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August 17, 2018

Distinctive Shopping in Brevard, NC – Mantiques

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 26 Comments/ 1098

Shopping in downtown Brevard, NC just keeps getting better and better.  An old building that has been empty for a while is sporting a new business, a new look and a lot of fun things to look at.  Mantiques, an eclectic store with items ranging Continue reading →

May 16, 2018

A Different Twist on Sale – Wordless Wednesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping, Wordless Wednesday/ 22 Comments/ 566

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November 16, 2017

Time to Play at Brevard Clay

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Products, Shopping, Travel/ 44 Comments/ 1323

A new place, Brevard Clay, opened in downtown Brevard, North Carolina and it is certainly going to be a hit if I have anything to say about it.  Owner Stuart Howe is a talented and personable potter who has created an amazing space in Brevard Continue reading →

November 13, 2017

Barely Crawling

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 36 Comments/ 679

Last week I told you that my friend Ann was coming to go with me to do the Vintage Christmas Crawl.   We crawled.  Barely. What I mean is that we ended up only going to 3 of the dozen shops that were on the Crawl Continue reading →

November 9, 2017

Tis The Season – Vintage Christmas Crawl

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping, Travel/ 41 Comments/ 636

The countdown to Christmas is on and I am jumping on the Christmas bandwagon.  Or something like that. When I read that my favorite new shop in Brevard, Burlap and Lace, is going to be part of a Vintage Christmas Crawl on November 11th from Continue reading →

September 21, 2017

Welcome to Brevard – Burlap and Lace

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 43 Comments/ 944

Burlap and Lace has made its debut here in Brevard, NC and if I have anything to say about it this store is going to be THE store to stop at when in Brevard. I found out about the opening though an article in The Continue reading →

August 14, 2017

Village Point Market – A Must Stop in Hayesville, Ohio

Beth Ann Chiles/ Shopping, Travel/ 16 Comments/ 1104

I discovered Village Point Market in tiny Hayesville, Ohio last month when I went to visit my sister.  She had been telling me for ages that I had to come visit her and we had to go to the Village Point Market.   I finally Continue reading →

August 7, 2017

The Whistlestop Market – Produce, Wine, Books and More

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, North Carolina, Photography, Shopping, Travel/ 38 Comments/ 1062

The gems in our area are endless and The Whistlestop Market is just one on the long list.  While it is not one of the area’s “natural” beauties like the abundant waterfalls and forests it offers just about as much beauty. Owners Val and Diane Continue reading →

January 9, 2017

Beth Ann’s Best of Brevard

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 16 Comments/ 797

I love living in Brevard, North Carolina.  This little town has the perfect mix of small town friendliness and quaintness to satisfy me.  Being close to larger cities like Asheville and Hendersonville allows us even more access to wonderful shopping and restaurants but honestly I Continue reading →

August 26, 2016

Doing Good Things with Faithbox Subscription Box

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Products, Shopping/ 7 Comments/ 1189

Subscription boxes amaze me.  It is always fun to see a box in the mail that holds surprises and there is a subscription box for just about everything these days.  I have not highlighted one for awhile so thought today was the perfect day to 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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