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Make, Build, Sew, Paint, Dig, Dog, DIY … (and if all else fails, hide it with fairy lights)

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Author: Em D

Summer priorities: And this “ain’t” that

On July 11, 2025 By Em D In Where Bloggers Live

Ahhhh. The Fourth of July has come and gone. That means the coast is clear and nothing ahead but the rest of summer (keeping in mind that summer only technically began at the end of …

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This one’s for my Pop

On June 13, 2025 By Em D In Life and Family

Too many moons ago, after graduating college I was hired as a technical writer for a research and development firm.  My dad was thought it was so cool that I was “a writer,” but I …

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Table for two…

On February 14, 2025 By Em D In Life and Family, Where Bloggers Live

Dress. Heels. Candlelit table in the corner of a restaurant. White tablecloth. Bottle of wine. Handsome husband of 39 years seated across the table. Pass. (All but the handsome husband. He’s a keeper.) Pretty sure …

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dusting is fun

New year, new me! Resolutions for 2025

On January 10, 2025 By Em D In Life and Family, Where Bloggers Live

It’s a new day! I’ve hit the ground running and am leaning hard into the new year! That’s why I’m particularly excited to participate in this month’s Where Bloggers Live topic: “My New Year’s Resolutions.” …

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I guess it’s the thought that counts

On December 13, 2024 By Em D In Christmas, Holidays

Hello, and welcome to the final 2024 installment of “Where Bloggers Live”. Today we’re talking about all things gifts! Bettye thoughtfully sends us all reminders about the upcoming post, and she flung the door wide …

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Crystal Beach DIY wallpaper bathroom makeover with balack vanity and wainscoting

It’s finally powder room reveal day!

On December 12, 2024 By Em D In Homepage Projects, Interior Projects, Other, Window Treatments

Today IS the day! The reveal of my powder room project that became an homage to a place I loved as a kid, Crystal Beach Park. If you’ve read the last several posts (here, here, …

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My own little nightmare…

On November 8, 2024 By Em D In Interior Projects, Other, Paint, Where Bloggers Live, Window Treatments

Guess what! This is post three in the “coolest thing I ever made” series. You’re wondering why I am compelled to torment you with preludes, am I right? Did you end up making a Crystal …

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Fun toile prints, modern toile, DIY toile

You’re making toilet paper?

On October 25, 2024 By Em D In Interior Projects, Other, Window Treatments

NO, toilet paper is not the craft of the month (there’s almost a very bad pun in that sentence). This project, however, was fraught with peril. The first issue is that I’ve built it up …

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Paul Bunysn stature holds court in front of Comet rollercoaster at Crystal Beach park

Crystal Beach Memories… and a Crazy Idea

On October 18, 2024 By Em D In Homepage Stories, Interior Projects, Life and Family, Other, Paint, Window Treatments

A beloved old amusement park, happy family memories, and the project they unexpectedly inspired… “Let me tell you ’bout a place…somewhere up-a New York way…” In this case, the “somewhere” referenced in the song title …

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The best friends I’ve never met..

On October 11, 2024 By Em D In Uncategorized

Five years. Today is the fifth anniversary of our first “Where Bloggers Live” collab from October 11, 2020. (Hey! Today is also October 11th.) But, FIVE years! Five years of due dates for monthly posts, …

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