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The sweet honey locust blossoms are huge and lovely this year. Recent rains helped the garden, and though I am allergic to grass pollen, I love the scent of newly mown fields and how...
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I want to give a shout-out to Dippin Donuts. We had them at the Easter sunrise and Blessing of the Fleet Memorial weekend services in Menemsha. Not only are they delicious, the jelly-spilling, belly-bomb...
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This week marks the beginning of the summer season, and more doors are open near town hall, the Chilmark Tavern and Chilmark Store. We deeply appreciate the Menemsha Fish Market and Menemsha Texaco for...
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The leaves are bursting, and you can see the changes on the main roads. Cooler spots have branches tinged with light green, and the warmer spots are now tunnels enclosed by large, dark green...
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The crush to get things done before June 1 can be hard to push away. Somehow tasks that seem simple can often lead to uncovering something else that needs attending to. It is helping...
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Pausing to sit has rewards. Noticed a chickadee bringing tufts to a hole in a tree, perhaps building a nest.
Allergies and ticks are a hard combination, but working the soil feeds my soul.
Wishing everyone...
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Lambs frolic in the fields. Some are fed by bottle. North Tabor Farm put squash plants in the ground, and they offered free seedling potatoes. Their farm stand is fully stocked, including shiitake pâte.
Sunday...
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Spring is blooming, the snow fence is down in Menemsha, and Larsen’s Fish Market is preparing to open on May 1, their hours will be 10 am to 6 pm. Abe Pieciak dropped off...
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Family and community showed up in the rain at the West Tisbury cemetery and filled the Grange Hall for Johnny Athearn. A beloved brother, uncle, teacher, and friend with artistic talent, a terrific sense...
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Spring is a time when the fallen trees and branches from winter storms that didn’t require immediate attention become an eyesore. Time to cut them up and clear them out. Time to check fences,...
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Welcome, April showers. The daffodils are starting to pop, and by this weekend, Joan and Pat Jenkinson’s hillside by the old gas pump on North Road will be resplendent.
Many thanks to Beetlebung Farm for...
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May his memory be a blessing.
After a week where we wish we could wrench back time, and undo the unimaginable and heartbreaking death of Frank Edward Rodenbaugh, who would have celebrated his third birthday...
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We are hard workers, and generous with our time and talents. This past weekend, Kate Feiffer and this paper produced an Islanders Write. The summer event is lovely and well-attended, and for some of...
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This was a week to shake troubles off, and show grit and no gripe.
The week before St. Patrick’s Day, the winter jigsaw table is covered by a large zinc tray filled with plant flats....
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In a letter to René Char, Albert Camus wrote, “The older I get, the more I realize that one can only truly live with those who set you free, who love you with an...
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“Don’t give up until the miracle happens.” —Janet Messineo Israel
The weather is warmer, and walks along the trails and beach are lovely.
Saturday friends and family filled the Ag Hall for Janet Messineo Israel’s memorial...
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This week we are looking at a forecast calling for cold weather and snow on Thursday, and this time I will hit the phone and see who wants to play.
In the meantime it is...
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The Truth of Us Is Complicated
By Kai Adia
The simple grace of breath
giving rise to our chest, a mantle
upholding the highest vision of our stories,
the people we meet and the lines
we string together to make...
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I want to start by wishing my mother, Anne Ganz, a happy 85th birthday. We love you and are so happy to celebrate you.
This Sunday, we welcome everyone who was touched by the Rev....
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This is the last week of January, and Beetlebung Farm will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Sunday, Feb. 2, at 5 pm, all are invited to the Chilmark Church for...