Gail Gardner
Edgartown: Starting new hobbies
We are well entrenched in January now. The winter doldrums. Most businesses seem to be closed up for a long winter’s nap, either due...
Edgartown: A shift in perspective
Happy New Year! Goodbye 2020. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Welcome 2021. I saw a post on Facebook that...
Edgartown: Keeping the holidays alive
I’m sitting on the couch, Foster the dog sitting so close he could be typing this, relishing in the post-Christmas glow and happiness. I...
Edgartown: New ways to share joy
As I write this week’s column, I am gazing upon my Christmas tree with lights, still awaiting ornaments. We decorated the front of the...
Edgartown: Library home delivery
By the time you all read this, I should be the happiest Mama Bear around. My boy is due home this week on leave...
Edgartown: Holiday town events
My goodness, we had quite the storm this weekend, didn’t we? The rain was endless but at least it wasn’t snow. In my opinion,...
Edgartown: Teddy Bear Suite
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and that you were able to enjoy it safely with a few loved ones. I have very...
Edgartown: Patrolmen’s Association
Quick turnaround time between my last column and this one! The holiday season is upon us and Thanksgiving is here. That seemed so fast...
Edgartown: School committee meetings
I’m not going to lie. I’m beginning to feel like a COVID target again. When COVID first broke, I think many of us felt...
Edgartown: School shuffling
How about this summer in November? I know in my heart that the fact that it is 70 degrees in November means bad things...
Edgartown: Staying cautious yet positive
Happy November. I have to say that I am not a fan of turning our clocks back in the fall and it getting dark...
Edgartown: All Island School Committee
I love a productive weekend. It always gives me a strong sense of satisfaction to cross some things off of what always seems to...
Edgartown: Halloween at the Carnegie
The days are still providing wonderful opportunities for walks on the beach or working outside but the nights sure are getting chilly. I’ve turned...
Edgartown: School plans taking shape
I’m shocked that we find ourselves in the middle of October already. Life is flying by so fast. I’m not really complaining, given how...
Edgartown: Tom Dresser book talks
Today was an absolutely glorious day. The sun was shining bright, the sky was a cerulean blue that artists dream about, the temperatures were...
Edgartown: Autumn hiking group
It’s been so nice to have the warmer temperatures back after a week of cold and wind. That was a harsh week, that came...
Edgartown: VIP yard and art sale
As I write tonight, with an early deadline this week, the news has just come across the TV that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader...
Edgartown: Focusing on the good things
We are now firmly entrenched in September. I always have a sadness at the end of summer as we drift into fall, but I’m...
Edgartown: Teachers shuffle classrooms
I remember as a kid, Labor Day meant the END of summer. If you drove down Main Street the day after Labor Day, it...
Edgartown: Starting a new school year
I am not going to lie. It’s Sunday night. I have two days of summer left before I head back into school on Wednesday,...