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Tag Archives: North Iowa Bloggers

October 19, 2018

Hey Good Looking! What You Got Cooking?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Recipes/ 30 Comments/ 557

I have been on a cooking bent lately and it has been great.  Chris has been home more the past couple of weeks and we have really been enjoying the somewhat cooler temperatures and having some nice meals at home. We often eat on the Continue reading →

November 17, 2015

Sentimental Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots/ 11 Comments/ 2675

My friends get me the most amazing things sometimes and the teapot featured today is one of a kind.  It makes me smile whenever I look at it.  Smiling is a very good thing. When I left Iowa I left behind a lot of great Continue reading →

November 6, 2015

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Side of Pumpkin Spice

Beth Ann Chiles/ Food, Products, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 5306

It is already well into the month of November but still pumpkin spice is showing up everywhere.  I like pumpkin spice.  I do not love pumpkin spice.  But I am intrigued by all of the items that make an appearance in the fall that have Continue reading →

August 24, 2015

It’s Been A Fun Gig – #NIBloggers

Beth Ann Chiles/ Friends, Thoughts, Writing/ 43 Comments/ 6016

This post was written before I left Iowa but I just could not hit Publish until now.  I think you will understand.  Thanks for the memories, North Iowa Bloggers.  It’s been fun. I felt like I needed to write this but I just can’t seem Continue reading →

July 17, 2015

The Longest #FarewellTour2015 Ever

Beth Ann Chiles/ Photography, Thoughts, Travel/ 16 Comments/ 3242

It’s been a great summer.  My friend, Jeni from Jeni Eats and I both knew we were going to be moving this summer and somewhere along the way we coined the #FarewellTour2015 hashtag.  If truth be known I think it might have been the Computer Continue reading →

June 4, 2015

5 Random Things on It’s Just Life

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 5937

1. I have missed baking. Today I made both a rhubarb strawberry crisp and rhubarb cookies.  The only problem is  I am the only one in the house.   2. If you are able to keep up with me and what is going on in Continue reading →

May 27, 2015

Reach for The Sky – Shoreline Sightseeing

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Travel/ 6 Comments/ 3323

As part of the North Iowa Bloggers I was provided a free Architectural Tour by Shoreline Sightseeing.  All thoughts and opinions are 100% honest and my own. When I think of Chicago I think of deep dish pizza, sporting events, Garrett’s Popcorn, sightseeing, Bernie the Continue reading →

May 20, 2015

Skydeck Adventures Blogger Style

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 15 Comments/ 4533

I was provided with a private tour of the SkyDeck Chicago to facilitate my review. All thoughts are 100% honest and my own. Oh the Skydeck Chicago.  What can you say about being on the 103rd story of an incredible building overlooking one of the Continue reading →

May 18, 2015

Chilling in The Club—Sheraton Style

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 11 Comments/ 4465

I was provided with a hotel stay at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers to facilitate my review. All thoughts are 100% honest and my own. A group of North Iowa Bloggers takes on the Windy City and of course they need a first rate Continue reading →

May 14, 2015

A Small Plane, 8 Bloggers and a Big City

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 19 Comments/ 4589

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 →

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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
5 of 5 stars
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
5 of 5 stars
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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