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Have Faith: The Wishing Tree

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Polly Simpkins is one of those people who lifts your spirits just by having a conversation with you. And that’s extraordinary. I happened to...

Chef Deon’s Thanksgiving dinner takes many hands

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One of the best ways to celebrate Thanksgiving has always been, well, to give thanks. Chef Deon Thomas, who has a fairly famous kitchen...

Ties that bind

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When you’ve worked for newspapers as long as I have, you're bound to have congratulated more than one colleague on their new book. This...

Some like it loud

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The kitchen at the Ritz has gone through many iterations in the past dozen years — everything from home cooking to higher-end offerings, to...

Kitchen experiment

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Have you ever had too much bread lying around, and you’re not sure about freezing it? I found myself with that good problem last...

Have Faith: Grieving takes all forms

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Grief is funny sometimes. Years after my mother died, I broke down in tears at the grocery store when I got to the salad...

In love with leftovers

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When you’re making something with veggies, sometimes it’s fun to chop them into little cubes — I mean really little cubes — and then...

Musical inspiration

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The string teacher for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Rebecca Laird, happens to also be the high school orchestra director, and she goes into...

Have Faith: A spiritualist’s journey

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I don’t often get an opportunity to talk to people who have a different perspective when it comes to their faith journey, so when...

What Are You Watching? ‘Crowded Room’

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “Crowded Room” is one of those series that my adult kids actually wanted to watch with me. They typically...

‘Isle of Hope’ comes to the Film Center

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The M.V. Film Society hosts its annual Women in Film Festival coming up, and one of the films, “Isle of Hope,” focuses on the...

Stars among us: Howard Attebery and Cynthia Riggs

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Cynthia Riggs never expected Howard (“Howie”) Attebery to come back into her life 60-plus years after meeting him. But he did. And the rest,...

Have Faith: A new minister for the Island

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The Island welcomes the newest minister for the United Methodist Church community, the Rev. Joanne Hus. I was able to chat with her on...

‘Billy Baloo’ is born

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When Michael Mason died in February this year, he left behind a loving family, but he also left behind his life’s work in the...

Deviled eggs with Jacques Pépin

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About this time every year, when things slow down a bit, I ramp up my cooking by trying out new recipes. This time around,...

Have Faith: Teaching the children (and adults)

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The calendar at the Religious School at the Hebrew Center is booked solid with traditional celebrations for the next few weeks. The congregation celebrates...

Have Faith: Reflection on the past

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One of the visits I like to make when I go back to see friends in Syracuse is to my old church, All Saints,...

Middle Eastern dream

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It was about 11:30 am on Sunday, maybe 11:15, and I was thinking about how I have never made it to Catboat Coffee to...

Paul Jackson’s legacy

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Some of us have never grown a vegetable, much less one that would be fair-worthy. Paul Jackson, who died last April, and his wife...

Coming to a venue near you soon

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  If you’re looking to listen to some live music, Mike Mok and the Em-Tones are on the Island for their summer visit, and this...