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March 11, 2019

Step Back in Time at Brock’s Department Store

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Our recent trip to Pickens, South Carolina found us on Main Street where Brock’s Department Store is located.  A visit to this store is a step back in time and a fun place to wander around. Chris and I visited on a slow Tuesday and Continue reading →

March 8, 2019

Off The Beaten Path – Pickens, South Carolina

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I would imagine that Pickens, South Carolina is not a place that most people would seek out for a day trip.  Chris and I were on an adventure and needed a coffee place and that is why we ventured into Pickens. It is located in Continue reading →

March 6, 2019

Waterfall Wednesday – A Glimpse at Some Favorites

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel, Waterfalls/ 18 Comments/ 566

Western North Carolina is famous for waterfalls and our county (Transylvania) boasts over 250 waterfalls.  You can imagine  how many people visit our county just to see the waterfalls.  Chris and I were initially enamored with all of this natural beauty surrounding us and as Continue reading →

February 27, 2019

Glimpses of Spring

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 34 Comments/ 480

Spring is coming. I promise. I see glimpses of it everywhere I look. Today I saw more glimpses than I photographed.  There were daffodils and trees budding. It’s coming. Honest. I captured a couple of flowers on the Lenten rose plants that the deer leave Continue reading →

February 18, 2019

A Glimpse at Just a Little Bit More – The Biltmore

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 32 Comments/ 510

When I visit the Biltmore I always take a lot of photographs.  This last trip was no exception to that and I tried to capture a few pictures of things that may not be photographed as frequently as the beautiful exhibits. These first pictures were Continue reading →

February 15, 2019

A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age at the Biltmore

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 22 Comments/ 740

It’s no secret that I love visiting the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC.  Chris and I have been season passholders since we moved back to North Carolina and I take any opportunity I get to stop by and visit.  The great thing is that they Continue reading →

February 11, 2019

A Marriage Made in Heaven: Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, North Carolina, Travel/ 38 Comments/ 934

Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar located in the Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is as close to a perfect marriage as you can get.  Books and champagne just naturally go together and when Chris and I walked into the Book Exchange and Continue reading →

January 17, 2019

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease – Frogmore, South Carolina

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A recent trip to the Lowcountry in South Carolina found Chris and I driving to see some historical places.  One place that we just happened to find was St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins. Located in Frogmore, South Carolina on the way to Fort Continue reading →

January 4, 2019

Are There Ghosts in St. Augustine? You Decide.

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Ghosts and St. Augustine, Florida apparently go hand in hand.  Who knew? The popularity of ghost tours in historic cities is a growing tourist industry and Chris and I have never done a ghost tour when we visited any of the places that offered them. Continue reading →

December 3, 2018

A Trip to Pat Conroy Literary Center – Beaufort, South Carolina

Beth Ann Chiles/ Books, Travel/ 43 Comments/ 555

This is what drew me in.  I spied a Little Free Library while we were walking to our car in Beaufort, South Carolina and immediately stopped.  Poor Chris is getting pretty used to my swivel head when it comes to spying Little Free Libraries. But 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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