Posts Tagged: 2013

Footprints

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

I have a favorite picture frame displayed prominently on my desk with an engraved quote that reads, “Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.” The special moment preserved in this frame is one of all of my children gathered together on Cisco Beach on a […]

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In The Trenches

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

  Merriam Webster defines a trench as “a place, position, or level at which an activity is carried on in a manner likened to trench warfare – often used in the phrase in the trenches.” The very nature of the word trench conjures up images of hard labor…digging, sweating and digging some more.  It also implies […]

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Whale Tales

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

Photo courtesy of John C. Bogle Jr. Just when you think you’ve seen all that Nantucket has to offer, something jumps out of the water to surprise you…literally! A few days ago residents and visitors enjoying a summer day on Brant Point must have thought their eyes were playing tricks on them when a whale […]

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All in the Family

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

Folger Family Reunion – Circa 1950′s  Remember the opening scene from the 70′s sitcom All in the Family? Archie and Edith Bunker sitting side by side at the family piano singing “Those Were The Days” at the top of their voices. The show was crass, politically incorrect and mostly inappropriate…but we tuned in each week […]

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