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June 24, 2025

Teapot Tuesday Brings on the Black and White

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Teapots come in all shapes and sizes and colors.  One of my favorite combinations has to be a black and white teapot. There is just something about the clean contrast of black and white that strikes my fancy. This little gem from Hobby Lobby caught Continue reading →

June 23, 2025

Is It Just Me?

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Maybe it is just me but the pandemic changed me. A lot. In a lot of ways. I have been thinking about this lately and wondered if any of my readers have felt a shift as well. The Covid 19 Pandemic really took a toll Continue reading →

June 20, 2025

What I’m Reading – Books Worth Your While

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What are you reading? Today I share a bit of what I have read recently and what is on my current reading list.
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June 18, 2025

Kindness Isn’t Weakness

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Say what you may about social media – sometimes it is a wonderful way to share a positive message. Today as I was scrolling Facebook I saw this quote posted by a friend I’ve never met in real life but with whom I share a Continue reading →

June 17, 2025

Teapot Tuesday

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It’s true that teapots come in all shapes and sizes.  It is also true that sometimes things happen to our beloved teapots and a spout gets broken or a lid goes missing. The teapot on Teapot Tuesday today was one that was left in our Continue reading →

June 16, 2025

Tough Lessons

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Sometimes I just have to sit back and take a breath. I find that that is one thing that is not always easy for me. I seem to be learning that lesson over and over again lately. It is important to step back and just Continue reading →

June 13, 2025

Who Remembers?

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. I couldn’t resist buying this book at the AAUW Used Book Sale earlier this week. Who else remembers Cherry Ames? Raise your hand! I was one of those girls who loved these books (there are 27 in the series) that featured 18 year old Continue reading →

June 11, 2025

Things That Make Me Go “Hmmmm”

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There is a lot in this world that I do not understand. I fully admit that. We live in a beautiful place here in Connestee Falls complete with wildlife galore.  It is a beautiful and wonderful thing.  I try to be smart about living with Continue reading →

June 9, 2025

Plant Smiles

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June 6, 2025

The Most Wonderful Book Sale of the Year

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It’s almost time for the AAUW Brevard Used Book Sale and you know that I get excited when this week rolls around in June. I have worked on the book sale since 2018 after having joined the branch in 2017. It is one of the Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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