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November 5, 2018

Fishing : A Father Son Adventure Makes Memories

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, North Carolina, Travel/ 36 Comments/ 585

My men went fishing this past weekend.  It was the First Annual Father Son Fishing Trip. I can no l longer call them boys.  They are full grown bearded men as you will see in my pictures. The trip was a birthday present from the Continue reading →

October 5, 2018

A Trip to the Big Apple – Apple Picking at Barton Orchards

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Travel/ 30 Comments/ 639

A trip to New York City is always exciting for me.  Visiting our son and daughter in law is at the top of my list of favorite things.  I should definitely add it to my list of things that make me happy that I wrote Continue reading →

September 13, 2018

Sit Back and Relax! Chrisisms Are Back!!!!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Humor/ 26 Comments/ 410

Chrisisms are these witty little phrases that my beloved Mr. Diamond utters from time to time.  He has been a little off his game these days and hasn’t been as prolific as normal but I do have a few to offer up to entertain my Continue reading →

September 6, 2018

The Day I Dreaded Arrived on August 30, 2018

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family/ 96 Comments/ 417

I knew the day was coming. Just not when. August 30, 2018 My mom did not know who I was. It’s been a very long couple of weeks for my family but the purpose of this blog post is not to make my readers feel Continue reading →

August 31, 2018

The JAX Weekend – Heavy on Pictures – Super Heavy on Pet Pictures

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Travel, Writing/ 36 Comments/ 427

Meet Diego and Fajita my grand kitties.  They are wonderful fluff balls of love. But what are they looking at? Meet Penny aka Lady Penelope the Corgi – my grand puppy and bundle of activity which explains why the cats are on the mantle. Diego Continue reading →

August 16, 2018

A Journey through Dementia with My Mom

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 485

My mom has dementia. Last week I was able to spend some really nice time with my mom and it was just what I needed.  I also think it was what she needed. I have shared with my readers previously that my mom is in Continue reading →

July 27, 2018

99.4 % European with a Dash of Sub-Saharan African

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 50 Comments/ 402

I am 99.4 % European in case anyone wanted to know.  36.1 % German and 24.4 % English with a few other things thrown in to balance me out. It is so easy to find out things these days – all you need to do Continue reading →

June 6, 2018

Wordless Wednesday – Happy Birthday, Aaron

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Photography, Wordless Wednesday/ 32 Comments/ 444

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May 17, 2018

Cats, Graduation, Mini Bundt Cakes and Mother’s Day Celebrations

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 34 Comments/ 614

Last weekend was a spectacular weekend in so many ways and I had to share a bit with my readers just because.  I figure if you read the sad posts like the letter to my mom  you deserve to read a happier post.  By the way, Continue reading →

May 11, 2018

A Letter to My Mother – You Will Always be Loved

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 56 Comments/ 518

Dear Mother, Is it weird I call you Mother?  I used to call you Mommy when I was little but somewhere along the way I guess I figured that that was not cool for a teenager and so I started to call you Mother just 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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