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Monthly Archives: August 2020

August 31, 2020

Brussels Sprouts Apple Salad

Beth Ann Chiles/ Recipes/ 5 Comments/ 519

I had a plethora of brussels sprouts in my fridge last week and decided I needed to find another way to use them other than roasting or steaming them. I have always loved them and now it seems they are the veggie of the year. Continue reading →

August 28, 2020

Just Give Me Good Old Pen and Paper

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 15 Comments/ 602

I am a fan of the good old fashioned pen and paper. Now mind you – I LOVE technology. I love my MacBook Air. I love all things that make my life easier and my computer definitely does that for me. I can’t imagine being Continue reading →

August 27, 2020

Talking Trees and More – Holmes Educational State Forest

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 9 Comments/ 1100

Chris and I are still exploring places we haven’t visited before in our area. I think this pandemic has helped us to discover local things even more and it makes me happy to be able to do that and share neat places we have discovered Continue reading →

August 26, 2020

Follow the Sun

Beth Ann Chiles/ Devotional, Writing/ 10 Comments/ 504

There is nothing quite as cheerful as a sunflower. The cheery yellow heads filled with seeds make me smile every time I see them. They have become so popular that there are often dwarf varieties that grace floral bouquets. I absolutely love them. Which is Continue reading →

August 25, 2020

Teapot Tuesday – Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 11 Comments/ 593

Living in Mason City, Iowa gave me an appreciation for the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Mason City is home to many homes designed by students of the famous architect and also is home to a fully functioning and renovated Frank Lloyd Wright hotel — Continue reading →

August 24, 2020

Monday Musings

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 18 Comments/ 457

Another Monday, another week, another continuation of the week before. Am I the only one who feels this way? Or is it a common feeling out there? I just feel like the weeks are running into each other with not much differentiating between them. This Continue reading →

August 21, 2020

The Best Banana Muffins

Beth Ann Chiles/ Recipes/ 7 Comments/ 538

Banana muffins are another great way to use those too ripe bananas that I always seem to have hanging around. What it is with bananas these days? I am VERY picky when it comes to bananas. They can not have any freckles on them at Continue reading →

August 20, 2020

What Would YOU Have Done?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Writing/ 14 Comments/ 497

What would you have done? If you had known on March 1st that the world was going to change dramatically and that you had one week to do anything that you wanted to do before you went into lockdown – what would you do? My Continue reading →

August 19, 2020

A Good Night for Mr. Coleman

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 9 Comments/ 482

I am surrounded by books and many of my readers know of my love of all things book related. This week as I prepare for our first book club gathering since February I got pretty excited. It is going to look much different from our Continue reading →

August 18, 2020

Teapot Tuesday – Tea Tips

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 7 Comments/ 508

How about some tea tips today on Teapot Tuesday? I am by no means an expert but I do have a lot of resources at my fingertips so today I thought I would share just a few tea tips that might help some of you 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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