Diana McDaniel Hampo
Uncle Daley and an Unhappy Cow
Back in the 90s we started The Spring Magazine in Hot Springs. One of the most popular columns was called Tales From The Arkansas House...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
The "Incident" on Whittington
My dad, I Granger McDaniel, was a scrawny little boy during the Great Depression in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In the early thirties he was...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
It's All Gone But Jesus
Here's a story you might not know, unless you attended St. Luke's Episcopal Church or day school on Spring Street. Any kid who went to...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Crawdads and Caddo Indians in Gulpha Gorge
There is not a sweeter spot in Hot Springs than Gulpha Gorge, the beautiful creek and park snuggled in between Hot Springs Mountain and...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Jun 27, 2020
- 2 min
Tiny Town is the Andy Griffith of Attractions
This week I was walking around Whittington Avenue, I parked in front of Tiny Town and realized the OPEN sign was all lit up! I hadn't...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Pak Plaza Pawn Shop...Yeah, I love It!
A pawn shop, that's one of the things I love in Hot Springs. I know it sounds weird, usually I write about history and love and artsy...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Explosions of Color and Love in Hot Springs
I absolutely love all the magnificent murals springing up in Hot Springs. You turn a corner and BOOM there is an explosion of color,...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 25, 2020
- 2 min
Old Rocks in Hot Springs
Now that life has slowed to a meander, I'm walking around more. I take the dog on increasingly longer and longer walks. We are passing...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
A Blessing From Touchdown Jesus
Every time I drive down Central Avenue I feel a little bit better when I pass First United Methodist Church at Central and Grand. That's...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
A Hot Springs Miracle
A long time ago, My grandfather, Dr. Jack Stell, was a surgeon at St. Joseph's on Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs. He was a good...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Beautiful and Quirky Love On Park Avenue
When the Corona virus broke out the search for masks was instantly on. I don't own a sewing machine, though I did sew a button on a shirt...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Drive Up Perfection
Bailey's Dairy Treat on Park Avenue, is iconic and a perfect throwback to a time before fast food. Here's a fun fact, Bailey's is on the...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
Social Distance Doesn't Have To Suck!! $10 Bike Rides
Life during a pandemic is hard and can get really boring. I want to "social distance" but my whole family is going stir crazy. We all...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Playground Love in Hot Springs
I wear a tiny gold elephant on a simple chain almost everyday. If you know me, you'll know this story and you have seen my elephant. This...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Bread of Life
Whew, living in the "fight or flight" state of mind is exhausting, for everybody. So, I'm thinking it's really important to find...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
Waitresses Still Call Me "Sweetie" at Rocky's Corner
I love Rocky's; heck everyone in my family loves Rocky's Corner. Their pizza is nearly perfect, Chicago style of course. Their chicken...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
The First Ride at Oaklawn
Something happens late in the fall every year in Hot Springs and it makes my heart sing just a little. I'll be driving to work, south on...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
West Mountain Love Story
Have you been up on West Mountain lately? It's still gorgeous. I think it's amazing that we have a beautiful camel-hump of a mountain...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
All The Ribs
There's a lot of brilliant bbq in Hot Springs. Seriously, we are blessed with a prodigious amount of smoked meat. But there's one place...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
Out In The Woods...Fox Pass Pottery
For more than forty years there's been a pottery studio and home in the woods off of Fox Pass Cutoff in Hot Springs, Arkansas. There are...
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- Feb 21
- 2 min
Rocky's Corner to Touchdown Jesus.........................Man,I love driving up Central
Everyday after work, I drive north on Central Avenue and often times I fall in love with Hot Springs all over again. But it's not for the...
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Why Are Your Kids Good?
Last month our four kids, now aged 20 to 34 years old, saved up their money and sent my husband and me on an insanely great cruise. It...
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
A Polish Sausage and A Time Machine
Every morning, before the sun rises, 92 year old PaPa (Johnny Kara) starts making coleslaw, sauerkraut and horseradish sauce. Then he...
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