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April 14 - April 20, 2005 Edition
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TISBURY April 14, 2005 Hermine Hull - 508-693-2525 - hrmhull@gis.net It finally does feel like spring. The baseball field by the fire station is busy with practices, the crack of the bat hitting the ball resounding. Fishermen surround the Mill Pond at all hours. The air is balmy, shirtsleeve weather in the garden; every time I look, the plants are taller than they were moments before. Daffodils are blooming all over town, and my favorite display, the carpet of blue on the lawn across from the Old Library on Music St., seems more beautiful than ever. My condolences to the family of Phyllis Alley Smith, who died last week. My first acquaintance with Phyllis was when she manned the counter at Humphreys' and cheerfully terrorized most of the coffee-drinking guys in town. She always made me smile and I will never pass her “spot” on New Lane without seeing Phyllis in my heart and remembering our daily conversations and waves. Jenny Gadowski was surprised by her fellow Tri-Town EMTs and West Tisbury Fire Department members at a party Friday night at Lola's in Oak Bluffs. The food was plentiful, the music loud, and praise lavish. Jenny has been a valued presence for many years. She will be missed. We all wish her well in her retirement. Saturday afternoon, Linda Hearn and I attended the West Chop house tour for “One Book, One Island.” By all accounts, “The Big House” by George Howe Colt has been the most successful book we have chosen. All the events were well attended and interest was high. Tonight, April 14, at 7 pm Sandy Fisher will help you learn the art of scrapbooking at the West Tisbury Library. Bring your photographs and memorabilia to make a scrapbook page. Pre-register at the library, 693-3366. Next Thursday night will be the annual Sleepover at the Library for youngsters ages nine and up. Spend the night, watch movies, read books, eat pizza and popcorn. Again, pre-register, as space is limited. Several West Tisbury artists are represented in the Print Exhibition at Featherstone. Leslie Baker has two monotypes of landscapes, mysterious, ethereal, with magical color combinations. Ruth Kirchmeier is showing her intricate woodcuts, a small still life and two of her “River” images of swirling waves. Victoria Riger has two monotypes on display of magnolia blossoms drawn at Polly Hill's Arboretum. Dan Waters is represented by large, brightly colored and stylized linocuts of animals. This exhibition will remain until April 20, so do try to see it. Shirley, Deborah, and Katie Ann Mayhew were in Boston attending two operas performed by Teatro Lirico D'Europa. Katie Ann has begun singing opera and was thrilled to see live performances of “Carmen” and “La Boheme”. Bill and Betty Haynes have returned from California. They began their vacation with a cruise down the Baja Peninsula to Acapulco, then returned to Los Angeles where they rented a car and drove along the coast to San Francisco. Betty said it was “green, green, green” along the roadside, with California poppies blooming everywhere. They spent three days being tourists in San Francisco before flying back east to Providence. After a weekend in Cornwall, N.Y. to attend their nephew's wedding, they are home. Bill, who complains all winter about the cold, likes taking his vacation late enough to come home to Spring - capital “S” and warm. Margaret Logue's living room was decorated with pink and blue balloons and streamers for a baby shower to welcome Maggie and Mark Bernard home and into the family. The twins are the children of Hap Bernard and Kate DeVane of Otis Bassett Road. Linda Asbridge was the hostess. Nell and Margie DeVane and Nell's son, Nick Lima, were here from New Haven, Conn. The cake was reported to be “the best” by my husband and Ernie Mendenhall. Ernie and Mike spent Sunday cutting the hole for the new staircase at the library and were rewarded by cake delivered by Kathy Logue after the shower was over. Prudy Whiting is back at Town Hall after a week in Florence, Italy, visiting colleague Simone DeSorcy. Marilyn and Warren Hollinshead are home from New Orleans, where they “enjoyed the sights, ate too much, but it was all wonderful”. I attended a funeral service for Nancy Orazem last Monday morning at Our Lady Star of the Sea. Nancy was one of my first friends when I moved to the Island. The church was filled with her students, fellow teachers, family, and friends. Nancy wanted joyful music to be played, and poems read in French and German. That is what she got. Her sister Priscilla told wonderful stories that made Nancy seem right next to us again. Garrett, Lucy, and Tim, please know you and Nancy are in my heart. My apologies for not getting last week's column in early enough to meet the deadline. Thank you to everyone who called to make sure I was still alive and still writing the column. (Tallulah left a purple rubber bone for me to trip over, bruising ribs and spraining an ankle. She was so distressed to find me on the ground that she ran and landed on me at top speed. I DO love my puppy.) Mike reminded me that I am always warning him to look down, as Talley is notorious for leaving toys/balls/pieces of firewood etc. all over the place. So much for advice. Don't forget to vote! |
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