by Denise | Apr 2, 2019 | Arkansas, Hiking
Spring has finally sprung in Northwest Arkansas. The sunny days are coming more frequently and the temperatures are slowly creeping toward tolerable. On those sporadic 60 degree days that tease you happily into the outdoors, there is no shortage of things for you and...
by Denise | Feb 14, 2019 | Florida
In 2014, I spent about two months in Ft. Myers, Florida. After only two weeks in town, I was introduced as a regular at Bonita Bill’s. Soon thereafter I met the folks at the dog-friendly Sea Gypsy Inn and began attending “secret meetings.” “Secret meeting” is...
by Denise | Jan 30, 2019 | Dog Friendly Beaches, Florida
By the time we hit New Smyrna Beach, we’d been gone from home for 14 days. We’d visited Destin, Crystal Springs, Ft. Meyers Beach, and now we had one more chance to stall and an official dog beach to put our paws on before beginning the journey back to Arkansas. ...
by Denise | Jan 15, 2019 | Dog Friendly Beaches, Florida
When Henri and I left home in Arkansas on December 20th, 2018, we were supposed to be heading to Memphis for an overnight Christmas adventure, including a carriage ride through the Starry Nights light exhibit at Shelby Farms. A rainy forecast pretty much ruined...
by Denise | Aug 23, 2018 | Arkansas
This is a story. A story about how one night in Eureka Springs, Arkansas became two; celebrating birthdays with strangers became partying with friends; and how the Joy Motel became the Wanderoo Lodge. Tim Freeman, owner of the newly remodeled Wanderoo Lodge,...
Denise Holmes is a professional pet trainer, known for her spunky personality and training concept Love. Trust. Teach. Outgoing and full of Southern charm, Denise has an innate ability to find the fun, and fun people, in most any situation. 
