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Tisbury July 21, 2005 Hermine Hull - 508-693-2525 - hrmhull@gis.net We are in the midst (or mist) of steamy, hazy days, with no rain. Mike dug down three feet at his job site and reported it “bone dry.” The yard and our gardens still look good, but only because of watering, and that not even enough. Living in West Tisbury, the simplest tasks become cause for an occasion. I drove down to Flat Point Farm last week to pick up eggs. The drive down is always beautiful, very green. The muddy banks along the cove looked red by comparison. A huge stand of orange daylilies was blooming by the barn, the color combination of the orange against dull red and gray quite striking. Priscilla Fischer was sitting out on her lawn enjoying what breeze there was, so I was able to enjoy a brief visit with her. Much more fun than just going into a case at a store. Lucy Mayhew has returned home after living for several months in Germany. As she and her parents, Jack and Betsey, came off the ferry, they were greeted by a group of Lucy's friends wearing tee shirts with Lucy's picture on the front, and waving a banner with “Welcome Home, Lucy” in both English and German. Jack and Betsey are happy to have their family together again, as daughter Caroline is home from college for the summer. Shirley Mayhew and her new knee are “resting comfortably,” according to her daughter Deborah. Shirley will remain at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital for another week to ten days. The youngest Mayhew daughter, Sarah, is here from California. Katie Ann Mayhew, Deborah's daughter, will be performing at the West Tisbury Church this Friday night, July 22, at 7:30 pm. It will be the final performance of a series of summer concerts by members of The Performer's Workshop. There will be four or five other vocal soloists in addition to Katie Ann. Mary Jo Joiner called me in tears Saturday morning to tell me that Henry Smith had died. Henry was a frequent and much-loved library patron, his particular interest being Thomas Jefferson and history of that period. His family has asked that the memorial service be held at the library, a request we are proud to honor. The service will be on Sunday afternoon, August 14, at 1 pm. Our condolences to Woolcott, David, and Sunde, and all of Henry's family and many friends. All the Joiner boys were here in West Tisbury for the weekend. Steven has already returned home, but Bryan will remain for the rest of the week, and Grant is home for the entire summer. The low point of the visit, for the boys, was Mom's insistence on the family picture - for them it is more the family trial. Please remember that The Friends of the West Tisbury Library Book Sale will be held this weekend, beginning at 9 am Friday morning at the West Tisbury School. It runs through the weekend. Books are half-price on Sunday, and free on Monday morning. Linda and Glenn Hearn have enjoyed a visit this past week with Linda's cousin, Meg (Wilkinson) Hanley. She grew up here in West Tisbury and now lives in Randolph. Maria McFarland asks that any West Tisbury residents interested in serving on the Personnel Board please send a letter the Board, POB 278, or stop by Town Hall. The Board meets once every month on the second Monday at 5:30 pm at Howes House. For more information, please call Maria or Jen Rand. I ran into lots of West Tisbury friends Friday night. We were lined up waiting for midnight to get our new Harry Potter books. My niece, Charlotte, and our friend, Blue Cullen, had bought Harry Potter books last February, so we were prepared. We went back to my house for hot fudge sundaes, then home to start our books. Had I known that the library was selling books at our Harry Potter Party on Saturday, I would have waited and gotten mine there. The party was well-attended and lots of fun. Tom Vogl arrived dressed as Dumbledore and Matthew Wortman came as Snape. Gus Ben-David brought three owls and gave an informative talk about their habits. I wondered in last week's column about the game of Quidditch; it was apparently played by children riding the brooms (running on the ground, as I suspected), but with all the necessary bludgers, beaters, and the snitch. Sam Decker and Colin Ruel led the games. Diana Manter measured everyone for their own custom- designed wands. Katherine Long brought quills and led a craft project. Ruth Kirchmeier and I are showing our work together at the Chilmark Public Library for the next two weeks. We make an interesting combination. Ruth's woodcuts are unbelievably complex, skillful and beautifully designed. Please go see them. |
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