Greetings from Nantucket!

Perhaps the most common question I am asked after someone finds out that I live on Nantucket year 'round is "what do you do all winter?"

It's a legitimate question, although it seems quite normal to us. For the most part, our daily life isn't that much different than yours. Maybe hit the gym in the morning, into the office, stop by the supermarket on the way home, make some dinner and catch some tube or a movie with friends before starting all over again. The island is quieter but islanders aren't so much. There's a lot socializing and there are plenty of volunteer opportunities for those that are so inclined.

(And of course there is vacation! Nantucketers are a bit luckier than most in that we have a little more leeway to vacation further afar and perhaps a bit longer.  New Zealand for a month, South America for two. Belize for Christmas and Nicaragua for Spring Break. (yes, I'll admit to most of those)

But for the skeleton crew here at the Nantucket Inn, there is real work to do too. Update the website, get the new brochure written and printed. Order new carpeting and source and purchase fifty new love seats. Secure work visas and hire all of the seasonal staff. Answer the phones and process your reservations.  Paint, polish, scrub and clean. Occasionally shovel snow. Try to keep the plants alive and the electric bill low. And generally take all those little bits of paper - that are thrown into a file all summer - and work toward make the Nantucket Inn a bigger and better value for your dollar - every season!