Hermine Hull
West Tisbury: Ephemera, West Tisbury and You, jazz concert tribute, and Writing Through
“Baby, it’s cold outside,” goes the Frank Loesser song. It was written in 1944, but perfectly describes the past weekend. After our lovely respite...
West Tisbury: Community seed swap, Neighborhood Convention, town positions, and ‘Woven’ exhibit
Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil will have made his prediction by the time you are reading this. I’m not sure what I hope for....
West Tisbury: Ghost Island opens, curbside dinners, and Vineyard Smiles
Our weather has continued in the same warm, gray, drizzly pattern we have had for weeks. We had a day of wet snow, but...
West Tisbury: Fiona Mayhew McMahon, equine first aid, and town’s health agent
It’s been snowing all morning, big flakes that have settled into a thick, windblown whiteness that is just beginning to cover the grass, and...
West Tisbury: Newborns, town positions, jazz concert, and MLK Day events
The change in light is noticeable. It’s almost 5 o’clock, and still light at the end of the day. No need for a flashlight...
West Tisbury: Elliott Bennett art opening, Second Sunday Jazz Concert, and Poetry Workshop
The house felt chilly this morning when I came downstairs. The thermometer said 67°, a temperature that is usually comfortable enough for me, but...
Age and Dementia Friendly M.V.
Having dementia, being a care partner, or knowing someone with dementia is an increasingly common experience for most of us. There are approximately 6...
West Tisbury: A new year will begin
It’s early on Christmas morning, my favorite part of the holiday. Abby and the cats are up with me, but Mike is still asleep,...
West Tisbury: Hanukkah events, West Tisbury Church Pageant, and free soup and bread
I am hoping for a white Christmas, but listening to Bing Crosby and watching “Holiday Inn” may be as close as I get. Weather...
West Tisbury: Mayhews’ oyster stew party, three-day book sale, and Hanukkah this Sunday
It began to snow on Monday morning as I was writing my column. It didn’t last more than an hour or so, but it...
West Tisbury: Town Holiday Party, and West Tisbury Church Christmas Faire
This afternoon, as Mike and I walked through our woods looking for a good Christmas tree, I was delighted to find several beeches. There...
West Tisbury: Santa will be at Station II, our town party, and Minnesingers perform
I woke up during the night, and looking out at the sky, I was amazed at how brightly the stars shone. They appeared larger,...
West Tisbury: Friendsgiving luncheon, and corn pudding recipe
It was cold this morning and the sky was a flat gray. It looked and felt like snow. The news showed a reporter standing...
West Tisbury: Island Made Holidays, orchids and amaryllis, and Nelson the cat
Typical New England weather gave us another week of never knowing if it would be warm or cold when we opened the door in...
West Tisbury: Friendsgiving, and National Family Caregivers Month
I’m wearing shorts as I sit here writing this week’s column. The temperature is in the 70s. Hot. We still have our windows and...
West Tisbury: Ticks have been horrible, and Foc’s’le Locker bookstore
November is the best month of the year. My birthday and Thanksgiving are both in November. The weather is usually still pleasantly warm and...
West Tisbury: Almost Halloween, and costume party
It’s almost Halloween. The air smells like fall, that mix of dry and dust and rotting leaves. My memories of childhood Halloweens have me...
West Tisbury: Wee Fairie Village, and an interesting dinner party
I don’t know what the weather was like on the Island. I was off-Island, a world away in Old Saybrook, Conn., spending the whole...
West Tisbury: Howes House focus groups, and Crop Walk
What a wild week of weather. Rainy, raw, windy days followed by days that felt like summer redux. All you can do is wear...
West Tisbury: Bulb Planting Day, jazz concert, and Milton Mazer
I can’t complain about any lack of rain. Reality will be digging in the garden and finding the soil moist and crumbly a ways...