We are all pleased to hear that Gloria Wong is recovering well from her surgery and is now regaining her strength slowly. She is living at this time with her daughter in New Hampshire. We hope to see her back on-Island with us in a few weeks.
The MV Museum invites you to a house tour on West Chop this Saturday from noon to 3 pm. Historian Mary Jane Carpenter will present the history of West Chop as a summer community. Five homes will be open following the talk, and guests will enjoy lemonade and cookies at the last house. Before the talk, purchase a patron ticket for brunch with mimosas at a private home. Call 508 627-4441 x117 to sign up for brunch or more information. Talk and tour is $45; tour only, $35. Tickets may be purchased next to the tennis courts at the West Chop Club until 2 pm on Saturday.
Do you remember when you were supposed to wear summer clothes and white shoes only after Memorial Day and just through Labor Day, but never later? Now you see folks wearing white shoes all year, especially if they are made by Adidas. When Mother Nature makes our fall school days as warm as summer, we have to dress in something cool and comfortable. I remember the anticipation of those wonderful first days of school, when we all had new clothes and shiny new shoes and even a new lunch box. As I think back, it seems that it did not take very long for the newness to be worn off those school clothes and lunch boxes.
Saturday is Doggie Adoption Day at The Black Dog from 10 am to 1 pm. You can see lovable dogs, including black labs, who want homes. Or just admire the happy puppies who have found new families on parade by the Black Dog Tavern. You’ll smile at the happy faces and wagging tails all around.
This Sunday is the annual 5k Run/Walk to benefit the library. Sign your kids up for the free half-mile Kid’s Fun Run for kids 13 and under. The 5k Run/Walk starts at the Vineyard Haven Library and proceeds to the West Chop lighthouse and back. You can register at the library or on Sunday, starting at 8:30 am. Forms can be downloaded fromwww.vhlibrary.org. The Fun Run starts at 9:45 am.
Quilters need the cooler weather to do their work comfortably. The air is cooling just in time for you to begin planning your sewing and knitting projects. The Heath Hen Quilt & Yarn Shop is open at 10 am weekdays in the Woodland Shopping Center. Someone asked me the other day where Heath Hen was, and now you know.
The Shaw Cramer Gallery is closing at the end of November. This means you have a wonderful chance to get some lovely artwork at a discount now. Twenty years ago Nancy Cramer opened the gallery, featuring Island artists, and now has decided she wants more studio time to do her own work. She offers all kinds of fine art, unusual jewelry, and glass works at 56 Main Street. Check it out.
This Tuesday at 10 am you can join the new writer’s group forming at the Tisbury Senior Center.
For those of us rereading Tolstoy’s War and Peace before we meet with Professor Philip Weinstein, I should remind you that the first meeting is next Wednesday at the Cornell Theatre.
Are you a boomer? You can learn all about Medicare on Thursday at noon at the Tisbury Senior Center. Bring a sandwich and cookies, and coffee or water will be provided. Do you know how the Medicare system works? What are parts A, B, C, and D? Make wise choices for plans that work best for you. Open enrollment for part D is from mid-October to December 7.
Next week the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center brings you the Martha’s Vineyard Fashion Week at different venues and assorted times with fashion on film and on the runway. Check it out on mvfilmsociety.com.
Happy anniversary to Chuck and Anne Downing, who should be partying today.
Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out today to Susan Rice. Wish the best on Sunday to Joyce Stiles Tucker. Many happy returns to Kevin Olson on Monday. Tuesday belongs to Stephen Hammond and to my dear husband, Donald Mayhew.
Heard on Main Street: You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.