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December 11, 2014

Now That’s Whimsical

Beth Ann Chiles/ Crafting, Life stories, Travel/ 41 Comments/ 4980

A trip to Carlson Christmas Tree Farm in Hampton, Iowa with the North Iowa Bloggers tested my crafty side but I came away with a lot of great memories as well as a pretty cool looking wreath. Continue reading →

October 8, 2014

Franklin County Harvest Bloggers Tour—First Rate Lodging

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals, Blog, Travel/ 53 Comments/ 5195

Franklin County, Iowa knows how to show bloggers a good time. Join me for the first post of a series on my weekend in Franklin County as part of the Bloggers Tour. Today’s post is all about the lodging. Continue reading →

October 3, 2014

It’s Fall in North Iowa, Y’all!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Blog, Life stories, Thoughts, Travel/ 74 Comments/ 7414

Fall is in full swing here in North Iowa and while I lament the fact of what follows fall I am determined to enjoy all that it has to offer. Today I share some of my recent fall journeys and highlight what my weekend is going to bring. I am excited to share with all of you just what North Iowa has to offer! 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: Hampton

Now That’s Whimsical

Franklin County Harvest Bloggers Tour—First Rate Lodging

It’s Fall in North Iowa, Y’all!

Remembering All Saints

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