
05/15/2022
That’s a wrap. Great first lacrosse season in the books for these two. Fun new sport for both. #highschoollacrosse #goscorps #scorps #varsitysports #nbhs #lacrosse
Rebecca Duffy Bush has released her octopus sculptures into the world. Follow the octopus adventures here by posting pics of your own octi. Bon voyage!
Operating as usual
That’s a wrap. Great first lacrosse season in the books for these two. Fun new sport for both. #highschoollacrosse #goscorps #scorps #varsitysports #nbhs #lacrosse
Did you know real flamingos live to be about 50 years old? I guess I’m glad I’m not a flamingo.
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#almost50andfabulous #flamingosofinstagram #etsyseller #ncartist #steelsculpture #steelart #artistmade #handmade #halfacentury #almostantique
First lacrosse season with @aidan___bush and @finn_bush … so much fun to watch our guys play. Photo cred to Seth’s mom Cindy D’louhy. Go Scorps!
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#lacrosse #nbhs #highschoollacrosse #goscorps #scorpionnation🦂 #brunswickcountync #varsitylacrosse #lax #northbrunswickhighschool
It’s a paint outside kind of day. Turtles and flowers and cats oh my.
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#greenfirst #roygbiv #liquitex #mtolivepickles #insideout #outdoorliving #outdoorartstudio #painting #indieme #gallerywalk #steelsculptures
I’m pretty sure she wasn’t looking for a friend…
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#mustbespring #commonhousespider #ballerinasofinstagram #spidersofinstagram #basementstudio #wakeupcritters #dirtroadlife #etsysellersofinstagram
Somehow we blinked and all of a sudden this guy turned 17.
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#timeisatheif #seventeen #highschooler #firstborn #imnotreadyforthis #slowdowntime #theelderswereright #babyaidan #junioryear
Ground hog day snacks. #nailedit
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#groundhogday #punxsutawneyphil #pinterestfail #groundhogsofinstagram
Thank you so much to @tractorsupply ‘s fabulous #wrappingpaperdesign er. Thanks to you all my @faire_wholesale and @indieme.now customers get to experience the joy of your #christmaswrappingpaper as I #recyclereducereuse and use our #christmascelebrations as #packingmaterial … @barbaraduffy200 and @sweetbayfarmnc laughed as we bought this and it was a huge hit at Christmas and Tommy’s birthday party. For all the #iceskating #chickenfarmer s of the world. And maybe some #goats #cows #nutcrackers #pigs and #sheep. Look out world. Here they come. E-I-E-I-O.
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#tractorsupply #eieio #iceskatingchicken #goatsofinstagram #nutcracker #fairewintermarket2022 #madeintheusa #fairewholesale #madeinnc #smallbusinessowner #imnotdeadyet #stillrockinit #handmadewithlove #ihaventquitmydayjob #thisisnotstuckonacargoship #nosupplyissueshere #buylocal #chickensofinstagram
Teeny tiny snow day projects with @amelia_the_bush
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#sushi #Tinyhouse #tinydinnertable #exactoknife #e6000 #teenytiny #sushidinner #makingstuff #miniature
Oak Island light house is really, really, really tall.
“Let’s climb the light house,” we said. “Sounds like fun!” we said. “It’s only 131 steps,” we said. Ha! This goes down as one of the most terrifying and thrilling and exciting and surprisingly dangerous things I’ve done in a long time. I’m surprised they don’t give you climbing gear and a tether. Glad we did it, but boy oh boy I’m happy to be back down at sea level.
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#oakislandlighthouse #hellodownthere #holdontight #upintheatmosphere #oakisland #thiswasmyidea #whereismyseatbelt #threepointsofcontactatalltimes #dontlookdown #ithinkimhyperventilating #ladderclimb #beachesofbrunswickcounty #coastalnc #brunswickcountync #bushchristmas2022 #iclimbedoakislandlighthouse
@finn_bush_____ shares his birthday with some pretty incredible people, but the most important birthday twin is our fourth child @hazelnut.doggo …. Happiest 8th birthday to this fun-loving pup who lives every day thinking she’s a real live human. #dogsarepeopletoo #mansbestfriend #chocolatelabsofinstagram #birthdaygirl #dogbirthdayparty
15 years went by in a blink. Cheers to you @finn_bush_____
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#freshmanyear #fifteenthbirthday #birthdayparty #tallerthanyourmomma #birthdaywishes #growinguptoofast #slowdowntimeplease
Congratulations to the stunning newlyweds! Wishing them a lifetime of happiness. Many memories made this weekend. ❤️
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@lpparker99 #horsehead #bowties #photobooth #weddingshenanigans #familyfun #bushclan #beatles #flashmob
The holidays are creeping in…
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#santasworkshop #nonstopholidays #customorders #handmadeholiday #buylocal #metalart #metalartist #holidays #madeinnc #etsyartistsofinstagram #etsy
Perfect painting weather today. Ready for all the mosquitos to fly south for the winter.
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#customorders #indieme #handmadewithlove #handmadeinnc #ilm #crabsofinstagram #pisces #flamingotown #seacreatures #aquarium #aquariumgiftshop #octopusart #octopus #crabs
Trick or treat on the Cape Fear. Wishing you all a spooktacular Halloween. 🎃 🧙🏻♀️ 👻
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#happyhalloween #trickortreat #downtownilm #pumpkins #ghost #witches #jackolanterns #cfmb #capefear #ilm #halloween
Hazel’s patiently waiting for me to finish so we can go for a walk
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#shopdog #farmdog #chocolatelabsofinstagram #doglife #crabsofinstagram #etsyseller #christmasiscoming #handmadeholiday #localartisntsittingonacargoship #shoplocal #buyhandmade #customizeyourchristmasgifts
This little firecracker just started year number thirteen. Fun times ahead!
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#thirteenthbirthday #middleschool #seventhgrade #halloweenbirthday
A whole summer of hot football leading up to these first games. Proud of all these guys and so thankful for our dedicated coaches. There are lots of Friday Night Lights in our future.
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#40 & #56 #fridaynightlights #goscorps #football #highschoolfootball #nbhs #scorpions #leland #brunswickcounty
Color inspiration provided by my cut flower garden. So much shipping going on this week. #brightcolorsmakemehappy
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#gatsbysummercontinues #touristswelcome #shoplocal #supportlocalbusiness #staysafe #maskup #upslovesme #indieme #microbusiness #bloomingflowers #colorinspiration #liquitex #handmade #octopusofinstagram #nothingboringallowed
Somebody’s ready for her photo shoot. #specialorder #shelikesblueandgreen #familybusiness #madeinnc #shippingouttomorrow #californiagirls
How Aidan spent his summer ...
life·sav·er
/ˈlīfˌsāvər/
noun
a thing that saves one from serious difficulty.
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#lifesaver #lifeguard #ymca #highschoolsummer
🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like ... oh wait nope, it’s still summer. Early bird orders already starting to come in for holiday pieces.
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#santa #witchesofinstagram #rudolph #christmastree #frosty #flowersofinstagram #reindeergames #christmaswitch #snowman #frozen #indieme #handmadeinnc
Advice from a mermaid ...
make waves.
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#makewaves #mermaidsofinstagram #blackmermaids #mermaidtail #smallbusiness #metalsculpture #indieme #madeinnc #familybusiness #handmadewithlove #makermonday
There’s something kind of magical about walking the beach in the moonlight. Somehow my camera knew how to capture this moment so perfectly. #unfiltered
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#moonlightdancer #oakislandnc #moonlitbeach #easternnc #brunswickcountybeaches #summervacation2021 #beachwalk #summerofseventhgrade
Vacations are super fun, but the critters are all so excited to have me back in the studio. They’re all getting shipped out to meet their new parents today!
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#smallbatch #homestudio #indieme #womanmaker #metalart #steelsculpture #kittensofinstagram #jellyfish #lobster #liquitex #smallbusinessowner
Nothing says summer like a quick dip in 50° water. I can guarantee you we never swam in Swanton Cove on purpose.
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#carolinaboys #swimminkids #lifeguardseason #mainewateriscold #seaweedswim #blackwater #dontwakeupdad #swantoncove
Amelia and Finn discovered #seagooseberries. Bioluminescent comb jellies that look like orbies. Thank you @marinequestuncw for introducing them to the undersea world. We also found tiny lobsters that we thought were shrimp. #northcaroliansinmaine
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#combjellies #bioluminescence #jellyfish #orbie #uncwmarinequest #swantoncove #jellyfishhunter #onlyinmaine #toocoldtoswim #mainesummer #tinylobsters #notshrimp #theydontsting
She taught me how to row in this same spot 40 years ago. There’s a less leaky rowboat now and long, strong oars for rowing lessons with our kids. Here’s mom in her happy place doing what she loves most. #maine
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#rowinglessons #oarlock #grandkids #oldboats #oldsalty #westportisland #woodenrowboat #swantoncove #grammy #wetfeet #familyvacation #rowboat
As David Foster Wallace's famous essay, Consider the Lobster illustrated, throughout Colonial-era America, the lobster was considered “among the least desirable foods one could put in their face - a garbage meat fit only for the indigent, indentured, and incarcerated.” We wholeheartedly disagree. #lobsterdinner
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#robinsonswharf #tasteofmaine #lobster #cookinglobsters #maine #mainedinner #davidfosterwallace #considerthelobster #yeswenamedthem #yesweracedthem #saltwaterfromswantoncove #familydinner #summersinmaine
“Adorned with spruce and fir trees,
Defying wave and rain,
Eternal as the mountains,
The iron coast of Maine.
A coast by inlets broken,
With islands thickly strewn,
As if one time by giants,
‘Twas shattered, carved and hewn.”
Written by my great uncle Henry A. Swanton in 1922. Pictured are my three giants, enjoying Swanton Cove and looking not so giant.
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#coastofmaine #westportisland #swantoncove #rowboatsofinstagram #mainecoast #vacationland #mykidsaretallerthanme #foggyday #henryaswanton #dontfallin #grammyshappyplace #downeast #lobsterlife #mainesummers #livingtheirbestlife
Let the summer shenanigans begin.
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#beachsummer #lifeguard #cartwheels #oakisland #schoolsoutforsummer #coastalliving #beachlife #viewfrommychair #summertime #wilmington #beachesofbrunswickcounty
It looks like doggy daycare over here today. Hazel is unimpressed.
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#puppyplaydate #dogwalker #indieme #handmadeinusa #liquitex #steelsculptures #labsofinstagram #chocolatelabsofinstagram #walkthedog #dogdays #doggydaycare #poundpuppies
Back to the mats. Wrestling season has begun. I’m glad this pic is not scratch ‘n sniff. Go scorps!
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#highschoolwrestling #nbhs #scorpions
It's not every day that I get to be part of the game! (Watch til the end haha) 😂 fun, hot day today! So proud of these boys - special props to that amazing goalie 😍 for blocking every single attempt. Goose eggs for the win in both games.
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#soccermom #greatcatch #goalielife⚽️ #ymcasencsoccer #middleschoolsoccer #ilm #wilmington
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