Posts Tagged: 2012

Legacy

10 Sep 2012 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged Beach, Billy Graham, Bluff, Boys and Girls Club, Cisco, Claudette's, crabs, Dionis, donuts, Downey Flake, downtown, experience, family, Ferry, Fishing, golf, hermit, horseshoe, Hyannis, ice cream, Island, Juice Guys, legacy, lobster, nantucket, picnics, Sailing, Sconset, Shellie Dunlap, State Forest, Summer, Sunset, town creeks, traditions, Vacation | Be the first to comment here.

Billy Graham once said, “The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives.” I was thinking about those words last weekend when our son Drew and his family were here for a visit. Now that my husband Dan and I live on the island year round, we […]

Backstage

06 Jun 2012 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged Bennet Hall, Cleaning Crew, Homeowners, Landscapers, nantucket, Property Managers, real estate agents, Shellie Dunlap, Summer, tenant, Theater Workshop of Nantucket, TWN's, Vacation | Be the first to comment here.

Theater Workshop of Nantucket just wrapped its three week run of the British farce, “Noises Off.” The production, featuring a brilliant cast and crew of local talent, was met with rave reviews. I had the privilege to be in the audience at Bennett Hall on opening night and I must say it was an incredibly […]

All in the Family

27 Dec 2011 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged clambake, Island, island visitors, nantucket, Nantucket experience, Shellie Dunlap, summer home, Vacation | 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 […]

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

28 Jul 2011 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged Fine Dining, nantucket, Nantucket Restaurants, Vacation | Be the first to comment here.

Remember the Stouffer’s commercial from the 80′s where the husband sits in awe at the head of his beautifully adorned dining room table? “So this is the dining room,” he quips as his wife serves the Stouffer’s meal on the fine china. We all chuckled because we could relate. It seemed our days gathered around […]

Beach Bliss

19 Jul 2011 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged Beach, Beaches, nantucket, Ocean Views, Romance, Sunrises, Sunsets, Vacation | Be the first to comment here.

“My life is like a stroll on the beach… as near to the edge as I can go.” –Thoreau To those of us who know, love and frequent the Nantucket beaches, it comes as no surprise that National Geographic’s new book “The 10 Best of Everything” named Nantucket beaches some of the top ten best in […]