It's Just LIfe

A blog that spans a variety of topics including but not limited to life adventures, travels, teapots, cats, inspiration and beyond!

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There are times I question things around me and this is an example of a few things that made me stop and think!

More Things That Make Me Go "Hmmm"

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The Story of Us: Chapter 44

There are a lot of things that are events that happened on July 18th. Now before I get too far along let me tell you that I know that today is not the 18th. That would be tomorrow. But I am not writing a blog post tomorrow so I am sharing these fun facts with you today! 1918: Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist and South Africa’s first Black president, was born. 1944: Allied forces…

The Story of Us: Chapter 44

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I am so good at giving advice but sometimes I need to calm down and take my own advice. How about you?

Taking My Own Advice

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A stroll down Main Street in Brevard is always refreshing any time of year but summertime finds me at my favorite haunt - Highland Books.

Why I Will Always Love Brick and Mortar Bookstores

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Antique Love on Teapot Tuesday

If you were following me back in 2011 when I first started doing Teapot Tuesday you will remember this one.  It actually was one of my earlier acquisitions.   . I found this sweet set at an estate sale in Freeport, Illinois back in 1995 and absolutely fell in love with it.It doesn’t matter to me that there are some chips and nicks out of this set and that the whole handle of the sugar container…

Antique Love on Teapot Tuesday

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The Crying Killer

I know I sound like a broken record, but I also know I’m not alone:. If Jess Lourey has a new book coming out, I am first in line to read it. She is one of my all-time favorite authors, and her genre range is simply astonishing. While true crime is one of my personal favorites—and she has already provided so much incredible reading material there—her latest, The Crying Killer, is no exception. I…

The Crying Killer

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It's Officially Summer

There is little doubt that in our neck of the woods there is one true sign that summer is in full swing. That sign is when McCall’s Farm and Produce has fresh corn. Thursday was the magical day that they had corn for the first time and of course I was booked with obligations until 1:30 pm. I was sure that I would not get any because they sell out and especially on the first day. But wonder of…

It's Officially Summer

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A Banjo, a Ragdoll Kitten and a Cello

What do a banjo, a Ragdoll kitten and a cello have in common? They were all on our flight home from Newark yesterday. Isn’t travel fun? First up – young lady with a banjo headed to the Asheville area was making arrangements to get her banjo on the plane as a special carry on. I suspect they carried it down and put it on as plane side luggage but it was a whole thing. Then lo and behold I spied…

A Banjo, a Ragdoll Kitten and a Cello

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Summertime

What are the lyrics to that song from years ago by Ella Fitzgerald? Summertime and the livin’ is easyFish are jumpin’ and the cotton is highOh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’So hush little baby, don’t you cry One of these morningsYou’re gonna rise up singingYes you’ll spread your wingsAnd you’ll take to the skyBut ’til that morningThere ain’t nothin’ can harm youWith Daddy…

Summertime

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Succession

I come from a long line of feline aficionados. Growing up we had many cats and even though they were all outdoor cats, they were all very important parts of our lives. These cats heard all of my secrets and often were my best friends. If. you are a cat lover, you get it. They worm their way into your life. When Chris and I got married he knew that I HAD to have a cat and soon after we settled…

Succession

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Just Like That

Some days things just kind of hit me hard. More often than not the thing that I confront is something that I don’t want to admit. Often it seems like the thing that is made apparent to me is due to that dreaded word – aging. I was sitting innocently having a conversation with someone the other day. As we were talking I found myself stroking my face – specifically my chin area. Now why I was…

Just Like That

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Words Worth Remembering

In the summer Chris and I worship at Faith Memorial Chapel in Cedar Mountain. I have shared my love of this outdoor worship venue before here and it continues to be our summer place of worship. The atmosphere is conducive to worship and a newly added Prayer Garden is the perfect place to spend some quiet time. This is on my list of things to do this summer – spend some time in the Prayer…

Words Worth Remembering

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Edinburgh Castle

It’s been awhile since our trip to Scotland and I have friends who are visiting now and it reminded me that I really did not share too many posts about our trip. There was so much to see and do and one of the first places we explored was the famous Edinburgh Castle. It was a cloudy, drizzly and gloomy day on the day of our official tour but that didn’t stop us from having a great time. There is…

Edinburgh Castle

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Straight From Book Club

I have mentioned before my love of my book club. I was never in a book club until I moved to Connestee Falls and I always wanted to be in one. I hit the jackpot when I found my current book club and even though the members come and go occasionally- we are a diverse and fun group of women. We met on Wednesday afternoon on a lovely summer day on the beautiful deck of one of our members, shared some…

Straight From Book Club

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Be Like the Birds, Not Like the Deer

I have often shared stories on the blog about living in the woods. It is a lovely place to live. But like any environment– there can be things that are frustrating. One of the things I love to do is watch the birds. I have one feeder I bring in and out that hangs off our back deck. It is a nice feeder that feeds all kinds of birds. When we sit on the deck we have often commented how nice the…

Be Like the Birds, Not Like the Deer

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What's Happening at Your House?

I am catching my breath after a wonderful AAUW Book Sale — it was fun and a lot of work and a lot of great connections were made. AND a lot of happy customers went home with loads of great books and more. This year I did things a bit differently and was not as tired as in previous years so I think my strategy worked. . . I had a couple free days after the book sale and spent a good deal of…

What's Happening at Your House?

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99.4 % European with a Dash of Sub-Saharan African

 I am 99.4 % European in case anyone wanted to know.  36.1 % German and 24.4 % English with a few other things thrown in to balance me out. It is so easy to find out things these days – all you need to do is spit in a tube and send it off to be analyzed.   I didn’t have any big surprises years ago when I got the results back from my 23 and Me test because I knew my family came from Germany and…

99.4 % European with a Dash of Sub-Saharan African