Valerie Sonnenthal
Chilmark: Pizza nights and Bananagrams
Last week I celebrated my magical Medicare birthday with my family and enjoyed playing Photosynthesis, a board game I borrowed from our library. Now...
Chilmark: Artist Ed Schulman and Dot Day
The big news from the Yard this week was learning that Chloe Jones will be moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, to become assistant...
Chilmark: Library of Things
Oh September, so soon. School is back in session, and I hope all the new kids joining the Chilmark School community are having a...
Gardens of Love: Liz Ragone
Last week you may have read about Brad Tucker and Liz Ragone's new venture, Radio Farm. I was so excited when I visited, I...
Chilmark: Farmstands and softball
The summer season at the Yard closed with Ephrat Asherie's fantastic company premiering a work that will soon be presented at NYC's Guggenheim Museum,...
Welcome to Radio Farm
At first I didn't make the connection, seeing the Facebook invite to Radio Farm's open house, and when I arrived to check out what...
Chilmark: Revolution in Motion
I could only get to the Ag Fair on the last day, and what a glorious day it was. I saw Peter Norris's Paw...
Chilmark: Music and dance
I attended opening night of Built on Stilts, and was treated to an incredible hour of engaging, strong performances. Don't miss out on this...
Chilmark: Read beyond the beaten path
It's the bounty of summer on all fronts, and hopefully a reprieve from the heat. Swimming is my happy place, and it took having...
Gardens of Love: Jennifer Bettencourt and Jason O’Donnell
When Jennifer Bettencourt and Jason O'Donnell bought their home in 2015 (just before they married) at the end of a road that used to...
Chilmark: Foraging, fiddling, garden drinks
August, oh deer, they seem to be everywhere. Each time I leave my house, no matter what time of day, I've run into deer,...
Chilmark: The best new thing
This week walking on Peaked Hill, I passed a 10-inch box turtle on two different walks, both chalking up the only times to cross...
Chilmark: Another perfect morning
The Athearn cows are pasturing on Peaked Hill. They filled their water truck from our well, and I was delighted to find a bunch...
Chilmark: Maritime books and so much more
I'm sorry to share that the Menemsha Deli has closed for the summer for medical reasons. Let's keep our fingers crossed someone else may...
Gardens of Love: Jannette Vanderhoop
A mutual friend, composer and author Dean Rosenthal, suggested I check out Jannette Vanderhoop's garden. Many people, myself included, have met Jannette through her...
Chilmark: Summer visitors
With so many people returning home, and summer visitors, it's time to take things just a little slower on our roads; the walkers, dog...
Chilmark: Smell the wild roses
It's that scentious time of year where you can't help stopping to smell the wild roses and honeysuckle, and drive with the windows down...
Chilmark: Summer officially begins
Summer officially begins when the Chilmark Flea opens on Saturday, June 25, (and yes, I know it was official on June 21). The flea...
Chilmark: Markets open for the season
Graduations are in the air. Congratulations to all the MVRHS graduates from Chilmark: Silas Abrams, Matthew Karlinksy, Adam Miller, Ingrid Moore, Barrett Oliver, Tristan...
Chilmark: Spectacular plant sales
After many unhappy years, my rhododendron had the most spectacular blooms since the first year we moved to Chilmark — well, just one of...