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July 21, 2025

Eat The Pie

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The last post I shared that Mr. Diamond and I were celebrating 43 years of marriage. We had a little get away to celebrate–just drove 2 hours or so to go to another part of Western North Carolina to get away and celebrate for a Continue reading →

July 18, 2025

43 Years and Counting

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Today Mr. Diamond and I will celebrate 43 years of wedded bliss. For those that know us well, you know that we have really been blessed with a truly wonderful life. We are well suited for one another and balance each other. As we have Continue reading →

July 17, 2025

Summer Camp 2025

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Fama and PopPops Summer Camp 2025 is over and all we have are memories. I decided to create a really simple scrapbook for Theo so he could remember the time he spent with us in picture form. It is super simple and no big deal Continue reading →

July 16, 2025

It’s All Beautiful in the Mountains

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July 15, 2025

Garden Art on Teapot Tuesday

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Over the years I have had quite a few items of garden art that has graced my outdoor spaces. From teapot bird feeders to wind chimes and more, I have had many teapot themed items over the years. This weekend I added another to my Continue reading →

July 11, 2025

A Little Time Travel and A Little Mystery

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It is time for another edition of Beth Ann’s Book Reviews here on It’s Just Life. I love a good novel and this one, written by local author Katherine Scott Crawford, is one that will stick with me for a very long time. I was Continue reading →

July 10, 2025

Fingerprints on My Heart

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If you look closely at that picture in the header of this blog post you might be able to see some fingerprints. I finally cleaned the doors today and all traces of those little fingerprints are gone but not from my memory as they will Continue reading →

July 8, 2025

Feeling Crafty on Teapot Tuesday

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Today’s offering  is not really a teapot but since it is tea related I figured it would be the right day to share a wreath that I made years ago.   It was really an easy thing to make and I have had this wreath Continue reading →

July 7, 2025

Hold Them Close

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We all know that life is too short and this past weekend that was affirmed once again by the horrific flooding of the River Guadalupe in Texas. The headlines that hit us all were the headlines sharing the news of the number of young campers Continue reading →

July 2, 2025

Comments for a Cause – July Edition

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It’s July and even though I am a couple of days late (grandson visit y’all), it still is worth celebrating the beginning of the month with a new cause, isn’t it? In June we recognized that it was Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Month and our 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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