Around Town

28 Jul 2015

Nantucket Donut Duty

Remember the scene from the 1950’s sitcom “I Love Lucy” where Lucy and Ethel try their hand at being assembly line workers in a chocolate factory? Initially, the job seems like a breeze as they carefully wrap each chocolate on the belt, but chaos quickly ensues as they fall behind in their efforts and the…

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14 Jul 2015

The Nantucket Clean Team

In his 2003 single “Be The Rain,” Neil Young challenged us to “be the ocean when it meets the sky.” Confident that “you can make a difference if you really try,” he rallied us to the cause when he sang, “we got a job to do, we got to save the planet for another day.”…

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30 Jun 2015

Heroes On Nantucket

Photo by Charlotte Carey Photography In her 1993 inspirational ballad, “Hero,” Mariah Carey gives us reason to pause and consider that sometimes “a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on and you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive.” With our country’s Independence Day upon us, it’s always a good time…

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16 Jun 2015

Attached To Nantucket

Merriam-Webster defines attached as “being full of affection or fondness for someone or something or being emotionally connected or joined to something.” It’s that sense of loyalty and connection that happens when you meet someone you immediately click with, have an item in your home that holds incredible sentimental value or you visit a place…

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02 Jun 2015

Fired Up On Nantucket

Remember that scene from the movie The Blind Side where Sandra Bullock, starring as the chic, but determined, helicopter mom Leigh Anne, interrupts the football practice to help “fire up” foster son Michael? When he immediately responds to her “coaching” and starts tearing up the football field, the befuddled coach Burt slides on to the…

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