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July 8, 2025

Feeling Crafty on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 6 Comments/ 2787

Today’s offering is not really a teapot but since it is tea related I figured it would be the right day to share a wreath that I made years ago. It was really an easy thing to make and I have had this wreath Continue reading →

August 17, 2018

Distinctive Shopping in Brevard, NC – Mantiques

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Shopping/ 26 Comments/ 722

Shopping in downtown Brevard, NC just keeps getting better and better. An old building that has been empty for a while is sporting a new business, a new look and a lot of fun things to look at. Mantiques, an eclectic store with items ranging Continue reading →

September 18, 2015

A Trip to The Downtown Market in Asheville

Beth Ann Chiles/ Photography, Travel/ 21 Comments/ 4266

Way back in April before any of this crazy move stuff happened my friend, Ann, and I spent a few days in Asheville, NC discovering all that the city has to offer. You might remember that we stayed at a wonderful Airbnb place where the host Continue reading →

Beth's bookshelf: read

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: antiques

Feeling Crafty on Teapot Tuesday

Distinctive Shopping in Brevard, NC – Mantiques

A Trip to The Downtown Market in Asheville

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Remembering All Saints

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Comments for a Cause Gets Legal

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