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Author Archives: Beth Ann Chiles

July 23, 2025

So What’s a Little Cat Fur?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Writing/ 9 Comments/ 567

Owners of cats (and dogs) understand. The battle with fur is real. Owning a Siberian cat who has three coats including one very fine undercoat leads to a lot of fur. Maksim is really good about letting me comb him daily and I swear the Continue reading →

July 22, 2025

Teapot Tuesday – Perfect For a Reader

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 41 Comments/ 924

Teapot Tuesday features a great little bargain teapot that I found at the ReStore in Brevard.  Aaron and I visited when he was here quite a few years ago now and we were doing some remodel work on the bathroom in the apartment over the Continue reading →

July 21, 2025

Eat The Pie

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel/ 6 Comments/ 636

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family/ 10 Comments/ 667

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family/ 7 Comments/ 438

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 6 Comments/ 464

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July 15, 2025

Garden Art on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 6 Comments/ 430

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books/ 6 Comments/ 611

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 8 Comments/ 494

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 6 Comments/ 3117

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 →

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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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