Nantucket
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Happy Spring
The weather this whole week has been lovely, and today was no exception.We’ve been getting out to bask in sunshine and slowly shedding layers, first coats, then jackets, as we meander from our unusually mild winter into spring. The Brotherhood is closed on Tuesdays, and so we get to have Chris at home for the…
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Twenty-seven
Today, I turned 27. We had beautiful weather and a nice quiet day; play group, lunch with a friend, then dinner at the Brotherhood. Chris surprised Nora and I by being out of his chef whites when we arrived and waiting out front. For the first time in months, the three of us ate dinner…
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Film Friday: Double Feature
in Film FridayI have two videos to share today. The first is a recording of one of my Tiny Tumbler’s classes. I had top record it since we have so much fun in this class — although there are definitely moments of wandering when it comes to two and three year olds. (Editing this, it was pretty…
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Tomato, Fennel, and “Sausage” Soup
When daffodils wave to us as we circle the rotary and I start to get antsy for color in my window boxes, I know spring is coming. I can’t help but get excited for warmer weather and opening blossoms; each year it’s just as exciting as before, like a gift waiting to be opened under…
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Pennies for Jena
Today is Jena Cassalina’s 19th birthday. A little over five years ago, at the age of thirteen, she took her last breath while waiting for a double lung transplant and fighting cystic fibrosis. I never had the honor of knowing beautiful Jena, but I do have the honor of calling her amazing mother, Margarete, my…
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Report Card
I know that come summer, when the sun stays up until 8:00, I’ll be really glad for “spring forward” and how much easier it makes bedtime, but on days like this (during weeks like this), when I have multiple websites to work on, clients to meet with, and tiny tumblers to play with, every hour…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week: Breastfeeding Around the World, InCulture Parent — A good look at breastfeeding exclusivity and duration throughout the world, with wonderful pictures. Don’t miss the last photo! Impact of State Laws That Extend Eligibility for Parents’ Health Insurance Coverage to Young Adults, Pediatrics — Peer Reviewed Study: States that expanded eligibility to parents’…
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Resilience
This week, our island has been mourning the untimely loss of a beloved partner, father, and community member. Tonight, Nantucket joined together to honor him; though I did not really know him or his family and did not attend, I have thought of him often since hearing the news Monday. Tonight, Nora and I visited…
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