Nantucket
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Portobello-Stuffed Poblanos
Every once in awhile, I decide to break out of our $65 per week grocery routine and try something new and “fancy” (which really just means requiring more than one pot). Usually, this corresponds with the arrival of my latest issue of The Vegetarian Times and Chris’ day off. My subscription to The Vegetarian Times…
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My First Review!!
A couple weeks ago, I was really excited to see an email from Fresh Produce, a coastal-inspired clothing company, asking me if I wanted to review something from their spring line. I haven’t done any compensated reviews before because the offers that came my way didn’t mesh with my philosophies and because I’m not really…
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Daffodil Festival
There wasn’t a Saturday Surfing post yesterday because the day was packed full of wonderful Nantucket festivities. The whole town was decked out in yellow and green, and jam-packed full of visitors celebrating spring. Of course, I love any opportunity to dress up Nora,so to the children’s parade we went, where there were lots of…
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Film Friday: Twice as Nice
in Film FridayFor a couple days now, I have been helping out a friend and watching her daughter. Miss C and Nora are best buddies and have been having a blast playing together every afternoon.(In fact, Nora was so excited about Miss C coming over on Thursday that she camped out in front of the door waiting…
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When I Grow Up…
With warm weather has come another first: independent outside play. Nora is so excited to be able play just outside the kitchen window with Pip as her watchdog, and I’m grateful for newness that entertains while I wash dishes. Standing inside, elbow deep in suds, I watch my little girl through a screen and feel…
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Carrot-Cheddar Skillet Cakes
You’d think that being home all day would give me plenty of time to cook up an intricate, multi-dish dinner. Not so. When I’m chasing after a two year old all day, there is surprisingly little time left for meal planning, let alone hours for food prep (especially since I’m home alone during the standard…
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“Vacation”
With Chris’ six day per week, 10-14 hours per day schedule, and my working while Nora sleeps, we are on a completely different schedule from most everyone else. We stay up late and wear pajama’s until 10…or 11. We go out for breakfast more than dinner. Saturday’s and Sunday’s don’t mean much to us; our…
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A Request
obin Harvey, wife of Brotherhood owner, EJ Harvey, co-owner of the SeaGrille with him, and a valued member of the Nantucket community, was hit by a drunk driver while riding her bicycle last night. Robin is in critical condition in a Boston hospital. Please keep Robin and her family in your thoughts, prayers, and meditations.
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Confession Two…
I’ve finally realized that I can’t really call myself a stay-at-home mom anymore. Yes, instead of checking into and office from 9-5, I spend my days at home and out-and-about exploring the world with Nora… But, between my design business, teaching tiny tumblers, and providing occasional lactation support, I have been working at least 30…
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SAHM Confession
My kitchen is a disaster. There are picture books strewn through the living room, in stacks in the dining room and falling from the shelves in Nora’s room. And when everyone else’s toddlers are asleep,I jammie up Nora and head over to the Brotherhood for a little “late-night” visit with Dada, play in the upstairs…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week How to Get More Likes on Facebook, The Oatmeal — This is BY FAR my favorite find of the week. The Myth of Sustainable Meat, NY Times — Op-Ed about whether meat eating can ever be sustainable. Sex and the Office: Evolving Depictions of Working Women, Slate — A slideshow of images depicting…
