The fifth annual Aquinnah Thanksgiving Plunge was a success. Matt Born estimates that there were 25 plungers and many more spirited supporters there. It was a cold but sunny morning, so spirits were especially...
Thanksgiving morning will find a group of rather insane and wonderfully hearty individuals taking part in the fifth annual Aquinnah Thanksgiving Plunge. It happens at 10 am at West Basin. Warming refreshments will be...
Well, we’ve definitely started thinking about the holiday season in front of us. Distant family are making arrangements to come and visit. Families and friends are making decisions about which house will host, and...
This week Isaac and Noli spotted a rare albino Northern cardinal in our yard here at the tip of Aquinnah. The beautiful, all-white bird came and sat on our bird feeder thrillingly long enough...
The memorial for Gabbi Camilleri was held on Nov. 2 and it was a doozy. The parking lot at the Ag Hall was crowded from end to end, and beautiful folks from all over...
The Harvest Festival at the Ag Hall provided a sunny, fun, and music-filled day. It was filled with the sounds of fiddles in the barn and great rock outside, right along with the squeals...
It is yet another beautiful Sunday morning here in Aquinnah. The sun is shining, it is 60° outside, and the ocean is out there breathing quietly as it laps at the beaches still covered...
I write this on Sunday morning as our first nor’easter of the year is gearing up to blow its raucous wild self around our Island. Charley and the cat and I are safe and...
Sunday, Oct. 5, was one of those beautiful fall days. Warm sun, blue skies, only the gentlest of breezes. The morning found the grass of the Circle with 142 hardy souls in running gear...
This was a beautiful fall morning, cool and gray, but calm and warm enough to go outside clad in a T shirt, jeans, and a sweater. Charley and I ventured out early and drove...
We lost another of our greats on Sept. 15. Gabriella Camilleri died that evening, surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle against a cancer that ravaged her body. Gabbi was an artist...
It often happens that I don’t hear about great happenings until long after they’ve taken place. I’m grateful to Sylvia Jackson for just now sending me news about her mother Blanche Jackson’s half-birthday celebration,...
I’m loving the hints of fall: the coolness in the mornings; the stillness of the green-leaf tapestry outside our windows, as if the leaves are holding their breath. On Labor Day weekend, Charley and...
Labor Day weekend. I grew up where those words meant that on that day we’d all pile into the car headed to a big picnic sponsored by my Dad’s union, or by the local...
I usually end with the birthday shout-out, but last week I just had too much to say, and neglected two citizens. They are Made Crowell, who celebrated on August 19, and Barbara Bassett, who...
All over the Island, people are gearing up for the fair. Adam Moore wrote to ask that people volunteer to take on a shift at the knot-tying booth. The shifts are each day from...
Saturday morning dawned clear and gently beautiful. The waters were calm and sparkling, the sky a gentle blue. At 7 am, a crowd of about 35 people gathered at the top of the Circle....
It’s a busy and happy time here in Aquinnah. On the beaches, you will find multiple generations of happy people. The littlest stay on the sand, digging away, while their bigger siblings wade in...
As I write this, it is beautiful outside. On my walk this morning, I delighted in the cooling breeze, blue skies, and sparkling waters surrounding Gay Head. I was on my way to bring...
Last Thursday we joined a gathering of about 40 people under the pergola at the Cliffs to greet friends, eat the great takeout from Cliffhangers, and listen to the joyful music given out by...
