Amber Hinds

Nantucket

  • Big Girl

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    I may not mention it as much as I used to, but I am still completely in awe of Nora. How she could go from being nothing to this amazing little person who runs and plays,does arts and crafts,and plants flowers,in hardly any time at all, is unbelievable. I look at her sometimes and I…

  • Daffodil

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    I love spring on Nantucket.  It’s so wonderful to see the island come alive again after months of a cold, desolate downtown.  The anticipation of summer grows as one by one shops and restaurants set up window displays and open their doors for business.  And in true Nantucket decadence, the community and island visitors gather…

  • And It Begins

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    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,…

  • I Made That!

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    Remember Housewife Challenge #4?  The one where I said I was actually going to use my sewing machine…but then didn’t really follow through on (except for one Christmas dress)? Well this weekend I got serious.  Really serious.  Because I actually do want to do it; I don’t want my hobbies take a back burner to…

  • Quick Update

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    The kids are sleeping both of them…at once!  That hasn’t happened for weeks, so I thought I would take advantage of the moment to post a quick update before I get down to business. We’ve been having lots of fun this past week catching bubbles and trying to figure out how to blow them.It’s one…

  • Saturday Surfing

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    Finds of the Week: Literary Mama – All I can say is, how did I not know about this before this week!?!?  Amazing, amazing online literary journal for “the maternally inclined.”  I wish I had more time because all I want to do is read every post ever posted in their archives.  Go check it…

  • Wordless Wednesday: A Girl and Her Dog

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    Just thought you all might enjoy this picture of Nora and Pip.  🙂  Happy Wednesday!

  • With Silver Bells and Cockel Shells

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    Just stopping by to say that I can’t get enough of my little helper. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been getting the yard ready for spring.  Even though we don’t have the space for a real garden, I’ve got big plans for one tiny strip of dirt that gets sunlight in our postage-stamp yard,…

  • Saturday Surfing

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    My house is a disaster and I have tons of work to do, but I have a bunch of things I want to share this week, so better late than never, right? Cesarean Rates by State, 2009 on The Unnecessarian DIY Paint Chip Easter Garland on Modern Parents, Messy Kids – A super easy, cheap,…

  • No Fear

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    Besides heights, I’m excited to announce that Nora is also not afraid of… Sand!Ocean water! And she’ll even…

  • Monkey

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    Now that it’s getting warm, we’ve been spending less and less time at the ECC, only going on truly dreary days.  Instead, we’ve been having fun exploring all of the playground equipment on island.  Nora has turned into quite the little monkey, climbing on everything in sight — including up onto our dining room table!

  • “See.”

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    I’ve been M.I.A. these last few days because I took on some freelance work to try to earn money for Papoose.  I’ve been working from the time Nora goes to bed until midnight every night and if I can squeeze a spare minute in during naps, so I haven’t had much time for anything else…much…