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October 31, 2025

A Famous Brevardian

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 7 Comments/ 741

. If you saw this mural on the side of a building in downtown Brevard, NC, you might think that it was a depiction of a really beautiful woman. You would not be wrong. But what you may not know is that Loretta Mary Aiken Continue reading →

September 25, 2025

A Year Later

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Writing/ 4 Comments/ 528

A year ago we were hit by Hurricane Helene. It was more than I could even imagine and even though we did not suffer the devastation to our home and property or experience the loss of life like many families did, it was still a Continue reading →

July 21, 2025

Eat The Pie

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel/ 6 Comments/ 769

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 16, 2025

It’s All Beautiful in the Mountains

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June 9, 2025

Plant Smiles

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June 6, 2025

The Most Wonderful Book Sale of the Year

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, North Carolina/ 5 Comments/ 882

It’s almost time for the AAUW Brevard Used Book Sale and you know that I get excited when this week rolls around in June. I have worked on the book sale since 2018 after having joined the branch in 2017. It is one of the Continue reading →

May 16, 2025

Writers and White Squirrels

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel, Writing/ 3 Comments/ 830

Tis the season for a lot of great events in Transylvania County and I am getting pretty darn excited about all that is going on. If only I could clone myself. This weekend is the annual Looking Glass Writers’ Conference and this is the first Continue reading →

April 24, 2025

Wildflower Hike in Holmes Educational State Forest

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 5 Comments/ 678

The weekend was a perfect weekend to be outside and for once the weather cooperated with our planned hike in Holmes Educational State Forest. We had signed up for a hike there with our friend Elaine weeks ago and were thrilled that the day was Continue reading →

April 18, 2025

Dreams DO Come True

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Writing/ 13 Comments/ 559

Sometimes dreams do come true and what a wonderful thing it is. For over three years we have been lobbying for a better space for our library in our Connestee Falls community. Letters were written. Emails sent. Requests made at board meetings. The list goes Continue reading →

April 14, 2025

Biltmore Blooms 2025

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 9 Comments/ 1025

Every year we look forward to going to Biltmore Estate in Asheville to look at the spring flowers. This year was no different but our trip was changed up a bit. We made the decision to take Holly to the vet that morning and already 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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