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November 20, 2025

Filed Under “What on Earth?”

I have written many times about my volunteer experiences and how much I love being a volunteer at Sharing House. Actually it is the Comments for a Cause recipient this month so you know that I love all that happens at Sharing House. From rent Continue reading →

January 3, 2020

The Fashions of Downton Abbey – Biltmore Exhibition

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 5 Comments/ 722

The Downton Abbey Exhibition at The Biltmore is a pretty wonderful addition to the estate. The special Exhibition opened November 11,2019 and runs through April 7,2020. If you are able to go visit during this time I would highly recommend stopping in both of the Continue reading →

February 15, 2019

A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age at the Biltmore

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Travel/ 22 Comments/ 928

It’s no secret that I love visiting the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC. Chris and I have been season passholders since we moved back to North Carolina and I take any opportunity I get to stop by and visit. The great thing is that they Continue reading →

March 25, 2016

Fashionable Romance Continues at The Biltmore

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 16 Comments/ 3901

I recently had the opportunity to go view the Fashionable Romance collection at The Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina which features an amazing collection of movie costumes from movies including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Out of Africa to name a few. I loved 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: costumes

The Fashions of Downton Abbey – Biltmore Exhibition

A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age at the Biltmore

Fashionable Romance Continues at The Biltmore

Comments for a Cause – Food for All

Comments For a Cause Goes Cyber

September – Comments for a Cause – Supporting International Charity Day

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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

Comments for a Cause – WNC Source

Comments for a Cause – It’s Time for School

Comments for a Cause Gets Legal

Comments for a Cause – Fresh and Local

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