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Nantucket

  • Orange

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    I love fall on Nantucket. The shift from blues, purples, pinks, and greens to yellow, red, brown, and orange is amazing. It’s a whole new palate of beauty. This week, I’ve really been smitten with orange. Orange dinners:(apple-cranberry-quinoa stuffed pumpkin.) Orange juices:(carrot-celery-apple made in our new juicer from Grandma Norma.) Orange strollers:(perfect for pushing a…

  • Mim

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    Though most of our families are in Texas or Iowa, I do have some family on the east coast.  My dad’s mom and brother (and his family) live in Burlington, Vermont, which is a ferry ride and about five hours away.  It’s funny, you would think that five hours isn’t that much, but some how…

  • Time Flies

    Time Flies

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    Oh, yes, it does.  Especially when you’re having fun…and we’ve been having plenty of fun, that’s for sure.  In the last few days, we’ve taken a million pictures of pumpkins and farms and lots and lots of walking. We’ve visited fields for doggy exercise and dreaming about the future. We walked along the beach and…

  • Blogging About Your Kids

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    Last week, AVG posted, on its blog, results of a study the company did on the digital footprint of babies.  The company polled mothers with Internet access who have children under the age of two in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan to find out how much…

  • Banned Book Recommendations

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    As I mentioned in last week’s post, What Nora Shouldn’t Read,about censoring books as a parent,  part two of my banned book week series can be found on Indie Fixx.  I really love Jen’s blog and feel honored to guest post as part of her book club, so go check it out!

  • Cranberry Festival

    Cranberry Festival

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    Yesterday was the Nantucket Cranberry Festival [GIF].  I hadn’t heard about it until Friday, when one of my friends asked if Nora and I wanted to go with her and her son.  I didn’t have to think twice: local cranberries, bog tours, and farm animals?  Yes, please. So early yesterday afternoon, we snuggled two sleeping…

  • What Nora Shouldn’t Read

    What Nora Shouldn’t Read

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    First, a note:  Last week was banned book week, and I kept trying to get a post out about it, but with everything that’s been going on, it just didn’t happen.  It worked out better that way, though, because I was going to write a two-part post, and I am excited to announce that the…

  • Gas Mileage Saved

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    We have filled up the gas tank in our CRV 3.25 times since moving here at the end of May.  For someone who used to have a 70 mile daily commute, that’s pretty darn amazing (not to mention great for our budget). One of the things that made our move here possible was downsizing to…

  • Toddling into Fall

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    When October showed up last week, I was still in denial about fall.  It had been sunny and warm here (mid-70’s) and though the weather man threatened rain all last week, none showed up.  It was a wonderful Indian summer.  Now, I love fall, but I was enjoying September so much, with its lack of…

  • What Do You Do All Day?

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    Time is a really interesting thing.  When I was still working outside the home, it felt like the hours, days, and weeks just flew by.  At work, I would be so engrossed in what I was doing, I sometimes had to set a reminder to pop up on my computer and tell me to go…

  • A Great Visit

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    I’ve finally had a few minutes to sit down and write about my grandma’s visit.  Things have been busy around here lately, but I felt so blessed to have her out here for a whole week, that I couldn’t let it go without mentioning. My maternal grandma, Norma came out last week, and Nora really…

  • Rosemary Red Soup

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    [slideshow] Rosemary Red Soup Recipe Related post: What We Eat Adapted (barely) from Feeding the Whole Family See more recipes here