Happy happy Saturday, friends! Grab your coffee, maybe sit on your patio and settle in. It’s a happy, eclectic, random mix of weekend fun 🙂 . New England meets Tex-Mex 🙂 . Nantaco came to town a few years ago,…
Shay’s Friday Faves {07.07.23}
I’M BACK!!! You guys, I typically take a vacation every summer where I unplug and hang with my family without focusing on work and such. This summer, we’re not traveling, so this week, with the Slaughters here, I decided to…
Simple Summer Salads
Happy Friday, friends! Since, I’m up here living my ultimate summer life right now, I thought it was time to remind you what my personal top SIX SIMPLE SUMMER SALADS are just in case you need a quick side to add…
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Happy Thursday, friends! Well, guess what? I have been enjoying my time here on the island so much for the Slaughters that I’m going to take one more day off from blog world 🙂 . Our besties head back home…
Shay’s Friday Faves {06.30.23}
Hey, hey Friday! It’s the last day of June, friends! Guess how I’m going to celebrate? After today, I’m going to take a few days off and spend a long weekend with my peeps over this July Fourth holiday. As…
Easy & Festive July 4th Recipes!
Happy Friday, friends! Tomorrow is JULY 1ST!! My family is so excited to celebrate our first Independence Day here on Nantucket! We will, of course, need some red, white and blue to include with our dinner that night, and in…
June 2023 Book Review
Hello, hello from Nantucket this morning! It’s my very favorite blog post of the month…my JUNE BOOK REVIEW! So, here’s the deal, this post is kind of lame. Sigh. I read three books this month and quit one at the…
The Best Baked Beans
Friends, I’ve been telling you this for years, but since July 4th is just around the corner, I’m going to tell you again…Erika’s mother-in-law makes THE BEST BAKED BEANS. Once you try this recipe, you will never go back to…
What’s Up Wednesday {June 2023}
And that’s a wrap on June! I know I say this all the time, but geez, these months keeping flying by SO QUICKLY! One of my very favorite quotes is this one here… …I think about this one often. Okay,…
Red, White and Blue Bundt Cake
You guys, it’s almost Independence Day! If you’re looking for some easy RED,WHITE AND BLUE to add into your day, I’m reshaping an oldie but goodie BUNDT CAKE recipe with you! It’s easy, it’s delicious, you can tweak it to…
A day in the life on Nantucket {06.22.23}
Well, so many of you have requested a “day in the life” post here on Nantucket, so per usual, I added one to my calendar and let the day unfold organically. Of course, as luck would have it, the weather…
Super Simple Grilled Fish Tacos
We have been making grilled fish tacos over here for YEARS. It’s a staple summer recipe at our house…but now that we’re living on an island, we’re having it even more. One of our favorite things to do is go…













