Simple Stress
Test. In our last newsletter we offered to write a prescription for rest, relaxation, and renewal at Rock Eddy Bluff Farm.
We had some takers and lots more folks who reserve
d
their stay without the Rx. This time we are offering a method of
detecting stress in your life -- thereby indicating the need for a visit to the
Ozark hills. The test is quite simple. At right is a
photograph of two dolphins. If you can see both you are
fine. If you see one dolphin and anything else, you are quite
stressed and surely in need of a getaway.
Trails through the woods have opened this spring. When the
forest was barren last winter we constructed narrow trails in the trees
where we guessed folks would like to hike. Next time you are here, try a walk
on "Bull Lizard Point Trail," where you will be lead for
about a half mile to the end of a flat ridge that peers out into the river
valley. It joins "Roberson Road" which partially retraces an old
track that led to a log cabin that once stood in the space in the woods now
occupied by Line Camp Cabin.
Now open:
September Getaways. If you have looked at our
online reservation calendar previously and noted that we were solidly booked
for September,
you may want to look again. The reason: we had blocked the
days off for our
vacation. Now, our inn sitter friend, Carma, says she will keep the
place open 
for all except the last September week. What a great month
here on the bluff. Click to check the.jpg)
calendar for September
or any month.
Fall Happenings. If you are a fan of bluegrass music, don't forget the
Bluegrass festival near Dixon, held on Memorial day. And there is
also the
fabulous Maries Country Fair in Vienna. September also marks the beginning of
the season for fall festivals hosted by the local small town catholic parishes.
Sit down to scrumptious country cooking and fun for Sunday dinner.
Photo at left is of an oil painting of the view from Indian
House Bluff Cottage
Horses and Cayuses Welcome. If you have your own horse
please feel free to bring it (them) along on your getaway to Rock Eddy Bluff Farm.
(Please let us know in advance.) Guests have a great time riding the few
trails here and the small, little-used back roads. We can put your
horse up in the .jpg)
round pen or the small corral near the Indian House
Bluff and there is no charge if you bring your own feed . Also check out
this horse information from the University of
MO. http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/ansci/horses.htm
For those with no
horses, let us know and we can try to take you on a horse-drawn wagon
excursion.
Recipe:
Savory Summer Scones are a tasty treat with a little different
attitude. And, like many of our recipes, this one lends itself to
personalization. Try it with the herbs and cheeses shown,
then next time -- if you are adventurous -- add or subtract ingredients that
your taste tells you might work well. For the recipe, Click Here.
Clifty Creek Natural Bridge is a favorite hiking destination for
many of our guests, especially on warm summer days. Meander up the
gravel creek bed to Clifty arch at your leisure, taking in the unique flora
and fauna, and perhaps stopping for a dip in one of the spring fed pools.
Today Clifty hollow is much the same as described in this 1873 Missouri
Geological survey. "A perfectly clear stream of water courses through
this valley. The bottoms near are overspread with a dense growth of
trees and vines, amount which I noticed the Muscadine grape. The
valley.....is wild, picturesque and romantic in its loneliness."
If you are truly adventurous we'll give you directions to the old hermitage in
a cave up the hollow. 
All our
best from the Ozark hills,
Tom & Kathy Corey
1-800-335-5921
"It's
a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars. Garrrison
Keillor
War
is God's way of teaching Americans geography. -Ambrose Bierce, writer
(1842-1914)
"Dear Tom & Kathy, I like the
frogs very much." Cody in Turkey Ridge Cottage
Across The Fence 