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Monthly Archives: April 2020

April 30, 2020
wine cork herb markers

Wine Cork Herb Markers – Another COVID -19 Project

Beth Ann Chiles/ Crafting/ 15 Comments/ 479

Everyone is going crazy doing projects during the COVID – 19 pandemic. Things are pretty much shut down and a lot of people are finding projects to do around their homes. I must admit I started off strong with closet cleaning, outdoor furniture staining and Continue reading →

April 29, 2020

Maksim + Cardboard = Dinosaur

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals, Humor/ 16 Comments/ 436

If you have been on social media recently you might have seen pictures that cat owners have taken with cats. The ones that make me laugh the most are the ones of cats posing in cardboard dinosaur drawings. Of course I never claimed to be Continue reading →

April 28, 2020

Teapot Tuesday – For the Love of Hummingbirds

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 6 Comments/ 504

I have one of the best husbands in the world — hands down.  Today’s teapot has a story as do most of the teapots in my collection. The hummingbirds that have started to appear at our feeders again got me thinking I needed to bring Continue reading →

April 27, 2020

A Love That Lasts

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 9 Comments/ 393

A love that lasts is one of those things that many people seek and are never able to find. I was feeling a bit verklempt Sunday morning as my week started and morphed into being just like any other week during COVID -19 self isolation. Continue reading →

April 24, 2020

All Eyes on the Eagle Cam

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 10 Comments/ 418

One of the things that I loved to watch in the spring when we lived in Iowa was the live eagle camera on the nest in Decorah. Chris and I were able to see it in person but since that is not possible now I Continue reading →

April 23, 2020

Choose Happy

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 12 Comments/ 483

The above sign is in the little “apartment” that we have over our garage. I retreated there the other day while Chris was on business calls and I wanted to read. As I sat on the couch I looked at that little sign that I Continue reading →

April 22, 2020

More of Maksim

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 14 Comments/ 435

By now you realize that our lives revolve around Mr. Maksim here at Casa de Chiles. He has definitely kept us entertained during this Covid 19 crisis and I am so grateful that we have him around to keep us amused. His middle name is Continue reading →

April 21, 2020

Teapot Tuesday – Florida Find

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 8 Comments/ 396

Teapot Tuesday this week features an acquisition from our Thanksgiving 2013 trip to Cocoa Beach.  I always like to find a teapot from places we visit if possible and on our last full day in Cocoa Beach we decided to go to Cocoa Village and Continue reading →

April 20, 2020

A New Week – A Fresh Perspective

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 411

Are the weeks running together in your life like they are running together in mine? We continue to remind each other of what day of the week it is and what the date is. Calendars are sadly bare except for Zoom meetings with the kids. Continue reading →

April 17, 2020

Travel From Your Couch – Krka National Park, Croatia

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 9 Comments/ 378

Another in my series of Travel from Your Couch is featured today on the blog. This one combines an unforgettable trip, a wedding and the most spectacular waterfall I have ever seen. Enjoy. One of our most spectacular trips has been to Croatia. We went 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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