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December 3, 2024

It’s Advent Tea Time on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 5 Comments/ 416

While I have not gotten out my Christmas teapots yet (that will be later this week) I am diving headfirst into my Advent calendar and this year, as I have done in past years, I purchased a tea calendar from Adagio Teas. I am a Continue reading →

December 2, 2024

The First Week of Advent – Hope

Beth Ann Chiles/ Inspiration, Spiritual/ 4 Comments/ 713

Advent has always been a really special time for me.  I have great childhood memories of growing up and having special traditions during Advent.  Advent is the time of preparation and and expectant waiting for the celebration of the nativity of Christ. Sometimes it gets Continue reading →

November 27, 2024

Thanksgiving Blessings

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday, Writing/ 8 Comments/ 438

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness:come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God:it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;we are his people, and the sheep of Continue reading →

November 26, 2024

Talking Turkey on Teapot Tuesday

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Turkey and Thanksgiving go hand in hand and I always have to share my one turkey teapot during Thanksgiving week. This year is no different and I just had to pull it out and share the teapot that I love this time of year.  . Continue reading →

November 25, 2024

The Beautiful World of AI

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 8 Comments/ 440

Today I am being adventurous and sharing a bit of the wonderful world of AI with you. It’s a little daunting to embrace artificial intelligence but I can totally see that it has a place in our world today in a helpful way. Yes, it Continue reading →

November 22, 2024

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Beth Ann Chiles/ Recipes/ 8 Comments/ 1029

Till the season for everything pumpkin and I have made this recipe several times and decided it was time to share the goodness with my readers. These cookies are moist and delicious and with the added chocolate chips they are the perfect fall treat. Soft Continue reading →

November 21, 2024

Celebrating Thanksliving Every Day of the Year

Beth Ann Chiles/ Devotional, Thoughts, Writing/ 35 Comments/ 890

Thanksliving.  Isn’t that a great word? Our pastor preached a sermon about Thanksliving.   Autocorrect keeps trying to change that word to Thanksgiving but that’s not what I am talking about . Thanksliving is a way of living every single day as a thankful person. Continue reading →

November 20, 2024

A Few Words for Today

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 6 Comments/ 497

Sometimes I just need to be reassured that things are going to be okay. It isn’t that I don’t know it in my heart but the power of words is pretty awesome at times. Sunday was one of those times that words printed in our Continue reading →

November 19, 2024

It’s All About Pumpkins on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 16 Comments/ 729

I have several pumpkin teapots in my collection and this one is one that I got at a Kitchen Collection store at least 10 years ago. It comes out in the fall and currently resides on my counter where I have several on display.  It Continue reading →

November 18, 2024

Christmas is Coming!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Holiday/ 7 Comments/ 376

If you know me well you know that I don’t decorate for the Christmas holidays until after Thanksgiving. Never have and probably never will. I just like to enjoy Thanksgiving and all of the things that come with it. But It is about this time 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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