Friday, December 13, 2024

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We were privileged to join the celebration of Connie Williams on her 90th birthday. In my last column, I mentioned some of Connie’s professional accomplishments, but it is her remarkable spirit, one that is...

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Empty your lungs and take a deep breath. Listen. Wonder. Accept that change and imperfection are inevitable. Ask questions. Have courage and learn. I want to wish Connie Williams a joyous 90th birthday. Connie is...

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Let Age not prevail over heroic dreams as we gather here on the field of screams Through divots and errors Those foul lines, Oy Vey Our spirits are high here on opening day –Sig Van Raan, co-commissioner of Chilmark Sunday Morning Softball Barney...

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Forgive me. The combination this week of an earlier deadline, the new limited length for our town columns, news of a beloved friend's sudden passing, and a head cold leave my brain conducting a...

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Summer is beautiful, and many are gathering in that terribly exquisite combination of joy and sorrow, missing those who should still be here as well as remembering those whose lives were long.  Lucy Patterson Cox...

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The light in June and the weather are exquisite. Peonies and roses are blooming. The hums of bees and bossy hummingbirds seem to harmonize with the voices of the birds. In Summer Time By Paul Laurence...

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We lost two vibrant pieces of our community last week. Janice Haynes was an unforgettable presence, with an unapologetically sassy and uninhibited nature that danced with abandon like everybody was watching. I keep looking...

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Summertime hides houses from view and turns much of Chilmark’s narrow, mixed-use roads into tree tunnels — below any hill and around any curve, there could be horses, cows, or tractors moving from field...

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It is delightfully warm, and time to open the windows, mow the lawn, and touch up the classic white paint on the wooden Adirondack chairs. Leaves are big enough to offer dappled light and the...

Chilmark – Menemsha blessing, Diana Freed, Memorial Day Picnic at the Tashmoo Waterworks

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Memorial Day Weekend is a lovely time on the Island. It is a time to savor the blooming flowers. Soak up moments when the sun is shining and the wind is calm. Brave dips...

Chilmark: ‘Jaws’ tour, sculpture fund, book reading, and the fifth dimension

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North Road is narrow, curvy, and rural. Leaves are bursting out of branches. Dogwoods are in bloom. Tunnels are appearing overhead.  Who saw the northern lights? Who knew NOAA had a Space Prediction Center? It...

Chilmark: Town awards, Kentucky Derby, Peaked Hill Studio, and Jason Mazar-Kelly

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It was an awardwinning week for Chilmark. Bradley Carroll received an award for exceptional service from Oak Bluffs Fire and Emergency Services. Congratulations, and well-deserved. The Chilmark Historical Commission awarded longtime member Jane Slater the...

Chilmark: Author Africa Brooke, town election, folk pottery trail, pizza night, and a poem

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There is nothing as engaging or comforting as the sensation of recognition when a much younger writer eloquently describes a perspective you have honed for decades. “I have a deep devotion to playing my part...

Chilmark: Pathways, ‘Critical Hope,’ Tending Our Grief, tennis courts, and North Tabor Farm

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How lucky are we that nature’s first golden greens have begun to drip like stars down branches of the willow? The sun heats the sand, and the still, cold water beckons. This past weekend was...

Chilmark: Town polls, Kirk Safford, Ed Merck, Native Earth Teaching Farm, and Pathways

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I am still riding the lift of the eclipse and Tuesday evening pizza, conversation, and Bananagrams with friends and neighbors at the Chilmark Church where I invigorated my mind, filled my belly, and settled...

Chilmark: Linda Fischer, League of Women Voters, First Light Cafe, and Christina Montoya

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Undeterred by the horrid wet, wind, and cold, vast patches of daffodils are blooming along the roads in Chilmark. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of my father’s death. I will no longer be able to...

Chilmark: Potluck Jam, spreading light, Yoga Barn workshop, and Linda Fischer

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Friday night the rain stopped, the clouds cleared, and the sun threw out beautiful colors while it set. It was a Good Friday, a time when I am reminded to transform terrible into good. Easter...

Chilmark: Women farmers, Candidate Forum, library cleanup, and Easter activities

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This time of year is full of contrasts. Beautiful sunny days can be followed by cold, rain, and high winds. It is too soon to stow away the gloves, but the flowers have started...

Chilmark: ‘Between Tattoos,’ Pathways Arts, Sundays at Sea, Saintly Supper, and Grange Hall

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Jane Slater’s daffodils are blooming in Menemsha. “The mind can be controlled. Our secret weapon is the heart.” At Pathways Arts at the Chilmark Tavern, on March 12, stillness and silence prevailed when Awotunde Judyie Aniston...

Chilmark: Community kindness, Native Earth Teaching Farm, Pathways, and library classes

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A few weeks ago, a “last call before it goes to the dump” Facebook post offered a desk and chair. It has eight drawers. I’d been using a borrowed-from-the-family drop-leaf table and cardboard Ikea boxes...