The Dragon

CedarBerry has a dragon. I know it's hard to believe but yes, it's true. Every few months we defeat the monster only to have him return again and again.

He creeps back ever so slowly, just showing himself a little more and a little more. Then one day he is a full blown, fire breathing dragon with smoke swirling about his head and covering CedarBerry with such a stench. We battle on and on for hours at a time with rakes, waterhose and shovels fighting back his nasty snarls and the vicious heat he sets forth. Finally, just as day ends, success! He is defeated, til the next time.

Cedarberry is a magical place, no doubt! Without a free hand to wield a camara, you'll just have to guess what this monster really looks like.  Can you see him?

Tell me what he is and why he keeps coming back to terroize us...

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the places you'll go! The places you'll go that you would otherwise never know!

You'll go down a stretchy dirt road

A lining of trees are what grow

Searching for new friends that glow

You'll come to a place that speaks of quiet grace

The Ozark National Science Center will slip into view

Here you'll find the Arkanas Women Bloggers Unplugged

With a big hug from Beth just for you

You'll soon discover a room full of bloggers all a chatter

Leaping from subject to subject

Having far too much to cover in such a short time

This is crux of the matter



Happy, happy, joy, joy!!
Herbs and Eggs and The Parkwife




SEE?? Cool, Huh
Dannie McCLain and Robyn aka Kinda a big deal 



You'll travel to Gener O City with AWBU

Amazing sponsors and parteners share an unending swaggy array

Ghiradelli Chocolate (oh yum), Off Botanicals and SC Johnson

offer their goodies while Field Notes, Petit Jean Meats, Heinz

And Collective Bias want also to play

The amazing swag!!!



You might even be lucky

Like me and win something just ducky

A wonderful smellorific gift of Mrs. Mayers Clean Day fun!

Shared from the ever thoughtful  NWAFoodie 

You'll go to AWBU for the sessions

Blogging 101 and Pulling Blog Topics Out of Thin Air

You'll hear eloquent speakers like Gwen and Shannon

From NWA Motherlode

You'll listen intently taking it all to heart

Only to realize blogging is really an ART

You'll go for three meals a day

Prepared in an old fashioned way

Food to be savored moment by moment

 With richly brewed coffee helping you stay awake 





 You'll meet one fiesty Bovine ready to help you craft a memory

Paper, pens, paint markers

What more could you ask

Elmers will supply it quick as a flash

You'll snip and fold, cut and scrunch

Getting just the right look for your

Memory board masterpiece from AWBU



Jodi creating a masterpiece



And take home you will

All the supplies for your creation

Elmers freely gives for further crafting adventure



Ladies please!!!
Britney and Jennifer



How many places can you go

So very many indeed

ONSC has trails for hiking

Turtles for liking

A luna moth or two



Beautiful grounds to roam

Decks to take in the view

Heidi and Kelly

Janie and Jackie

The cabins are cozy and quaint

Tucked away from it all

The education building, dining hall and common areas

They are beyond compare

But you could go futher than there

Much further if you dare

Especially with the Murphy Oil card

Given to one and all

Given at the AWBU 2011 affair

You'll find at AWBU 2011

The people who really do care

Who are making a difference

Arkansas Women Bloggers will be revered

As the most innovative and sincere group of women

In all of Blogosphere

You will be honored, as I, to have spent

A few short hours with these

The remarkable women of AWBU 2011 

Alas,

The places you will go

You will have to go

When it comes round again in

2012

This Dr Suess-ism is in honor of The Lorax performed by Ros and the gang at ONSC

Huge thanks to AWB

@theparkwife

@eggsandherbs

@FawnRech

Also thanks to

ONSC for hosting and @bethanystephens

And all the lovely bloggers who attended this fabulous event!

You have all touched my heart and taught me so much more about blogging.