Valerie Sonnenthal
Chilmark: Winter kept us on our toes
Winter keeps us on our toes. Thank the rain and warmth melting enough in preparation for another snow day and further melting after another...
Chilmark: Gregory Marshall at Santander Bank
It may have been the quietest week of the new year, due to the first school winter break, but that did not dampen the...
Art of papermaking proves to be a draw in Mexico
Martha’s Vineyard papermaker Sandy Bernat finds inspiration abroad.
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So the Vineyard looks more like the Arctic than any of us could have imagined, and cabin fever seems to be at an all-time...
Chilmark: at the mercy of Mother Nature
Although we’ve had an icy, chilly, wintry, blizzardy week, putting the kibosh on some family plans for the long weekend, we can still be...
Chilmark: Shopping for Valentine’s Day
I don’t leave the house without my cleats on; snow is nice and ice is treacherous. Sunday morning’s dusting, rewhiting, brought back that calm...
Chilmark: a visit with the Morgans
If you read Shirley Mayhew’s last column about Island couples, you may have been introduced to the Morgans, or perhaps you’ve known Jim and...
Chilmark: a week of words straight from the heart
We have risen, risen with glorious morning light licking at the horizon, the ground melting under our feet, driven over edges of ice breaking...
Chilmark: Visit the Brickyard
We’ve pretty much been holed up at home for a week and now, 10 days into my husband’s flu, he still has a wicked...
Chilmark: Lots going on
It was the last week with my younger son home; transitioning back to a more regular life schedule, my husband came down with the...
Roberta Kirn's Song Exchange Project is officially launched
Finding and sharing our voices.
The creative life of a decoy maker
For Charlie Davis, each new wooden bird was a chance to perfect his process.
Chilmark: lots of holiday visitors to Menemsha
OK, it really is 2015, a number that once seemed so far in the future I did not imagine being alive, but here we...
Chilmark: Vineyard contingent in NYC
I forgot to mention last week that whenever I am in NYC I seem to run into more Vineyarders, whether we have known one...
Chilmark: Thanks to the Chilmark Chocolate elves
‘Twas the first night of Hanukkah and all through the house the mice were chomping, latkes baking, dogs snoring, bread rising, holidays cards drying,...
Chilmark: Cheer on the Coast Guard
I was thrilled to get to hear Shirley Mayhew read from her new book, Looking Back: My Long Life on Martha’s Vineyard, at the...
Chilmark: Holiday happenings
The other day I drove down to blustery Menemsha to get gas. It was nearly closing time, and no one was visible. I popped...
Chilmark: Food Truck has moved
Now that Thanksgiving is over and left-overs are being stretched a bit longer, I am enjoying lingering over delicious food and memories of our...
Chilmark: MVY in NYC
This week in New York City I was able to attend Island artist Cindy Kane's opening for her Helmet Project at Sprint Flatiron Prow...
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This week in New York City I was able to attend Island artist Cindy Kane's opening for her Helmet Project at Sprint Flatiron Prow...