Posts Tagged: 2016

What’s My Line – Nantucket Style

23 Aug 2016 by Dan in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

. Some of us are old enough to remember this popular CBS game show that ran in syndication through 1975. “What’s My Line” featured a panel of celebrities who were allowed 10 questions to identify the occupation of the contestants. On some episodes, they upped the ante on the intrigue by inviting a mystery guest […]

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Nantucket Strikes Up The Band

15 Aug 2014 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

It’s been said, “You can’t play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.” The famed Boston Pops exhibited this to perfection this past weekend as they presented a spectacular musical symphony during what has become THE Nantucket summer event of the season. Each POPS virtuoso was brilliantly gifted in their own right, but when […]

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Happy Meal

08 Oct 2013 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

Click photo to view gallery of Restaurant Week Indulgence! Anna Thomas, the highly acclaimed author of several cookbooks, including the popular “Love Soup” once said, “We all eat and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.”  When you’re lucky enough to visit or live on Nantucket the odds are incredibly slim you’ll […]

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Change Of Pace

24 Sep 2013 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

The fresh and funny author Alexandra Potter writes in her entertaining The Two Lives of Miss Charlotte Merryweather, “My legs are programmed to trot briskly and my arms to pump up and down like pistons, but I force myself to stroll past the stalls and pavement cafes. To enjoy just being somewhere, rather than rushing from somewhere, to somewhere. Inhaling […]

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Happy Trails

09 Oct 2012 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

One of the many benefits of living or vacationing on Nantucket is the ability to bicycle to most of the island’s beaches and popular destinations. The extensive network of paved trails offers accomplished cyclists and novice riders alike the opportunity to tour the island without the hassle of navigating the congested summer automobile traffic. You […]

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Who Let The Dogs Out?

01 Nov 2011 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

Nantucket isn’t just for 2-legged tourists and residents. Animals of all kinds love the wide variety of pet-friendly activities, temperate climate and numerous places to explore. Dogs in particular seem to delight in their Nantucket lifestyle. It’s not unusual to see Jack lying alongside a Main Street bench while his master slips into one of the […]

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