Nantucket
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Not a Report Card
There are a million things I could write about today, but all I can think about is this email I just received from Phil & Teds: Yeah, I screamed, “HOLY COW!” and scared Chris (but luckily did not wake up Nora, though it would have been worth it). And now, I’m too excited to sit…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week: Baby Makes Four, and Complications, NY Times — Intriguing profile of a family made up of a single mother, her son, her best friend/the sperm donor and his partner. It’s part of a series the times is running as a periodic look into how “nontraditional” families are becoming a norm. BPA…
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More Love Than Hate
Nora’s relationship with the beach is slowly improving, one baby step at a time. Not only is she usually willing to put her feet in the water now, she’s finally really into the sand.Between the toys Mr. V’s mama left behind when the moved back to Florida and some free yard sale left overs, Nora…
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Satisfying My Inner Nerd
I did it…I finally said goodbye to wordpress.com and moved to a self-hosted site! Beginning today, all traffic to the old site should be redirected to my new domain, https://amberhinds.com. I’m really excited about this new site. Being self-hosted allowed me to better make use of my design abilities and to create a more visually…
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A Little Bit Brilliant and a Little Bit Not
Today was another wonderful, wonderful day. It started with a strawberry rhubarb buckle that I mostly made up on the spot, and that turned out delicious. I love when baking just works, and I love that I finally understand so much more about how to combine ingredients to get the desired effect. This morning, I…
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Berry Sweet
It’s probably good that I forget how much I love summer during the cold months, because I would be pretty depressed if I spent gray and dreary Nantucket winters mourning the amazingness that is a perfect summer day: Bike rides to the grocery store, walks to the farmers market, and digging through straw and leaves…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the week: And Then She Saved — a blog by a woman who is on a “spending fast” for the year to try to eliminate her debt. In Praise of Roughhousing, Motherlode — A little rough-and-tumble play can aid in children’s emotional development and in bonding with parents. Let My Parents Marry, Motherlode…
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Nora’s Friend
Even though babysitting isn’t my ideal long-term plan, I have to say that it’s really been a good thing for our family. I’ve made a great friend in Mr. T’s mama, I get plenty of practice in juggling two children (which will come in handy someday), and Nora gets the benefit of having another child…
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