pink

there are some really cool spots in my downtown leftover from it's heyday back in the first half of the 20th century. this sign behind me is one of those. it's the old Ben Franklin five and dime advertisement on the side of a building i get to pass by every single day. we've got a couple more in town, but this one is by far the best. and well, it matched my outfit rather nicely. but i love these relics in our downtown. we're still trying to revitalize and breathe new life into these old buildings. it is pretty exciting seeing new stuff come in while preserving the old. i think that's part of what makes siloam springs so special. and i love my little corner of the world.

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shirt, skirt, loafers, bag-thrifted or vintage
wrist harness-gage huntley

dogwood festival

this past weekend was our annual dogwood festival. thousands of people flock to our little corner of northwest arkansas to partake in greasy food, handmade goodies and tie-dye tees. in true dogwood fashion, it was cold and rainy the first two days. but sunday brought gorgeous sunshine and warm weather and subsequently maxi dresses, cut-off shorts and tanks. i like to think of it as siloam springs' version of coachella, sans ferris wheel. so sunday afternoon we met some friends down at the park to soak in some festival atmosphere.  everything had a distinct wet odor and the park was a mud pit, but whatever, this is what we live for. an awesome local bluegrass band played while we sat on hay bales. it was kind of fantastic.