Sisters, ya gotta love em

Melanie-Mouse Michele dragging her son Devon for a picture As I started to round the corner into the kitchen I heard my two sisters talking to each other on the phone, “You should have seen her last night. She went crazy binging on lettuce.” “ha, ha, ha, ha…,” I said jumping out from the...

From Aspen to Nantucket Island

Waiting for Wade’s Ferry to come in Grandma Nicky who brings all of the magic to Nantucket. She is with Devon, my Nephew “Summer Romance” As the ferry made its way closer to the dock the kids excitedly ran up to me to tell me that they could see Nantucket. I looked around to see if any...

Fear of Flying

I have one of those personalities where I cannot leave the house, regardless of the duration that I am gone, without tying up all the loose ends, in the chance that I just may disappear forever. I am predictably restless throughout the night before traveling with dreams of clothes and electronics floating...

Photographs of Nantucket

It’s 5am and I’m off to my favorite island in the world, Nantucket. Can’t wait to write and write and write. Who knows maybe a little D.H. Lawrence might come out of me. Love to...

A Summer Without Visiting Nantucket

Today, July 18th, is the day that I have taken my family to Nantucket every year for nine years. I will miss my mother’s fabulous birthday dinner with friends and family,  evening walks with the children and the fireflies as the sun sets, sandwiches from Something Natural, bike rides to Madaket and...