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A pineapple upside down cake with a radiating pattern of half pineapple slices and dark sweet cherries. The cake is cooling on a dish towel.

A just-because pineapple upside down cake for this Saturday. (With dark sweet cherries instead of maraschino cherries) I kind of love the deep purple color that the cherry juice gave it!

#Arkansas leads the nation in #ChristianNationalism — 54%, according to the Public Religion Research Institute's recent survey. How did we get here? Part One of "Fertile Ground" is up at brohammett.substack.com/p/fertile-gr... #PRRI

Same!

Cattle rancher (Korean war vet), and coal miner (felon who did time for armed robbery)

Even Arkansas has managed to do this.

Holladay wins Democratic primary in House District 70 special election - Arkansas Times Holladay will face Republican Bo Renshaw in the special general election on March 3.

A thing we're watching in Arkansas election tonight: By what margin will Democrats flip state House seat in special election in suburban Little Rock? Dem Alex Holladay narrowly missed flipping it last year; outcome will show how political mood has shifted in ruby red state.
#arpx

Get out and vote, Arkansas! There are plenty of things besides party primaries on the ballot—local races, depending on where you live, plus a very important Arkansas Supreme Court race. Let’s show the rest of the country they shouldn’t write us off yet!

Having grown up in an evangelical household, I recognize this particular crazypants narrative. It’s scary af to think this is what our military leadership believes. @andrewlseidel.bsky.social @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social @bradleyonishi.bsky.social

I see the peace president has quickly become bored of peace . . pun intended . .

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

Anyone watching Fox over the past week would think the following.

The men's hockey team winning the gold medal in the Olympics is the most important story of the century.

There is no women's hockey team (they also dramatically won the gold medal)

So much for women's sports

We own well loved copies of all of his books! My kids especially love the architecture books 💛

Agnes is watching…

#caturday #catsofbluesky #catsinboxes #tortie

In AR and want to know what’s on your ballot? Here ya go:

Beatrix the tortie kitten stares into the camera.

Beatrix examines the camera more closely.

Beatrix is settling in. Poor Mabel the hound dog misses Lou terribly and wants badly to be friends with the new kitten, but she got swatted in the nose earlier for being too nosy. Agnes is aloof and never deigns to acknowledge either of them.
#tortietuesday

Thank you!

A girl stands leaning against a brick wall. She is dressed in a sage green skirt and white cardigan and holding an orange book.

A girls leans against a fence rail. There is a vintage clock in the background.

A girl holds a stack of books in front of a tiny library.

A girl stands in front of the tiny library in Norman, Arkansas

I love how my niece’s senior pictures turned out so much, I just had to share! The little library was a fortuitous discovery, and the perfect location for an avid reader like my niece (her mom is a librarian) 😊#amateurphotograher #seniorphotos

Thank you! I forgot to take a photo of the back before I gave it to my niece 🤦‍♀️ It is a purple/blue striped fabric. I had some of the diamond sashing left, so there is a strip of that dividing the back into thirds.

A patchwork Lone star quilt in various blues and purples on a lavender background hangs from a porch rail. It is hand quilted with radiating straight lines.

My niece holds up her graduation quilt. The quilt is a patchwork lone star in blues and purples on a lavender background.

I finished my niece’s graduation quilt! Pattern is a scrappy Lonestar. Pieced and hand-quilted by me. #quiltsky

Sunrise over Lake Greeson at Daisy State Park, Arkansas. Some boulders and spindly trees are in the foreground; pine-covered hills and a hint of orange sunshine are reflected in the smooth water.

Inside a yurt at Daisy State Park. It was very cozy.

Knitting in a yurt while listening to rain on the roof. Pictured is the beginning of a red anti-ice hat.

Just got back from a fun little weekend trip to see my sis and niece. We met up halfway for some yurt camping at Daisy State Park in SW Arkansas, and we managed to dodge the rain enough for my niece’s senior photo session while we were there (yes, the tiny library was featured!)

Came across the CUTEST little library while driving through small-town, rural Arkansas! They weren’t open the day we were there, but we peeked in the windows and I can confirm it’s equally adorable on the inside 🥰

My black cat, Millicent, passed away a couple of years ago at age 17 😢

I picked up a couple of dark sheets at the thrift store, and I’m going to try to reupholster the underside of the furniture.

Kitten has discovered that she can chew her way into the furniture (both couches and now the box spring) via the cheap black fabric on the underside 🤦‍♀️ Scared me to death the first time I couldn’t find her, but she was just snoozing in her homemade hammock.

We’ve got two now! Such adorable little weirdos 😊

A tortie kitten rolls playfully in a white bathroom sink

Please welcome our newly adopted kitten, Beatrix 😊 She’s a little cutie who loves belly rubs and somersaults in the bathroom sink 🤣 She and Agnes are mostly amicable, but she’s not yet sure what to make of Mabel the hound dog or the big, hairy teenager. Baby steps. #catsofbluesky #cats #tortie

Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.

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I LOVE Lost Valley! One of my favorite hikes in the whole state 😊