Down A Gravel Road

Down A Gravel Road
Finding Curry Road

Welcome to the Adventures of Living On Curry Road

Rye, Arkansas is located eleven miles north of Warren, AR, fifteen miles west of Monticello, AR and approximately thirty miles south of Pine Bluff, AR. Rye has been the home of the Curry family for over five generations. This family has farmed this land producing cattle, chickens, timber. The area is beautiful and the family culture is equally impressive with its generations of family that continue to live by the standards that made America a great country.

Rye, AR and the Curry family are a story of strong American values and the building of personal character, the love of God and a lot of very hard dedicated work. Donald Curry and Kay Curry are the current owners of most of the original farm land originally developed by the generations of Curry family. Kay Curry is the daughter of Jimmy and Hazel Baker and married Donald over fifty years ago. Both have continued the legacy of the farm life on Curry Road. Donald and Kay have raised a family of two daughters and one son. Mark Curry currently operates a cattle operation as well as four chicken houses on his part of the property. Lisa Tooke, wife of Dennis Tooke of Lake Charles, La and Donna Curry, of Little Rock, AR plan to retire back to the farm land when thier retirement time comes.

Jane and I were asked to help in a restoration of the 104 year old house shown above. We are so blessed to be allowed to have input as well as provide a labor of love to help restore this house to its original beauty for Donald and Kay Curry

As Jane and I came into the property with our RV, we came down the gravel road leading to Curry Road. We came down this gravel road and had to stop and take a picture. We are including that picture with this overview so you too can see the beauty of this area.

It reminded us of the book “The Painted House” by John Grisham and we hope you will get the same response.

Jane, Carl and Charlie Pierce







Friday, September 9, 2011

Sun Room, Sun Porch, Sleeping Room (whatever) update

We have been waiting to get into this room for over a year and a half and as you may can tell we're really enjoying the finishing touches.  Jane has had a chance to do a little decorating but there is more to come.

The weather cooled off to high 70's or low 80's during the day and upper 50's during the evening hours the very day we began to occupy the sun room.  Boy has it been perfect, no A/C no heat just the normal weather and beautiful sunsets.

Thought you might like to see some more of the improvements we've made just in time for TV football time.

 The room is 18.5' X 17' so its spacious enough to have plenty of room.



The ceiling is original as the wall is and both are tongue and groove bead board.  We were able to save all of the walls and ceiling with a little hard work and paint.


Loving it, we're blessed, come on down and visit us, we'll keep the light on for you.

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  1. kayc and robertdOctober 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    There is a difference of opinion on painting the bottom of the wainscoting white. I think it would look good;what do y'all think?

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