Yippee-ki-yay…2025 is nearing a close! The year that ends is usually depicted as a very old man. So, on December 31st, I will not hesitate to kick that miserable, sorry, hunchback, bearded jerk to the …
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Make, Build, Sew, Paint, Dig, Dog, DIY … (and if all else fails, cover it with fairy lights)
Yippee-ki-yay…2025 is nearing a close! The year that ends is usually depicted as a very old man. So, on December 31st, I will not hesitate to kick that miserable, sorry, hunchback, bearded jerk to the …
Continue readingA little over a year ago, I wrote a post about The Best Friends I’ve Never Met to celebrate the fifth year anniversary of our Where Bloggers Live series. It was a nice chance to …
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This is a highly secret post. If word gets out, I will NEVER (ever, ever) hear the end of it. Pinky swear before you begin reading that this stays between us! We good? (Okay, here’s …
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If we haven’t chatted in a while, things in my “perfect” world are NOT… (…perfect, that is). The kitchen project, while promising, is still in mid-phase hiatus (preview below). So, we’ve moved on to bathroom …
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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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