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July 28, 2022

Central Gardens – A Bright Spot in Clear Lake, Iowa

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 12 Comments/ 642

Our recent trip back to Iowa found us trying to cram in as much as we could. One of my favorite places to go in Clear Lake used to be Central Gardens. We fit a walk through the gardens in during our brief visit and Continue reading →

January 16, 2017

Destination: Clear Lake, Iowa

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel, Writing/ 23 Comments/ 600

Even though I no longer live in Iowa I am still a huge fan of Clear Lake. Clear Lake is definitely a destination for lake lovers, music lovers, small town lovers and anyone who is on the lookout for a town that has charm and Continue reading →

April 17, 2014

From Prom Dress to Headboard–Repurposing Art in Clear Lake

Beth Ann Chiles/ Crafting, Life stories, Thoughts, Travel/ 30 Comments/ 4479

Repurposed art has my attention and it is a pretty amazing thing. Continue reading →

April 26, 2013

Does Anyone Really Know What Time it Is??? It’s Friday in Chicago!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Blog Hop, Travel/ 22 Comments/ 3794

Chicago concert live and Friday Blog Hop! 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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Central Gardens – A Bright Spot in Clear Lake, Iowa

Destination: Clear Lake, Iowa

From Prom Dress to Headboard–Repurposing Art in Clear Lake

Does Anyone Really Know What Time it Is??? It’s Friday in Chicago!

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