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February 18, 2026

Found in a Book on Wordless Wednesday

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June 21, 2019

Memories of a Red Tea Canister

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 20 Comments/ 594

I spied it in an antique shop in Marblehead, Ohio. The same shop where I found that magnificent card catalog last year. I saw it and the memories came flooding back. An inexpensive plastic canister set used to sit on my Grandma Bonnie’s counters. Red Continue reading →

September 21, 2017

Welcome to Brevard – Burlap and Lace

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 43 Comments/ 874

Burlap and Lace has made its debut here in Brevard, NC and if I have anything to say about it this store is going to be THE store to stop at when in Brevard. I found out about the opening though an article in The Continue reading →

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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

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

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

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

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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Tag Archives: antique

Found in a Book on Wordless Wednesday

Memories of a Red Tea Canister

Welcome to Brevard – Burlap and Lace

Comments for a Cause – From Firewood to Kidney Care

Keeping Warm – Comments for A Cause

Comments for a Cause – Recognizing National Volunteer Blood Donor Month

Comments for a Cause – Giving Warmth

Comments for a Cause – Food for All

Comments For a Cause Goes Cyber

September – Comments for a Cause – Supporting International Charity Day

Comments for a Cause – July Edition

Comments for a Cause – Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Support Mental Health Awareness – Comments for a Cause

From Forests to Firefighters-Comments for a Cause

Linens to Forests – Comments for a Cause

From Ribbons to Linens – Comments for a Cause

Leaping Into the New Year – Comments for a Cause

Remembering All Saints

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