Gail Gardner
Edgartown: Art show fundraiser
What a lovely weekend we had on our little Island this past weekend. The beach was packed. Well, packed by September standards, anyway. And...
Edgartown: Surviving the first week of school
Well, we all survived the first week of school. It’s always dizzyingly happy and exciting the first week or two back in the classrooms....
Edgartown: Full Fall calendar ahead
Happy September. Summer rat that I am, I can’t wait to see this one far in the rear view. It’s been challenging in oh...
Edgartown: Getting back to business
Hey, I missed you all last week. Life has been a little scattered lately, and I was in New Mexico without a computer, and...
Edgartown: Tempura for the Touchdown Club
Happy busiest week of the year on M.V. For the first time ever, I’ll be missing the fair, which is weird for me. But...
Edgartown: Rotary pancake breakfast
Today is the day. Riley and I head to Boston tonight, and New Mexico in the morn. So I'm doing what any sensible mother...
Edgartown: “A Master of Balance” program
The tension is building at home these days, as we are into the final countdown for moving into college. Riley is currently scheduled to...
Edgartown: Clear the roads
Watch out, world: Amelia has her permit! My baby is driving. This summer is just chock-a-block full of ‘how did that happen so fast’...
Edgartown: Tribal Clans of Chappy
It might be my imagination, or it might be just because the Fourth of July week was crazy here, but the Island seems bearable...
Edgartown: “As I See It” art show
Here’s my deep thought for this week. Or rather, my awakening this week. I was taking my niece, Abby, to the boat on Sunday,...
Edgartown: Yoga at Island Alpaca
It’s here. The first real week of summer is upon us, and the forecast is for hot, sunny weather for much of the week....
Edgartown: Annual Garden Tour
I’ve said it before, I think but I’ll say it again. College sure has changed since I went. So much is handled electronically, which...
Edgartown: Martha’s Vineyard Museum summer season
I’m starting to get emotional these days. Given all the graduations and special events going on lately, it was bound to catch up to...
Edgartown: Class Night
My baby graduated high school today. Or at least that’s what it feels like. In reality, it was my 17-year-old son, graduating right on...
Edgartown: Recital weekend
We are through recital weekend! It is always such a crazy busy weekend, between prepping and extra rehearsals and performances. These young women, girls,...
Edgartown: March to the Sea
We had a beautiful day for the annual March to the Sea last Friday afternoon. It was warm and sunny, with enough breeze to...
Edgartown: Fun and excitement on tap
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the MV Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday. I waited along the route for my friends and...
Edgartown: Birding weekend
Happy May. It is May, right? It certainly seemed like it on Saturday. Not so much on Sunday. Spring is trying to get its...
Edgartown: Screaming for spring
I was driving down the West Tisbury Road the other night, and the pinkletinks at Sweetened Water Pond were incredibly loud. I could hear...
Edgartown: Take the trip
I have a confession to make. April vacation was amazing. We don’t do the vacation thing very often. The last “real” vacation was Disney...