Spring is here...

On the last weekend of winter, we had the trees trimmed in preparation for deconstruction of the inside and prep for the murals on the back of Fuel Zone. The dream is slowly becoming a reality. Holly and Betty have had hundreds of ideas and conversations about the Inn. Some work, and some don’t .

Our goal is to keep the charm and history of the house intact as aesthetically possible. It’s been fun to find what outsiders have to say about our little hill town. We are often described as quaint, or hippy friendly, and a personal favorite, Mayberry-esque.

This review of Huntsville for the most part, is pretty accurate, and quite comical.

“Madison County
It'd be easy enough to reach for Eureka Springs or Fayetteville in this space, but instead let's drive a half-hour away from either of them, almost off the grid entirely. Anyone driving through the hollers of woody, brambly northwest Arkansas would be forgiven for assuming the place was lousy with Deliverance-grade rednecks or can-hoarding survivalist types. Nah, mostly it's just folks who are getting by in a simple way, probably growing their own tomatoes and corn and green beans, likely playing their own mandolins and guitars and banjos, for sure growing their own weed (though they'd still call it dope), and allergic to the thought of wearing a single stitch of clothing when jumping into the Kings River.” -- Sam Eifling, Thrillist Travel editor

Thanks Sam, but these days we do wear clothes….those deep fried green tomatoes haven’t been nice to us.

Stay tuned for updates. We are waiting on permits, and for the weather to warm up a bit more. Hopefully we can get started soon. If you have any stories or pictures of Bessie’s Inn. Please send them to brandiknowsthings@gmail.com

Prepping the white walls for murals.

A beautiful view of the sycamore being trimmed neatly for better growth, as well making the home a bit more eye pleasing

Another angle of the sycamore.

Holly holding the chair down while watching the trees being trimmed.