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Monthly Archives: December 2023

December 22, 2023

Merry Christmas to All

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The year is winding down and I probably will be taking a break from blogging until the new year rolls around . With family coming I will be focused elsewhere and I have been too busy to get posts scheduled out. But honestly – y’all Continue reading →

December 21, 2023

Blue Christmas

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 600

If I am honest I am having a bit of a blue Christmas this year. I really am trying to put a happy face on and go about all of the holiday activities but inside I am blue. I know I am not alone. There Continue reading →

December 20, 2023

Did You Say Aluminum Tree?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday/ 13 Comments/ 569

Every year the Transylvania Heritage Museum, located in Brevard, North Carolina, hosts a very special exhibit and I FINALLY got to see it. I have tried for years but their hours of operation just never seemed to work with my schedule and I let each Continue reading →

December 19, 2023

Ho Ho Ho on Teapot Tuesday

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Seems only fitting that Teapot Tuesday feature a Santa teapot this week with Christmas merely days away.  I got this lovely from my sister in law and  he makes me smile every time I look at him.  How about you? . . . On Christmas Continue reading →

December 18, 2023

Third Week of Advent – Joy

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Joy comes in all shapes and sizes, doesn’t it? Joy is the feeling of pleasure or happiness. Joy.  Joy is all around us. We only have to open our eyes and observe. Joy is FaceTiming with our grandson, Theo. Joy is seeing the lights shine Continue reading →

December 15, 2023

What’s Happening at YOUR House?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 8 Comments/ 506

It is that busy time of year, isn’t it? I said I was going to cut back this year and I have…a little bit. But this week was filled with appointments, volunteering and just general holiday preparation and I am ready for a little down Continue reading →

December 14, 2023

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time – Part 2

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 13 Comments/ 479

Yesterday I regaled you with the tale of my ridiculous advent calendar adventure and today I share yet another thing that seemed like a good idea at the time. Every year for years I have placed a basket of goodies out for our delivery folks. Continue reading →

December 13, 2023

It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 15 Comments/ 512

I have a lot of what I think are good ideas. Quite often they are not good ideas. Case in point. Book Lover’s Advent Calendar. (As I type this I am thinking that ‘ is not needed). Every year I try to find a new Continue reading →

December 12, 2023

It’s Christmas Time on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 9 Comments/ 439

This teapot is one that is very special to me because it was my first Christmas themed teapot and was given to me by my mother in law. I remember being so surprised when I opened it and it has become my favorite Christmas themed Continue reading →

December 11, 2023

Second Week of Advent – Peace

Beth Ann Chiles/ Devotional/ 8 Comments/ 601

From Merriam Webster: peace 1 : a state of tranquility or quiet 2. a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom 3. freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions 4. harmony in personal relations 5. A state or 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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