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May 30, 2024

Kitty Cat Wednesday

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A quick post highlighting a few of my favorite cat pictures from the past week or so including pictures of my sister’s two fluffy felines, Micro and Chip. Cat love runs in the family. Handsome Chip. . A few shots of Micro. . . Holly Continue reading →

April 15, 2024

It’s Kidding Season!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 9 Comments/ 685

My love of all things goats is unparalleled. I adore them. Their antics are always amusing and they just make me smile when I see one. A recent trip to Biltmore was the perfect chance to see a lot of goats at one time and Continue reading →

March 14, 2024

Read to Goats Month Comes to It’s Just Life

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals, Books, Writing/ 12 Comments/ 823

Did you know that March is Read to Goats month? Neither did I until I saw it shared on the Carl Sandburg Home National Historical Site. Now you know I am all about goats and my love for them is definitely something that everyone who Continue reading →

January 25, 2024

5 years Later

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When you have pets you know that their lives, although such a huge part of your own, will most likely come to an end .  You might try to prepare yourself but when it happens it is still a really difficult thing.   Five years Continue reading →

October 23, 2023

Just Trying to Be One of the Herd

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What a wonderful surprise this past Saturday when an afternoon spent at a local Artisan’s Market included visiting with a herd of llamas. We found a parking place on the lovely property of Deerwood Reserve where the White Squirrel Artisan’s Market was being held. We Continue reading →

October 9, 2023

Fat Bear Week 2023

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I almost missed it again. Last year I got in on the last few days of Fat Bear Week and this year it is the same. 2 days of voting left. I have resolved to mark my calendar for next year so that I don’t Continue reading →

August 17, 2023

Maksim Turns Four!

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Maksim turns four years old today and it is time to celebrate. This cat has brought us so much happiness – it is ridiculous. His antics keep us (and the internet) amused and I can’t imagine what we did before he arrived. Holly, on the Continue reading →

July 19, 2023

Deer and Foxes and Bears, Oh My!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 30 Comments/ 746

I have shared many times here on It’s Just Life that we live in a magical place. Our neighborhood community, Connestee Falls , boasts almost 4000 acres of wooded land that is home to not only us but to an amazing array of wildlife. It Continue reading →

June 28, 2023

Who Goes There?

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It’s always an adventure living in the forest and some days it gets a little bit more wild than others. It is fawn season and one of our resident deer mamas has a pattern set to come to visit our neighbors and us at various Continue reading →

June 21, 2023

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 20 Comments/ 617

I grew up with a father who loved to listen to birds and identify them. I remember him having binoculars to check them out and to try to identify them in our yard. I have always have bird feeders around and enjoyed seeing them even 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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