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January 3, 2023

Tea Time Gift on Teapot Tuesday

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I can always count on my friends to keep me supplied in tea related items and this year one of my long time friends, Judy. gave me the perfect set. An adorable tea towel, a cat tea infuser and some yummy tea were a really Continue reading →

January 2, 2023

Ringing in 2023 with Comments for a Cause

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Hello 2023! Honestly – how did we get here? I remember when 2023 seems like a millions years ago and yet here we are in January 2023. Goodness gracious. This past month I highlighted Conserving Carolina as our Comments for a Cause and I was Continue reading →

December 23, 2022

More Gingerbread Competition 2022

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As promised today I will share a few more gingerbread creations from the annual show held at the Omni Grove Park Inn including the Grand Prize Winner. I am just amazed at the level of ability and creativity involved with some of these. First up Continue reading →

December 22, 2022

Gingerbread House Competition – 2022 Edition

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Chris and I spent a lovely day at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC earlier this week enjoying lunch and touring the annual Gingerbread Competition. Competitors from all over, of all ages, come together to showcase their entries and some are so creative. Continue reading →

December 21, 2022

Reflections

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It’s been an emotional week for me for some reason. I think the grief is slipping up on me and I am realizing that it happens when I am least expecting it. But then that is grief, isn’t it? This year alone I can name Continue reading →

December 20, 2022

A Little Nativity on Teapot Tuesday

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When I say little I mean little. It may not look so small in the picture but trust me, when I unwrapped this eBay purchase I was a little shocked. I really need to read the descriptions more thoroughly. It is adorable but hardly large Continue reading →

December 19, 2022

Fourth Week of Advent – Love

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John 13:34–35 (ESV): 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one Continue reading →

December 16, 2022

No Room at the Inn – Part 3

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Today I share the final post of my visit to the No Room at the Inn nativity exhibit that Chris and I were able to attend a few weeks ago at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC. It was such an amazing event Continue reading →

December 15, 2022

No Room at the Inn – Part 2

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Yesterday I shared some of the beautiful nativities that were featured at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC at their No Room at the Inn event. There were so many that I wanted to share that this quickly morphed into a multi post Continue reading →

December 14, 2022

No Room at the Inn Nativity Exhibit

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday, North Carolina, Photography/ 16 Comments/ 687

If you know me well, you know that not only do I collect teapots but I also have a small collection of nativities that come out of storage at Christmas. Today my bookshelves are cleared and I have my nativities displayed as well as I 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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