Hi. Great to hear from another Arkansan. I am in Melbourne (Izard County) in the north central part of the state. The nearest "big" town is Mountain Home and it's 40 miles northwest of us. I retired last October and we moved here from Arizona. We bought the home about 3 years ago and had been using it for vacations and now live here full time. I have twin daughters and two grandchildren who both graduated from high school this year. We have two spoiled rotten dogs and lots of wildlife wandering through our woods. I've been sewing and knitting since the age of 10. I also love to do counted cross-stitch and crochet. I've currently been "distracted" from sewing by rubber stamping and papercrafts. My basement looks like a mini-Joann's. I'm looking forward to spending lots of time focusing on my hobbies now that I have the time. There are three unfinished quilt tops waiting for me down there!