My Mother had a big birthday recently, and my sister and I started taking her on little road trips every 5 years, so it was time for another! Mom had hinted a few times about a gardener on public television, P. Allen Smith, who has a farm/home tour in Arkansas somewhere...so I researched and found out more about it several months ago. So that became our destination!
We stopped in Fort Smith for lunch and a tour of Miss Laura's house.
Miss Laura's is the only bordello on the National Register of Historic places. It's got an interesting history and is filled with beautiful period furniture. It also serves as an Arkansas visitor center. We drove on to West Little Rock where we stayed in a VRBO.
The next day we headed out into the hills past Pinnacle Mountain to Moss Mountain Farm, P. Allen's home. Mom was so excited! We were greeted with this amazing old post oak tree by his home. Turns out he selected that spot to build the home because of that tree.
The home is only about 20 years old, but made to look old. We toured inside and also the gardens outside. All of it was very beautiful and interesting!
After touring the home and gardens, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch!
P. Allen came in after lunch and did a Q & A about roses!
The next day we went to do some things in Little Rock - the Esse purse museum was so interesting! It had a lot more than purses. It was all about fashion through the decades. My mother felt like she had taken a walk down memory lane! Nearby we ate lunch and enjoyed some of the gift shops.
The Old Mill is in a lush park near downtown. It's claim to fame is that a scene from the movie "Gone With The Wind" was filmed here back in the 1930's.
We went to the Bernice Garden on Sunday to see the Farmer's Market and the sculptures. It was a nice way to end our weekend!
It's always fun to do a little road trip with family!
