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On My Way: Life is good

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I took a long sip of the large Cumbie’s iced coffee flavored with a shot of amaretto — the indulgence a reward for a...

On My Way: Cross-Island hike

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An electrical current coursed through the cool air. I leaned against a tree and stretched my legs. Folks congregated outside the Trustees building. We had...

On My Way: Poking around the pilings

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I paddled out from the shore. A seagull swooped down in front me. I heard the wash in the water. I had made the...

On My Way: The climb

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The Battell trail was a climb from the start. Right away I was working. I was planting my poles and making steps. My blood...

On My Way: Looking for the cut

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The sound of the surf, the chill in the air, the blue sky and the yellow sun, the tan beach and the Atlantic Ocean...

On My Way: The Ocean View

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South Road. Middle Road. North Road. Fulling Mill Brook. Peaked Hill. And just for the heck of the double hat trick: Ocean View Farm. The...

On My Way: A frolic in the pond

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A sunny sky with temperatures in the low thirties and 0 to 5 knots of wind. These were the conditions I was looking for...

On My Way: The surprises of Chappy

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Chappaquiddick Road was paved in yellow bricks. The road was level and straight, with low brush on either side. Becham, my trusty terrier-mix companion,...

On My Way: Sepiessa and Long Point

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We heard the waves crash at Sepiessa Point looking out over Tisbury Great Pond. We saw the waves crash at Long Point looking out...

On My Way: Bike ride euphoria

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The bleached-white tree trunks worn smooth by wind and water over the many years sprouted up from the otherwise green carpet of forest on...

On My Way: To the fair

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I wheeled my bike out of the shed. I took my helmet from the peg. My water bottle was full, and I was wearing...

On My Way: Adventure on the water

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On a recent sweltering Saturday, my cousin Anne and I set out in our kayaks across the waters of the Lagoon. I was in a...

On My Way: Cross-Island Hike

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The 2022 Cross-Island Hike, sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, was as much a celebration as a 19-mile trek. For the uninitiated, including myself...

On My Way: A carpet of pine needles

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A few weekends ago, on a hot day without a whiff of wind, Becham, my 7-year-old terrier-mix pup, and I left my parents’ home...

On My Way: Biking Pennywise Path

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I had wanted to be back in the saddle for some time. It had been a few months. Usually, a few times over the...

On My Way: Walking King’s Highway

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We came to the end of the yellow trail of the Middle Road Sanctuary, and were confronted with three options: We could turn back...

Brushstroke by brushstroke

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The brush in his hand, the art paper taped to a backing on his easel, the palette of paints and the water ready to...

Lifting the veil

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The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) planted a seed of hope on the Island nearly a dozen years ago when it offered the...

Growing together at Daybreak

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— Members of the Daybreak Clubhouse of M.V. Community Services — a program for adults with mental illness — flourish day in and day out...

Mental Illness: The attack, and the PTSD that followed

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We opened this series on mental illness with Hermine Hull’s touching piece about her struggles with depression (bit.ly/HHDepression). Last month, Martha’s Vineyard Times contributor...