Nantucket Island
Once upon a time, we lived on a little spit of sand 30 miles out to sea, and spent our days meandering cobblestone streets, visiting the beach, and living in a dream. These are some of the best posts that showcase the beauty of life, nature, and community in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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And It Begins
What, I have a blog? And I’m supposed to be writing updates about our life on it? Oh, yeah. I can’t believe how things have been getting away from me the past few weeks. I feel like I’ve been working around the clock, with Nora, babysitting, keeping house, and doing computer work at night. And,…
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Nantucket Spring
With the first buds whispering promises of growth, warmth and sunshine, I started getting antsy for the change of seasons. Though we’ve had a hint of spring here and there, mostly the weather has kept us inside bundled snug and silly with anticipation.
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Report Card
I love Sundays, I really do. But then, it’s hard not to love a day that starts out with Chris letting me sleep in.Saturdays and Sundays, Chris gets up early with Nora and I get to enjoy a bed to myself for a few hours. He has to put a baby gate at the bottom…
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March!
We’ve already used up two days of March and I still can’t believe it. I know I say it all the time…but where did the time go? I’m always amazed at how short February is, the last full month of winter and now spring is just around the corner. We had (what I’m assuming to…
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Last Week
This last week of 2010 has flown by — and it’s really going out with a bang. I had thought that I would be back to regular blogging this week, but with preparing for Christmas, Christmas, my family visit, and late nights working on my New Year’s resolution (to be discussed Sunday)…I didn’t have much…
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A Family Portrait
It’s amazing how much things can change in a year. Last year at this time, we were new parents, barely sure of what we were doing (now, we’re mostly sure…sometimes). Last year, we sent out a Christmas card that was just one big picture of Miss Nora. We were nowhere to be found on that…
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A Nantucket Celebrity Sighting
It’s not unusual to hear of celebrities visiting our little island and several notable people own houses (mansions) on the island, including Tommy Hilfiger, the Kerry’s, Eric Schmidt, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, and Dorothy Hamill, among others. I mentioned in an earlier post that Vice President Biden and his family were here for Thanksgiving. …
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The Sights
My dad and little brother left early this morning, stuffed full of Chris’ amazing Thanksgiving food and ready to get of the island before the Biden’s take over the air space. With all the visitors we’ve had, we have developed a sort of unofficial itinerary of “the sights” every Nantucket visitor must see. Of course,…
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Question of the Week
Tuesday in town, a reporter from the Inquirer and Mirror approached us and asked if we wanted to answer the question of the week and be in the newspaper. How fun, we thought. Of course, this week’s question was, what are you thankful for? There are a ton of things that I could have said.Beachesand…
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America
One of my Facebook friends says that she’s “going to America” when she goes to the mainland, a phrase I love. Nantucket really is so un-American. For example: Nantucket America Chris and I think that living here is about as close to living in Europe as you can get in the US: there are small…
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Orange
I love fall on Nantucket. The shift from blues, purples, pinks, and greens to yellow, red, brown, and orange is amazing. It’s a whole new palate of beauty. This week, I’ve really been smitten with orange. Orange dinners:(apple-cranberry-quinoa stuffed pumpkin.) Orange juices:(carrot-celery-apple made in our new juicer from Grandma Norma.) Orange strollers:(perfect for pushing a…
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Time Flies
Oh, yes, it does. Especially when you’re having fun…and we’ve been having plenty of fun, that’s for sure. In the last few days, we’ve taken a million pictures of pumpkins and farms and lots and lots of walking. We’ve visited fields for doggy exercise and dreaming about the future. We walked along the beach and…