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February 15, 2021

My Love Affair with the Ham Ball

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Recipes/ 18 Comments/ 720

Many people do not know the beauty of the ham ball. I grew to love them over the years and this weekend I cooked up a huge batch. There are many iterations of the ham ball or ham loaf and my history with them has Continue reading →

February 12, 2021

The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

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It’s time to share another wonderful book on It’s Just Life. I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy for review (thanks to my friend at JenaBooks for the heads up tip) and am happy to report that the upcoming release of The Incredible Continue reading →

February 11, 2021

The Waves of Grief

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Life stories, Writing/ 12 Comments/ 584

As my regular readers and friends know my sweet Mother passed away on Christmas Day 2020. Because of the restrictions and health concerns with Covid-19 we decided to delay her Celebration of Life until a time when it was safe to gather together. I told Continue reading →

February 10, 2021

You Can Quote These

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February 9, 2021

It’s All Hearts on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 8 Comments/ 451

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner it is time to feature a teapot that is all about hearts and love. I have a lot of red teapots in my collection but this one is one by Sadler that just screams Valentine’s Day, don’ t Continue reading →

February 8, 2021

More Free Advice

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A couple week ago I shared some free advice that I gleaned from friends on Facebook. You can read that initial post here. Because I have amazing friends there is much more free advice to be given. Check out the following from some of my Continue reading →

February 5, 2021

Hit and Run

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Writing/ 11 Comments/ 438

I would like to report a hit and run. I am not sure who was to blame but sometime on the night of February 3rd there was collision in our living room. I suspect this guy had something to do with the destruction of the Continue reading →

February 4, 2021

What’s On Your Camera Roll?

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 6 Comments/ 505

A quick post today to let you see what I have been snapping pictures of on my phone. If you follow me on Facebook you have probably seen most of these but here we go. First up – because of the lake dredging we had Continue reading →

February 3, 2021

Oh The Places I Am Not Going

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Travel/ 10 Comments/ 489

Warning—- I am feeling a bit whiny today. I was going through pictures today to get some made for my Theo scrapbook and got distracted. Majorly distracted. I found myself browsing photos of our trip to Paris and I got to feeling a bit sad Continue reading →

February 2, 2021

What About Those Tea Bombs on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 10 Comments/ 515

I am always on the search for new fun things that are tea related. But then you probably already knew that about me, right? Give me anything tea related and I am happy as can be. Recently a new fad has emerged which features Cocoa 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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