Here it is ready to welcome you to a place of serenity. Nine point six acres m/l of blissful peace and quiet in a scenic park-like setting less than 10 minutes from small southern town USA.

It’s the perfect place to build your dream home and use the existing home for business or hobby quarters. Add a garden. How about a barn to board your horses? Need a cabin for the kids and grandkids when they come to visit? You have plenty of room for it here either close to your main dream home or maybe over the hill and in the woods to preserve the privacy of both.

Only 20-30 minutes from watersports such as boating, swimming, and skiing. Fishing and camping nearby make for a quick getaway weekend of fun for the whole family. Fine dining, shopping, and best of all…

…some of the most relaxing spa centers providing an exquisite spa experience that will take you away from it ALL. How can you possibly resist having this experience nearby for such a small investment?

Natural Thermal Hot Springs

The first federally protected area in the nation’s history, Hot Springs National Park Arkansas features amazing 147° thermal water, rich history and beautiful architecture. Enjoy gorgeous Arkansas hiking trails in the Ouachita Mountains, tour the historic Fordyce Bathhouse and Visitor’s Center, or enjoy a relaxing Hot Springs spa - all in the historic downtown area.

…of Hot Springs, Arkansas, America’s first resort. Enjoy it all on your choice of Lake Hamilton, Lake Catherine, or Lake Ouachita.

Prefer white water rafting, kayaking, and rafting? Well, it’s here, too, and even closer than Hot Springs, the Spa City. It’s right here in Hot Springs County, Arkansas from Remmel Dam to I-30 here at Malvern.

The beautiful scenery of Hot Spring County and the water flowing gracefully down Ouachita River make the trip here worthwhile. The average Arkansas whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in other states, so don’t forget that quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. No matter if you’re whitewater rafting or kayaking this area has a large number of paddling spots. The Remmel Dam to I-30 at Malvern section of Ouachita River in Hot Spring County is 6 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a
class I-II section.

Low cost of living and perfect for retirees or anybody desiring to have enough space for outdoor hobbies or operating a business from home. The reliable broadband cable internet service provides the connection to the world you need to operate your business in a rural setting away from all the hustle and bustle of urban living.

Plenty of wildlife to observe and enjoy including a resident black squirrel who scampers from tree to tree gathering his winter stash of hickory nuts abundant on the property. Deer or turkey hunt? Just park on the front porch and save the time and money spent on deer camp.

Are you an adventurous foodie? You’ll have an opportunity to try the infamous poke salit aka poke salad and pokeweed, made famous by Tony Joe White of Poke Salad Annie fame, if you’re brave enough to be really adventurous. Muscadine grapevines grace the property every few years as well. Tame them, plant more, and start your own muscadine winery.

So little an investment will get you a place with so much potential. You CAN affordably live in serene, tranquil surroundings with plenty of recreational ammenities nearby so what are you waiting for? Head on over to Howard Real Estate of Malvern, Arkansas and give Harmony Tidwell a call today to make this piece of heaven on earth your home as soon as possible.

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When you do this long enough with a kid and his 4-wheeler…

…it will result in this…

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Awww, how disappointing to hear one of your ole favs has been dissin’ ya (i’zat how they say it these days?) all these years! I was just over at The Rock Relic’s blog catchin’ up and read that Dave Clark of The Dave Clark Five wasn’t REALLY playing the drums when the rest of his buddies were REALLY doing their thing.

I’ve got to give thanks to Alexa Pierce over at The Aging Hipsters. Earlier this week she was hard at work paving the way for some of us younger Baby Boomers contemplating whether or not our sixties really are the new thirties. She was a smart woman way back when it was thought women “could bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan” (you’ll see what I mean when you read her post) so I wasn’t the least bit surprised at how she’s embraced her entry into her sixties. I’m no longer feeling as though I’ll be on a rapid downhill slide when I tip over to the other side of 50 (hmmm…does this mean I’m only going into my twenties?) later this year as far as enjoying the rest of my life after reading her observations.

Rhea at The Boomer Chronicles shares a book and a couple of links that will provide some tips to catch up on your retirement savings.

Have you ever seen the original concept of a sports car that inspired the Ford Mustang? Ron Enderlund shared a picture of it in his post about the appearance of the Ford Mustang as well as a little of its history. I think I prefer the sports car concept Lee Iaccoca came up with and I’m sure you’ll agree.

There’s another blog I was going to mention here, but I decided to save it for sometime next week. Stay tuned cuz I KNOW you’ll enjoy this one if you haven’t already discovered it out there. Oh, and prepare to take a trip back to the late 50’s and early 60’s when the teens DID have something fun to do and watch in the afternoons after school.

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