This past weekend while visiting my parents’ house, I got the chance to spend some time with Gunnar and Boone. Here is a little video I put together of them playing outside with a frisbee. Always entertaining, those two.
The song is “Shake, Rattle & Roll” by Big Joe Turner.
Also, if you want to see more of the boys, you can find another video I made from this past July of them at the beach, here!
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Here are just a few Instagrams I took this past Sunday with Alex during a leisurely stroll through Central Park. With each day I love this city more and more!
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Sorry for the lack of posting – life has been a little hectic as of late; however, I wanted to take a break from being overwhelmed, and wish you all a Happy Shark Week!
P.S. I promise that I will be back to posting regularly very soon!
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I love sunsets, but rarely get the chance to admire/photograph them; however, when I was in Martha’s Vineyard last week, I managed to enjoy and capture a few gorgeous ones!
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WHERE TO STAY
I’ve stayed in Martha’s Vineyard several times before and my favorite place to stay has been Aquinnah (formally Gay Head), hands down. It’s picturesque, peaceful, and serene, away from the bustling crowds and loads of traffic. The only downside is that you have to drive quite a distance to get to the other side of the island in order to visit places like Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, and Edgartown.
WHERE TO EAT
Among the Flowers Café in Edgartown (we had lunch there, but I hear the breakfast is great too), The Bite in Menemsha, The Black Dog Bakery and Café on State Road in Vineyard Haven. Also I highly recommend the crab cake sandwich from Dreamcatcher, as well as the California rolls from Faith’s Seafood Shack & Sushi Bar, which are both in Aquinnah.
For a sweet treat – there are tons of places to get ice cream & frozen yogurt; however, by far the best place was Vineyard Scoops in Edgartown. Also in Edgartown is Scoop Shack, which has ice cream & frozen yogurt, as well as bags, bins and barrels of old-fashioned candy including saltwater taffy!
WHERE TO SHOP
Edgartown is absolutely adorable and by far my favorite place in Martha’s Vineyard for shopping – with its streets lined with charming boutiques, it’s the perfect place to window shop.
I also particularly loved Alley’s General Store in West Tisbury, which is a fun, whimsical old-fashioned general store, packed to the brim with sundries.
Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs (specifically Circuit Ave) have tons of stores to shop as well!
WHAT TO DO
Go to the beach
My favorite beach might be Lobsterville – it was definitely the dogs’ favorite! Also, Menemsha has a nice, small public beach that’s quite charming.
Visit festivals, flea and farmers markets
The Artisans Festivals located at Historic Grange Hall in West Tisbury all week from 10am-2pm
Featherstone Flea and Fine Arts Market on Tuesdays from 9:30am-2pm at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs
Chilmark Flea Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am-2pm at 142 North Road in the field across from the old schoolhouse
The West Tisbury Farmers Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am-12pm at Grange Hall
Antique Show & Sale at Grange Hall on Fridays from 9am-3pm.
Oak Bluffs Open Market on Sundays from 10am-2pm at Washington Park in Oak Bluffs
Check the calendar for annual events
When we were visiting the Annual Book Sale at Oak Bluffs Library was taking place.
Tour the lighthouses
There are five lighthouses on the island – The West Chop, The East Chop, Edgartown, Gay Head, and Cape Poge
Admire the Aquinnah Cliffs
The spectacular view of these truly breathtaking Clay Cliffs is definitely worth a trip out to Aquinnah!
Visit the Oak Bluffs Campgrounds
A quaint neighborhood within Oak Bluffs consisting of over 300 colorful Carpenter Gothic Victorian cottages with wedding-cake trim, which were mainly built in the 1860s and 1870s. You can a few pictures of the cottages here!
Ride the Flying Horses Carousel
Located in Oak Bluffs, the Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in America and was built in 1876!
Walk around Menemsha
Menemsha is a charming fishing village with a historic harbor, a public beach, as well as a handful of unique shops and a few seafood shacks & restaurants.
My trip to Martha’s Vineyard was truly fantastic and was filled with lots of relaxing, reading, shopping and eating. It was especially great getting to spend some quality time with my family, including the dogs, of course, who proved to be insanely entertaining as always. We rented an amazing beach house in Aquinnah that overlooked the ocean and had a grassy path, which led right down to a private beach. Throughout the week I will have several more entries devoted to this Martha’s Vineyard trip, but for now, here are a handful of pictures that I took while there!
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{Vintage Postcard of Gay Head Light in Martha’s Vineyard}
Tomorrow I am traveling to Martha’s Vineyard where I will be staying with my family for the week. I haven’t been to Martha’s Vineyard since I was a kid so I’m really excited to return and revisit places on the island, and discover some new ones as well. Have a great weekend – be back soon! xo
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For years I have wanted to throw a Jaws-themed party, but it wasn’t until this past Friday that I finally was able to host it. Jaws is not only my favorite film, but it’s the quintessential summer film, and I figured it would be the perfect concept to build a summer party around. We had drinks, dinner, as well as an outdoor screening of the film. I have seen Jaws countless times, and yet I had never seen it projected on a screen until the party so the outdoor screening was extra special.
DRINKS
We made a rum punch (termed “Rum Chum Punch”), which was garnished with bits of Swedish fish and served in Ball jars adorned with colorful shark drink tags and red and white striped paper straws. There was also Blood Orange sparkling lemonade, Land Shark Lager and Mexican Coke.
FOOD
For hors d’oeuvres there was an assortment of goldfish crackers, as well as selection of sushi rolls, and for dinner we had a make-your-own taco bar, featuring beer battered fish fillets.
SWEET TREATS
For dessert I made shark sugar cookies with royal icing, as well as chocolate cupcakes with blue icing, complete with handmade Great White Shark cupcake toppers. We also had gummy sharks and shark bites, blue raspberry and cherry ICEEs, and of course, butter popcorn for the screening.
DÉCOR
The look of the event, relying on a primary color palette, was beach party meets 4th of July celebration – the film takes place around the 4th of July, so I felt it would only be appropriate to throw the party around the same time. We lined our driveway with ‘No Swimming’ signs, which appear in the film, and filled our backyard with candles, tiki torches, string light and paper lanterns. Additionally, the walls were decorated with homemade flag banners, as well as a handmade movie sign, an official movie poster, and a collection of film stills.
PLAYLIST
The playlist for the party consisted of classic summer tunes including 7 songs from The Beach Boys, “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry, “Wipeout” by The Ventures, “Misirlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’ ” by Dick Dale, “Summertime” by Billy Stewart, “Summertime Blues” by Eddie Cochran, “Surf Rider” by The Lively Rider, “Summer in the City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful, “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen, as well as “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin and “The Ocean” by Led Zeppelin.
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