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May 14, 2015

A Small Plane, 8 Bloggers and a Big City

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As part of a North Iowa Bloggers Tour through Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce I was provided with round trip airfare from Air Choice One to facilitate my review. All thoughts are 100% honest and my own. It should be no surprise to my readers Continue reading →

May 12, 2015

Sadler Time on Teapot Tuesday

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I found this lovely Sadler teapot at Affordables on First in Mason City.  I love going in their store because they always have teapots.  I have found several here to add to my collection as you might remember reading about them here and here and here. Today’s Continue reading →

March 13, 2015

#NorthIowaBloggers + #PizzaTasteOff2015 = Epic

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Friends, Products, Thoughts/ 20 Comments/ 6848

The North Iowa Bloggers were provided free pizzas by Kum and Go, Casey’s and Godfather’s to facilitate this taste testing.  All of the views and opinions shared are honest and 100% my own.  I billed the event as “epic” and I think it lived up to the Continue reading →

December 8, 2014

Christmas Shopping? No Bah-Humbug in Mason City!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Products, Shopping, Travel/ 22 Comments/ 5349

The North Iowa Bloggers had a fun day shopping locally at some area small businesses. Today I share a few of those plus a few ideas of my own on what might make your someone special’s Christmas perfect. Continue reading →

November 20, 2014
Susie Q's in Mason City

Susie Q Cafe Valentine Diner Wins Hearts

Beth Ann Chiles/ Blog, Food, Travel/ 23 Comments/ 3873

I love to find places with local flavor and Suzie Q Cafe in Mason City is one of those places that holds a bit of history, a bit of magic, a bit of nostalgia and a lot of good food. Continue reading →

September 10, 2014

Wordless Wednesday

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Another mysterious find in Rancho Z Deluxe Garden in Mason City, Iowa. Continue reading →

September 3, 2014

Wordless Wednesday

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The key to my heart? Continue reading →

September 1, 2014

Comments for a Cause: Bridging the Gap

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Comments for a Cause reveal today! Continue reading →

August 11, 2014

Recapitulation

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Life stories/ 27 Comments/ 3877

A recap of the weekend! Continue reading →

June 13, 2014

Signs on the Pavement of Things to Come

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Travel/ 19 Comments/ 3779

RAGBRAI is coming…… Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
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
3 of 5 stars
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
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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
4 of 5 stars
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
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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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