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August 20, 2021

Bonsai – A Bit of Calm in the Stressful World

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I think we all need a little bit of calm in our lives about now so today join me as we stroll through the wonderful bonsai collection located at the NC Arboretum. It is truly a magical and relaxing garden to wander through and hopefully Continue reading →

August 9, 2021

Wild Art – North Carolina Arboretum

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As always I am drawn to outdoor art installations and the latest Wild Art installation at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville did not disappoint when we visited several weeks ago. A short walk through the grounds revealed many fabulous sculptures that fit in beautifully Continue reading →

August 6, 2021

Blooms at the NC Arboretum

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A visual post today to share some of the beautiful things blooming at the wonderful NC Arboretum. Continue reading →

July 29, 2021

What’s On Your Camera Roll?

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A glimpse into my life this past week. Of course heavy on the AAUW Book Sale and Maksim, of course. Maksim thinks I need to buy more books to fill up this box. Maksim has started a new thing — climbing on my back and Continue reading →

July 23, 2021

A Glimpse into The Omni Grove Park Inn

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Our 39th anniversary celebration was held at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. What started out as a celebratory meal ended up turning into a wonderful one night getaway to the beautiful and charming Omni Grove Park Inn. We had two lovely Continue reading →

July 8, 2021

Street Art in Jersey City

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As most of my readers know I am a huge fan of outdoor art installations of any kind. Walking around Jersey City offered a lot of opportunities to see some great artwork and I barely saw any of what was available. Next trip we will Continue reading →

July 7, 2021

Glimpses from Jersey City

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As promised this week I will share a few posts from our recent trip to Jersey City, New Jersey. It is really difficult to believe that we have been home a week already. I am missing Theo (and Micah and Wendy and Corgi Penny) so Continue reading →

June 17, 2021

Stickwork at Biltmore – Part Two

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I was thrilled to be able to view Stickwork at Biltmore Estate again on my trip there last week.  Stickwork, by Patrick Dougherty, is a large-scale, unique-to-Biltmore outdoor sculpture. The outdoor exhibit, located in Antler Village, is the perfect playground for young ones. The great Continue reading →

June 16, 2021

Like No Other – #Biltmore Blooms

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Another trip to Biltmore estate to specifically see the roses happened last week. Friend and neighbor Elaine and I set out to see the roses as they are blooming up a storm. Elaine is a flower nerd. I don’t think she would mind me writing Continue reading →

June 4, 2021

Oakanoah Trail – Connestee Falls

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We are really blessed to live where we live. We have a nice series of trails within our community that our trail stewards maintain really well. We have not been on every trail but recently we checked out another one that was pretty amazing. Right 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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