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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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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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 …
Continue readingDress. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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