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January 14, 2026

The Troll Tour Continues

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 4 Comments/ 272

On Monday I shared a bit about the Thomas Dambo’s Trolls: A Field Study exhibition at the North Carolina Arboretum. As promised I will share the remaining trolls featured in this wonderful creative installation. I have heard from several of my readers that they have Continue reading →

January 12, 2026

Trolls in North Carolina

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel, Writing/ 6 Comments/ 305

One of the great things about where we live is the abundance of fabulous and creative exhibitions and art installations that pop up all around the area. It truly is an amazing and artistic area and Chris and I try to do as much “seeing” Continue reading →

November 17, 2025

Out and About

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A few weeks back Chris and I took a little drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mountains were showing off their fall colors and we enjoyed a drive even when the weather turned a bit cloudy and dark. It was still a great drive Continue reading →

October 2, 2025

Caption This

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A blast from the. past. My sister shared this photo with me awhile back and I thought it was a pretty perfect picture of me at a young age. I can think of many captions for this but I suspect I was crying because I Continue reading →

September 11, 2025

National Tribute Quilt – New York City

Beth Ann Chiles/ Photography, Travel/ 11 Comments/ 787

A visit to New York City is always an exciting time for me. The sights and sounds of the city intrigue me. On a trip in 2016 Chris and I visited the 9/11 Memorial .  It was a sobering visit.  I can honestly say that I have Continue reading →

June 9, 2025

Plant Smiles

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May 9, 2025

What’s On Your Camera Roll?

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It’s another edition of What’s on Your Camera Roll? Actually it is what is on MY camera roll and it runs the gamut today. Let me share a few with you. Dinner at the clubhouse featured a delicious pistachio encrusted trout. Yum. . . We Continue reading →

April 25, 2025

Moorten Botanical Garden

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Our recent trip to California found us looking for some out of the ordinary places to visit and as always we found some of the best places. One place was the Moorten Botanical Garden in Palm Springs. It was a really fun and inexpensive place Continue reading →

April 24, 2025

Wildflower Hike in Holmes Educational State Forest

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 5 Comments/ 482

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 14, 2025

Biltmore Blooms 2025

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 9 Comments/ 794

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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