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March 28, 2025

Life (and Blog) Interrupted

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, News, North Carolina, Writing/ 5 Comments/ 204

Sometimes life throws a curve ball and you just have to go with it. 6 short months ago we were dealing with Hurricane Helene and now we are dealing with wildfires. Our trip to New Jersey ended with growing concerns about the wildfires that were Continue reading →

April 18, 2018

In the News on Wordless Wednesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, North Carolina, Wordless Wednesday/ 20 Comments/ 419

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February 8, 2018

And the Winner Is – Lucas Warren – Gerber Baby

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Writing/ 50 Comments/ 528

There is nothing like a picture of a baby, is there? Especially a smiling and laughing baby. I had The Today Show on as I was getting ready on Wednesday morning and heard that they were going to announce the 2018 Gerber Baby so of Continue reading →

August 18, 2014

Get Out The Poodle Skirts!

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Thoughts, Travel/ 26 Comments/ 3850

Practice your Stroll, Pony, Swim and Mashed Potato—-you will need those skills this week! Continue reading →

July 4, 2014

It’s More Than Fireworks

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday, News/ 17 Comments/ 3636

The Declaration of Independence is the basis for our celebrations today. Read and celebrate. Continue reading →

June 13, 2014

Signs on the Pavement of Things to Come

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Travel/ 19 Comments/ 3768

RAGBRAI is coming…… Continue reading →

February 6, 2014

Mr. Diamond Could Actually Become Mr. Diamond

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Thoughts, Writing/ 40 Comments/ 4536

Making diamonds out of ashes??? Continue reading →

February 2, 2014

The Game Ball

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Thoughts, Travel, Video/ 23 Comments/ 3810

The creation of THE game ball —all done in little ole Ada, Ohio. Continue reading →

December 9, 2013

“Expert” Advice

Beth Ann Chiles/ Crafting, Humor, Life stories, News, Products, Thoughts/ 41 Comments/ 5036

It’s a Cinch!!!! Continue reading →

December 5, 2013

Guest Post by T. B. Markinson

Beth Ann Chiles/ Friends, Guest Blogger, News/ 42 Comments/ 5178

T. B. Markinson, author extraordinaire, guest posts on my blog today. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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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

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

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

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

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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Life (and Blog) Interrupted

In the News on Wordless Wednesday

And the Winner Is – Lucas Warren – Gerber Baby

Get Out The Poodle Skirts!

It’s More Than Fireworks

Signs on the Pavement of Things to Come

The Game Ball

Guest Post by T. B. Markinson

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