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October 22, 2021

Fall Foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 18 Comments/ 621

Just a few pictures today to share a bit of the color on the Blue Ridge Parkway this past week. While some areas were bursting with color, other areas were not. It just depends of where you are driving and what elevation you are traveling Continue reading →

October 18, 2021

Good Eating at Southport, North Carolina

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, North Carolina, Travel/ 16 Comments/ 1573

Eating out is always high on my list when we are on vacation and with the pandemic we have changed our eating out routine a bit. We always liked to eat outside but now it is almost a must for us. Even though we are Continue reading →

October 8, 2021

Lakeside – My Happy Place ll

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More pictures and memories from Lakeside, Ohio to share with you today. Enjoy. I absolutely love how this house is decorated. Hoover Auditorium is the hub of Lakeside. Even though we could not go inside this time it still stands as the anchor of the Continue reading →

October 7, 2021

Lakeside – My Happy Place

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The next two days (or more) I decided to take the easy way out and just post pictures of my happy place, Lakeside, Ohio. As I shared yesterday my entire family rented a couple of houses and spent the week together following my Mother’s Celebration Continue reading →

September 8, 2021

You Must Gogh to This Exhibition

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 9 Comments/ 393

Chris and I have kept a pretty low profile lately and not done a lot of traveling or visiting indoor events but we made the exception a few weeks ago and visited the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Charlotte. It was so wonderful. I am Continue reading →

September 2, 2021

The Bears of Hendersonville

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 11 Comments/ 831

Every year new bears of the painted variety appear on Main Street in Hendersonville, North Carolina. We love to see them and see the creativity that goes into each and every one. Chris and I popped over to eat a nice outdoor lunch at our Continue reading →

August 20, 2021

Bonsai – A Bit of Calm in the Stressful World

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 7 Comments/ 515

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 12, 2021

Queens Berry and Flower Farm, Pisgah Forest

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 13 Comments/ 924

Chris and I have lived in our little place in Connestee Falls for six years and the good news is that we are still finding new places to visit. Just when I think I have been to every farm market and produce stand around I Continue reading →

August 9, 2021

Wild Art – North Carolina Arboretum

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography, Travel/ 7 Comments/ 551

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 →

July 26, 2021

Quotes to Remember

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 10 Comments/ 792

On our recent trip to the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, I was intrigued by the many quotes that we found gracing the rocks around the resort. I thought today I would share some of those with my readers because they just were so 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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