Articles by Shannon

In the spirit of giving, Barnes & Noble at 4144 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville is asking for the community’s help to collect 5,000 new books to donate to the Washington County Head Start program. […]

Hi, dearhearts. No real post here today. Gwen and I are tending a booth at Candy Candy Lane at the Clarion Hotel in Bentonville from noon to 8 p.m. Come by and say hello! I’ll […]

By Shannon Magsam, cooktop coveter With curious children around, mamas have good reason to be worried about little fingers getting burned in the kitchen. With that concern in mind, Gwen and I decided to go […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama Well, it seems when Ladybug’s elementary school had a mock presidential election, “Rock” Obama emerged the victor. That’s what Ladybug said anyway. I found it interesting how much she had […]

By Shannon Magsam Editor’s note: So many women were rooting for Fayetteville mom Gail Halleck during a recent nwaMotherlode giveaway that we couldn’t help but wonder about the back story on this obviously remarkable woman. […]

By Shannon Magsam The grown-ups in this house don’t get out much. We talk about a date night, but it seems we’re all talk and no action. I know you understand. And I know you’ll […]

By Shannon Magsam Since this is the last week of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to share life-saving information with you from Donna Johnson, a surgeon with Mercy Health System’s Surgical Center and […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama Well, my little (33-year-old) brother just tied the knot. I drove down a few days early to help with the preparations, which were extensive since A) the wedding was outdoors […]