Nature’s Perfect Getaway

For someone who strives for excellence in this business, reviews mean a lot. It gives me the ability to see what we are doing right and to work on any kinks we may have missed. A review by a guest also gives any future guest an idea of what to expect from their perspective. On certain sites our property is on, one bad review can put you into the bottom of their search engines. It is a good concept and I myself read reviews before booking a new stay. I wasn't in complete shock

I have started and ended quite a few blogs over the last month or so not really knowing how to describe my feelings as the holidays approached. This song kept playing in my head. The cold weather has been brutal to my outdoorsy self, so I have found myself pondering more while cuddled in a warm blanket and watching the newest Netflix series I have found. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband that somehow can sense when things are getting tough for me, and he always finds a way

October was filled with all kinds of fun and excitement as my youngest daughter and newest grandbaby came for a visit and to join me for the Scottish festival. After all, she is the one who convinced me to watch Outlander and I loved it. Turns out we have Scottish DNA which was really cool. The Scottish festival takes place in Batesville every year at the Lyons college. As you walk up you hear the bagpipes playing along with a rock beat which set the tone as we wandered thro

My mower seriously looked like a plow in the front as I was mowing the pasture today. The trees that lose the leaves have done so for the...

After a very busy spring and summer I found the end of August with little inquiries or bookings. I took this time out and blocked the...

I have had very few jobs in my lifetime that I did not feel was work. The alarm going off and the routine of life endless of the monotony...

I had a guest rent all three cabins for her family a couple of weeks ago. They all took full advantage of everything The Ridge has to...

Chiggers, and ticks, and rain.....Oh my! The year 2025 has been a very, very rainy season for Marcella Arkansas and The Ridge. I have now...

Having c-sections for all 3 of my pregnancies left me in the dark about the miracle of childbirth. All of my children are miracles and...

When I was a kid, we moved to the country from Humble, Texas. Instead of walking to the 7-Eleven with a babysitter, I was now by myself...

I just got back from 6 days at The Ridge. Everything happened so quick I only got small glimpses of the beauty this place is. I was...

We left The Ridge today at 2:40 pm to get back to Texas in order to start our regular routine of life working a full time job. Leaving...

Today a nice warm breeze flows through his course hair while he lays in the Kentucky blue grass overlooking the soybean fields. Friends...

2025 is peeking over the couch I am slouched in, and I don't know if I am ready. The last couple of months have been such a blur between...

I pre-used my pto for the first time in 18 years at my job to spend time in Arkansas. I drove myself because Brian, my husband, and his...

I am sitting at my desk job wishing I was at The Ridge and wondering why our house did not sale. Why is it I cannot enjoy the rest of my...

As we were driving into Arkansas Friday Brian mentioned it was about this time last year when we came up here looking for some property....

We finally got all the Arkansas requirements met to open the pool about a month ago. Since then and since summer is here, we have almost...

All property in this world has a history. I find it interesting to know that another family took the land and started a vision, and over...

We have two hours left on the road back to Texas. A very short weekend visit to get much needed yard work done. Boy, the grass was up...