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January 15, 2015

Letter Writing Week Winds Down

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 8 Comments/ 2400

I have been taking part in Letter Writing Week sponsored by Alexandra Franzen who has a pretty nifty website here. As a communications person Alexandrea gets the importance of letter writing and communicating clearly.  I respect that and have always been driven to write letters.  I Continue reading →

January 9, 2015

So What Did YOU Do in the Blizzard?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Friends, Life stories, Thoughts/ 44 Comments/ 5825

Mother Nature has dealt Iowa a wintry blast and a blizzard descended upon our area on Thursday afternoon and evening.  If you live in a snowy area like ours  you realize that this is just part of the territory.  You stock up on the necessities Continue reading →

January 6, 2015

Who Needs a Reboot Button?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Spiritual, Thoughts, Writing/ 4 Comments/ 2851

Teapot Tuesday will return next week but for now……a repeat.One of my friends was having a bad day and wrote on her Facebook status that she needed a “do over”. Later in the day I was at a retail store and the cashier was having Continue reading →

January 4, 2015

The Dreaded 404

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 22 Comments/ 3912

Ugh.  The dreaded 404 Message appeared on my blog.  After a week of relatively smooth transition to the new format 5 of my posts disappeared.  Nothing is refreshing.  They are nowhere to be found. They are not in drafts. They are not unpublished. They are Continue reading →

December 6, 2014

#North Iowa Bloggers + Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank = A Very Good Thing

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Thoughts/ 16 Comments/ 4088

The North Iowa Bloggers are on the move again–this time we had the chance to go donate some food to our local food bank. Come along with us today! Continue reading →

December 4, 2014

In His Pocket

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Writing/ 37 Comments/ 4057

My husband is a continual source of amusement for me and I suspect I provide the same for him. Today I share a quick little incident that happened that you might enjoy. Continue reading →

November 24, 2014
Sunrise on the Beach

The Sun Still Comes Up

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Spiritual, Thoughts, Writing/ 18 Comments/ 3593

The sun always comes up. My answer to the problems of today on It’s Just Life. Continue reading →

November 17, 2014
Be The Ripple

Be The Ripple

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Thoughts/ 21 Comments/ 7307

Be the ripple. Come on–you can do it. I know you can! Continue reading →

November 10, 2014

Good Food, Good Friend, Good Time and An Unexpected Sighting

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Thoughts, Travel/ 31 Comments/ 3418

A tea room and a good time with a friend—it’s what I love to do and this past week I enjoyed both. Continue reading →

November 7, 2014

Harvest Continues—The Soup is On!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Blog, Food, Thoughts, Travel/ 31 Comments/ 4575

#FranklinCoHarvest tour continues today with yet another post sharing some of the fabulous things that I experienced on my bloggers weekend in October. 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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