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September 11, 2025

National Tribute Quilt – New York City

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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 →

August 25, 2025

A Book Store Like No Other

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, Travel/ 9 Comments/ 249

My love of books is no secret and on our recent trip to Alaska, Chris indulged me multiple times and helped me seek out bookstores to visit. By far the most impressive one was found in Homer, Alaska and goes by the name of Old Continue reading →

August 18, 2025

Out and About in Homer, Alaska

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Our stay in Homer,Alaska was only 3 nights but we packed a lot into it. Homer is on the shores of Kachemak Bay, home to the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World and also the City of Peonies. It was a lovely town and we Continue reading →

August 15, 2025

Alaskan Sized Tapas

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Restaurants, Travel/ 5 Comments/ 320

Give me a good tapas restaurant and I am one happy camper. Chris and I found the perfect tapas restaurant in Homer, Alaska at the Homer Seaplane Base. Our Bed and Breakfast hosts gave us some recommendations and Water Rudders was the one that caught Continue reading →

August 13, 2025

To B and B or Not to B and B

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We have been home a few days from our Alaskan adventure and I am trying very hard to get back into the swing of things. For some reason I am struggling a bit but hey — I blame it on the change in sleep patterns. Continue reading →

August 11, 2025

Top Five

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We are back from our fabulous trip to Alaska and it is hard to believe that we have to get out of vacation mode and back into being home mode. This week will be a busy one catching up on things and getting back into Continue reading →

July 21, 2025

Eat The Pie

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel/ 6 Comments/ 353

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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May 16, 2025

Writers and White Squirrels

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel, Writing/ 3 Comments/ 381

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 →

May 15, 2025

The Way of the Pilgrims

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If you know anything about the Camino de Santiago, you know that is is difficult but rewarding journey for those pilgrims who choose to walk part or all of the Camino. I know several people who have walked it and it is life changing. When 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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