Posts Tagged: 2015

A Nantucket Chick Magnet

05 May 2015 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

The Beach Boys insist they weren’t braggin’ when they noted they had the “fastest set of wheels in town.” They seemed confident in both her performance and appearance as they assured listeners, “you don’t know what I got” when referring to their Little Deuce Coupe by the song and album of the same name. I’m […]

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Holy Sinkhole Nantucket

07 Apr 2015 by shellie in category Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

Photo Courtesy of Nicole Harnishfeger of The Inquirer & Mirror In the 1960’s TV series Batman, the superhero’s sidekick Robin cleverly expressed his shock and amazement toward any given situation by inserting the word “holy” before the subject matter of the day. From “holy jailbreak!” to “holy fork in the road!” we knew that when […]

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The View

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

The popular daytime television show “The View” reminds us that you can put virtually any topic before a group of four individuals and they will each respond to it differently. Their unique perspective is based on something that has impacted them in the past or some influence (positive or negative) they are currently experiencing. I […]

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Lions, Tigers and Bears

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

Click photo to view Halloween gallery Remember the scene from the Wizard of Oz when the Wizard presents a ticking red heart to the Tin Man and suggests that “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others?” If there is a sliver of truth […]

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Le Petite

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

Last week, as the news stations flooded our television screens and mobile devices with gloom and doom stories of crash landed airplanes and politicians behaving badly we found a glimmer of hope as word came across the ticker that a royal bundle of joy would soon arrive on the scene. Even as we went about […]

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Freedom

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

Freedom Cruise Line rounding Brant Point Who can forget the heart-wrenching scene in the final minutes of the blockbuster hit Braveheart. William Wallace (aka Mel Gibson) musters his last ounce of strength, raises his head and utters the guttural shout heard round the world – FREEDOM! With the celebration of our nation’s liberty on the […]

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Bookworm

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

Oscar Wilde once said, “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” Recently as I was walking up Main Street, I noticed a man comfortably relaxing on a bench reading a book.  As I approached him, I realized it wasn’t just any book […]

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Tailgating

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

Click photo to see photo gallery of Daffy Fest  In his hit song “Reality,” Kenny Chesney offers the perfect prescription to “feel a sense of freedom and leave our worries behind” with his lyrics “all we need is a sunny day and an old tailgate.” We were treated to an extraordinary sunny day and more […]

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Change

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

I’m a creature of habit – sometimes to a fault. I held on to my outdated flip-phone long after my friends and family had hopped on the band wagon of smart phone people, strictly because it was familiar (and wasn’t smarter than me!) I rarely re-arrange my furniture, prefer to frequent the same restaurants and […]

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Summer Serenade

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

Main Street Nantucket is alive – with the sound of music! It’s not uncommon to see street performers downtown, particularly on a bustling summer night. But it was a complete surprise…and delight….when a bright eyed trio of talented siblings took to the sidewalk last week to “wow” passersby with an impromptu serenade. The three young […]

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