Life In The Village

Why Hot Springs Village?

Click on the link above to read about one's person's successful search for the perfect golfing/retirement/vacation spot.

Using the map :
Use the plus/minus keys on the left to zoom in/out. Click and drag to pan around.
Click on blue markers for points of interest, though it is better to click on View
Larger Map below to view these, plus a list of all the markers, plus directions to
any of these points from anywhere in the world. The far left marker is the West gate
and the far right marker, the East gate. After clicking on View Larger Map, click
on View In Google Earth and on the left, click the Play button for an aerial tour of
HSV, Hot Springs, Benton, and Little Rock. (If you do not already have Google Earth,
you should be prompted to download it; it is well worth the little time and effort.)

View Larger Map

Building a House in HSV Tips based on our experiences buying a lot in HSV, getting a floorplan, choosing a builder, going through the building process, and choosing a ` and landscape design.

Take A Tour of Our Landscaping

Take a virtual stroll down our driveway and around our yard to see what plants we have used. Also included are links to information on the Web about the plants and data on the care of the plants.

Briarcliff, Texas

Pictures of the construction of a house I had built overlooking Lake Travis in the early 1970s with some related history about Willie Nelson.

Wildflowers

Click here to see pictures of wildflowers from on or about the Ouachita and Ozark Highlands Trails.

Wildlife

Click here to see some of the wildlife around our house.

Wild Birds

Here are a few of the birds we see around the house.

Hiking and Kayaking Pictures

Here are links to pages of our favorite pictures from hikes and float trips over the years:

2002 2001 2000 1999 more

July 4th, 2008 HSV Fireworks Show

Lunar Eclipse

Click the caption above to see a full lunar eclipse taken from our deck in Hot Springs Village,

Links to Other HSV Sites:

• Village Voice - an HSV weekly newspaper. Lots of info about HSV.
• Hot Springs' Sentinel-Record Newspaper
• City of Hot Springs Web Site
• Pictures of Hot Springs
• HSV Property Owners Association web site
  History of HSV - Hard to find on POA web site.
• Video clips of HSV (on YouTube)
  
  Clubs and Organizations:
• HSV Citizens Police Academy Alumni Assoc.
• HSV Symphony Guild
• HSV Breakfast Lions Club
• Village Card Club - one of the largest Duplicate Bridge clubs in the U.S.
• Brush Strokes - a club for HSV artists.

Piano Tuning

Need your piano tuned?
My brother, Stan Ford, is a highly sought-after piano tuner
in the Dallas - Fort Worth - northern Texas area.
See his web page for a list of major clients.
Stan makes several trips a year to Hot Springs Village.