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Daniel O’Connell, who lived from 1775 to 1847, was hailed in his time as “the Liberator,” as he was the political leader of Ireland’s oppressed Roman Catholic majority. He used his privilege to fight...
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“Ring the bells that still will ring, forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in.” —Leonard Cohen
I love this quote for this year. 2024 was...
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“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” —Laura Ingalls Wilder
Donaroma’s did a great...
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“There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.” —Amanda Gorman
Oak Bluffs looks beautiful this holiday season, rescuing us from the...
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“So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that it escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through.” —Flora Thompson, English novelist and poet
It is hard to believe that December is...
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“We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown.” —Marcie, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
Wishing you all a Thanksgiving Day that makes you feel thankful! Some...
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“Sometimes, all it takes is one kind word to nourish another person.” —Fred Rogers
Thanksgiving is next week. It seems like a good time to be kind to each other. It’s easy to do, it...
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“Autumn … the year’s last, loveliest smile.” —William Cullen Bryant
This autumn has been particularly lovely, don’t you think? This beauty has helped to offset the earlier sunset time, which is always hard to adjust...
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“Talk is cheap, voting is free; take it to the polls.” —Nanette Avery, author
Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day — don’t miss out on your chance to participate in democracy! A lot of people...
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“We were born to be real, not to be perfect.” —Bob Marley
This weekend brings Halloween to Oak Bluffs! It starts on Thursday night, the 24th, with the Zombie Bar Crawl. Meet other undead friends...
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“October is the treasure of the year, and all the months pay bounty to her store.” —Paul Laurence Dunbar
The brightest super moon of 2024 is rising on Oct. 17. This full moon of October...
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“Surviving as a people in the face of a society that wanted to dispossess them and deny who they were was their greatest contest. It is a struggle — a fundamentally colonial one —...
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“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we are born.” —Albert Einstein
Happy October! I have survived the transition...
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“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” —James Baldwin
Great...
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“Come, come Tivoli Girl, dance the hours away. Come, come Tivoli Girl, don’t you hear the music play? If you’ll be my pal in the summertime down beside the ocean blue, when the snow...
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“Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” —Benjamin Franklin
This September weather is making it easier to transition from summer. The water was a lovely 70° on Sunday, when...
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“Listen to the hummingbird, whose wings you cannot see. Listen to the hummingbird, don’t listen to me.” —Leonard Cohen
I have been trying to keep the hummingbird feeders clean and full, which has been a...
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“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” —Robin Williams, 1951–2014
Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is upon us? Time to squeeze in as much summer fun...
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“It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.” —Paulo Coelho
It is hard to believe that August is winding down. It has been a busy...
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“August is like the Sunday of summer.” —Ray Bradbury
Doesn’t August feel like that? That feeling on Sunday that the weekend is slipping through your fingers, and you don’t want the day to end. Now,...