Valerie Sonnenthal
Chilmark: Art fundraisers
It seems we are slipping too soon into August. Our farmstands are full of plants, vegetables and more. This week North Tabor Farm began...
Chilmark: Flea market and jazz concert
Foggy days bode well for our markets, though go early to beat the crowds, especially for Maple Mehndi at the Chilmark Flea. One cool...
Chilmark: Magical trail and book festival
My son and I took our dogs to Island Folk Pottery's Magical Trail for our first walk. We immediately met three generations of the...
Chilmark: Outdoor concerts
I've lived on the Vineyard 16 years and have never seen the likes of last weekend's traffic. Lines snaking in every direction while backed...
Chilmark plays ball after tribute to Tony
On Saturday night, Chilmark Softball co-commissioner Sig Van Raan sent out a group email to players while sitting home in the pouring rain. Opening...
Chilmark: Kate Taylor concert
School's out and summer's in; farmers markets twice weekly, flea market twice weekly, farm stands filled with seasonal bounty, flower stands bursting with color....
Gardens of Love: Steven Auerbach
I wanted to visit an Oak Bluffs garden and asked Shelley Christiansen if she might recommend someone, which is how I connected with Steven...
Chilmark: Community events
I like to walk my dogs in Menemsha and have watched what was a rental house slowly morph into a year-round home being completed...
Chilmark: Grey Barn’s new farm stand
The heart mystery “Spread the Love” was solved by a sign found at the West Tisbury Post Office from the 2021 MVRHS class asking...
Chilmark: Mystery hearts
After the Memorial Day swell, it was like a ghost town on Friday evening when I picked up our houseguest at the boat in...
Chilmark: Menemsha Market
Town meeting, check. Election and special election, check. Memorial Day, check. Menemsha beach lot sunset full. Summer is nearly here and one derelict building...
Chilmark: Blessing of the Fleet
We're getting warm, inching our way towards summer. I love that all our local farm stands offer organic veggie starter plants. If you're craving...
Chilmark: Enchanting sculpture trail
A week ago I sprained my right ankle walking my dogs on Philbin Beach, had a half-mile walk back to my car and then...
Chilmark: Menemsha shops and parking
Mother's Day was truly a gift this year when my older son and his girlfriend visited after what felt like more than a year's...
Chilmark: Fish, farms, and flea
Oh my, it's May. Porch lights lit, shutters opened, stores stocking up and life returning to a not-so-sleepy spring. Beetlebung's dorper sheep greet me...
Chilmark: So close to home
Last week Chilmark lost the matriarch of the Flanders family, Frances Todd Flanders, at 86 years old. My sincerest sympathy goes out to the...
Chilmark: MVFF library of films
School’s out this week and I hope everyone who has been able to reunite with loved ones or take their first excursion off-Island has...
Chilmark: Supportive groups
Morning fog, evening fog, lambs, daffodils, a dozen deer grazing outside daily, turkey vultures enjoying dinner, and rabbits everywhere. When the sun does break...
Gardens of Love: Lynn Weber
Most people are not so comfortable showing off their garden in late March, but it is a magic time, getting to see the bones,...
Chilmark: Kate Taylor album
Vaccination set not set. I thought I'd aced it a few minutes after midnight online through CVS off-Island, but did not get a confirmation...