Nantucket
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Missed Opportunities
In reflecting on not taking advantage of what might have been my only opportunity to directly tell a key government official everything on my mind, I couldn’t help but think about a project my friend Laura is working on. Lovelorn Poets is a really quirky blog that highlights the best poetry and messages posted to…
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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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Cloth Diapers, Part II
In case you missed it, yesterday was part one of my cloth diapering discussion, where I addressed why we cloth diaper, what the initial set up looks like, diapering the first 6-8 months, and how cloth diapers impact laundry. The whole post can be read here. Today, I’ll be talking about all the diapers we’ve…
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Cloth Diapers, Part I
I’ve had quite a few people ask me recently what diapers we use, so I thought it would make a great post topic – especially because the answer to that question is more complicated than one might think! Due to length, this is going to be a two part post, today and tomorrow. But first,…
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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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Prioritize!
Remember my Housewife Challenges? Last week, I found myself thinking about writing a new one, but I couldn’t bring myself to commit to it given the fact that I haven’t written a report card in weeks. Part of the challenges is holding myself accountable and, well, I just haven’t been doing that lately. Instead, I’ve…
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies RecipeRelated Post: Prioritize!Adapted from MADESee more recipes here Ingredients Directions Preheat oven to 350. In medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the pumpkin and vanilla. In separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips…
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Nora, the Prison Guard
If you believe Erica Jong, this:is my 18 (21…25…?) year prison sentence. In case you missed it, in The Wall Street Journal ‘s “Saturday Essay” last weekend, Jong wrote about the evils of attachment and green parenting: You wear your baby, sleep with her and attune yourself totally to her needs. […] Add to this…
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Diwali
If you know me, you know that I have a fascination with India and Indian culture, and dream of one day traveling to India. While in high school and college I dated a few Indian boys and I was an officer of the Indian Cultural Association in college (first white officer – maybe only!). While…
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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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Trick or Treasure
in MotherhoodThis weekend is Nora’s first Halloween (or at least the first one that counts – we decided she was too tiny to dress up last year) and I had way too much fun putting together her costume. She is all ladybugged out from head to toe.It’s so adorable, I can hardly stand it. And best…