202 min read
A Hot Springs Miracle
A long time ago, My grandfather, Dr. Jack Stell, was a surgeon at St. Joseph's on Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs. He was a good...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Beautiful and Quirky Love On Park Avenue
When the Corona virus broke out the search for masks was instantly on. I don't own a sewing machine, though I did sew a button on a shirt...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 31, 20201 min read
Drive Up Perfection
Bailey's Dairy Treat on Park Avenue, is iconic and a perfect throwback to a time before fast food. Here's a fun fact, Bailey's is on the...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Social Distance Doesn't Have To Suck!! $10 Bike Rides
Life during a pandemic is hard and can get really boring. I want to "social distance" but my whole family is going stir crazy. We all...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Playground Love in Hot Springs
I wear a tiny gold elephant on a simple chain almost everyday. If you know me, you'll know this story and you have seen my elephant. This...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 18, 20201 min read
The Bread of Life
Whew, living in the "fight or flight" state of mind is exhausting, for everybody. So, I'm thinking it's really important to find...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 15, 20201 min read
Waitresses Still Call Me "Sweetie" at Rocky's Corner
I love Rocky's; heck everyone in my family loves Rocky's Corner. Their pizza is nearly perfect, Chicago style of course. Their chicken...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 13, 20202 min read
The First Ride at Oaklawn
Something happens late in the fall every year in Hot Springs and it makes my heart sing just a little. I'll be driving to work, south on...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 12, 20202 min read
West Mountain Love Story
Have you been up on West Mountain lately? It's still gorgeous. I think it's amazing that we have a beautiful camel-hump of a mountain...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 6, 20201 min read
All The Ribs
There's a lot of brilliant bbq in Hot Springs. Seriously, we are blessed with a prodigious amount of smoked meat. But there's one place...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Out In The Woods...Fox Pass Pottery
For more than forty years there's been a pottery studio and home in the woods off of Fox Pass Cutoff in Hot Springs, Arkansas. There are...
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Dec 29, 20242 min read
One of My Favorite Stories Ever
For Christmas this year I asked a dear friend and local artist Michelle Yates to draw "The Bat Tower" for me. It was a Christmas present...
Dec 14, 20243 min read
A Christmas Defense of the Arlington Resort
The Arlington, gorgeous and gaudy, is the absolute heart of Hot Springs, the heartbeat of the hotel is pushing blood through our bodies.....
Dec 12, 20243 min read
Another Hot Springs Love Letter
This is the second blog about the people and places I love in the Spa City. Stubby's BBQ,delicious. Yes I adore the smoked chicken and...
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