West Tisbury: Pinkletinks, garden seeds, climate action committee, town ballots, and insulin prices
The vernal equinox will have passed by the time you are reading this, but surely the longer hours of daylight have been duly noted and appreciated. More early spring bulbs and shrubs are blooming...
Tisbury: English cousins, Vineyard Visitor, books to read, Louisa Gould Gallery, and Rubik’s cubes
Heard on Main Street: The less time I have to work, the more things I get done.
I was on a high for most of last week while my English cousins, Jenny and Alan, were...
Oak Bluffs: Nonprofit Night Out, Woman’s Club, Washington Ledesma, and library services at home
“Once you hit a certain age, life is really a delicate balance between trying to stay awake and trying to fall asleep.” –Jonathan Edward Durham
Sorry about last week; I was forced to spend a...
Edgartown: Weekend tourists, school benefit race, social security, and annual hockey game
March in New England. One day it’s 50° out. The next day it’s 30° out. Or it’s a beautiful spring day, with a nor’easter on the horizon. Luckily, last week’s nor’easter didn’t turn into...
Chilmark: Pizza night, female farmers, ocean film, concert, gardening, antiques, and Community Center
As I write, it is the last day of winter, pea seeds are soaking in bowls, bluebells, crocuses, and squill brighten the lawn, birds are singing, and laundry is drying on the line. I’m...
Tisbury: Betty Burton, housing bank rally, M.V. Playhouse, climate discussions, and electric ferries
Heard on Main Street: Get-well wishes with love to Betty Burton. She is recovering from a fractured hip at Spaulding on Cape Cod. Cards can be sent to her at the hospital at 311...
West Tisbury: New technology, Featherstone exhibit, Climate Book Club, and garden beds
This is the first column I am writing on my new MacBook Air laptop computer. It’s tiny compared with my old MacBook, very lightweight. The page and type size are smaller, too, maybe a...
Edgartown: M.V. Museum grant, Mending for Sustainability, poetry workshop, and Woman’s Club of M.V.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, the one day of the year when everyone is Irish. I’m lucky enough to be Irish every day, which definitely shows in the winter. I get so pale...
Chilmark: Grant for farms, spring wellness, Augusta Savage, salsa dancing, and Lorna Andrade
The birds are singing, blue myrtle blossoms are open near my front doorstep, and Albert Fischer noted, “The daffies have started blooming in Chilmark.”
And yet as I write, the weather folks are predicting “damaging...
West Tisbury: Whiting farm, town election, M.V. Democrats, Howes House, and Vineyard Smiles
When Tara Whiting-Wells and I carried on an email conversation last week, I told her she had basically written my column for me. There are lots of new lambs at the Whiting farm, plenty...
Tisbury: Abigail McGrath’s essay, Select Board, QuinTango, household antiques, and self-care kits
Heard on Main Street: Eagles may soar, but chipmunks don’t get sucked into jet engines.
Thanks to Abigail McGrath for striking all the right notes in her Essay in last week’s MV Times. With humor...
Oak Bluffs: James Taylor and ‘Secret o’ Life’, community service, Lip Sync Contest, and...
“The secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time.” –James Taylor
J.T. celebrates his birthday this month, and I just heard this song played on MVY Radio. It’s so beautiful, simple, and wise, yet...
Edgartown: Daylight Saving, chef Look, Meat Ball, weaving workshop, and Community Sing
Greetings, and happy March. I guess it kind of came in like a lion, with wind and some rain and canceled boats. Perhaps that means the rest of the month won’t be so bad,...
Chilmark: Women Live and Imagined Gardens at Pathways, ‘Infinity’ film, and Chilmark Church
“Let me keep company always with those who say
"Look!" and laugh in astonishment,
and bow their heads.” –Mary Oliver
There is a lot going on in our home right now. Flats holding six packs of soil...
West Tisbury: Great Pond, newborns, gathering of friends, Music Street Musicians, and March art...
The Great Pond was opened recently, way to the east of the usual cut. It is hoped that the outgoing rush of water in this new spot will scour out more of the sand...
Tisbury: Birthday celebration, virtual trip to Ireland, memoir writing, and National Constitution Center
Heard on Main Street: Be yourself. No one can say you are doing it wrong.
I must admit I spent all day Saturday enjoying my birthday. I had expected it might be a lonely time...
Oak Bluffs: Belva Davis, full moon, library’s mini golf, Ag Fair poster art, and...
“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you dream it, you can make it so.” –Belva Davis
Born Belvagene Melton in Monroe, Louisiana in 1932, Belva Davis went on to...
Edgartown: Neighborhood Convention and M.V. Garden Club, ice skating, and community suppers
As I write, we are on the verge of February school break. The Island should be extra quiet this week, as families make the mass exodus from the Island. It seems like an even...
Chilmark: In remembrance, drum museum, birdfeeders, songwriting, and Peaked Hill Studio
Snowdrops and witch hazels are blooming. I am delighted by the longer days and the northern shift of the sun. We live in a ravine where in deep winter, shadows form early and the...
West Tisbury: Early blooms and sunshine, ‘Chicago’ musical, and a garden past and present
It’s been nice enjoying the sunshine this past week. Our elderly cat, Mona, has wanted her breakfast served outside on the porch. It still seems a little cold for that, but I will indulge...