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July 21, 2022

A Wedding and Blogger Reunions

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories/ 31 Comments/ 470

This is a summer of weddings for us and we happily flew to Iowa last week to attend the wedding of a lovely young couple. Kayla was the one who took care of our cats for years when we traveled and she sweetly invited us Continue reading →

September 2, 2014

Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Friends, Tea and Teapots/ 18 Comments/ 2780

Teapot Tuesday Continue reading →

June 27, 2013

Stuffed in a Trunk?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Crafting, Friends, Products, Shopping, Thoughts, Travel, Writing/ 61 Comments/ 4640

Meeting bloggy friends is possibly one of my favorite things to do. Meeting them in “real life” compares to nothing i could have dreamed! Continue reading →

January 12, 2013

The Ripple Effect

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Family, Friends/ 20 Comments/ 2477

I have discovered the wonderfulness of being a part of the blogging community!!! Continue reading →

January 10, 2013

Reconfiguring? You Betcha!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause, Friends, Thoughts/ 41 Comments/ 3368

Reconfiguring a little bit today—-a family in need is what is on my mind. Take a read today and see what you can do to help. Continue reading →

December 7, 2012

Two Poets —One Imaginary Friend Turned “Unimaginary”

Beth Ann Chiles/ Blog Hop, Friends, Travel, Writing/ 23 Comments/ 2646

I had the privilege to finally meet one of my bloggy friends!!! 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...

Tag Archives: Minnesota Prairie Roots

A Wedding and Blogger Reunions

Teapot Tuesday

Stuffed in a Trunk?

The Ripple Effect

Reconfiguring? You Betcha!

Two Poets —One Imaginary Friend Turned “Unimaginary”

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

Comments for a Cause Reaches New Heights

Comments for a Cause Goes Pretty

Comments for a Cause – A Favorite Thing

Comments for a Cause – It All Sounds Good to Me

Comments for a Cause – Nurturing Families

Comments for a Cause – Sharing is Caring

Comments for a Cause – Providing Support

Comments for A Cause – Moving Mountains

Comments for a Cause(s) a Splash

Comments for a Cause – More Than Words

Beth's bookshelf: read