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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts." —Mark Twain
I did a little travel last week — just down to the Florida panhandle...
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“Hooray, hooray, the first of May, outdoor fun begins today!” —old Vermont saying
May 1in ancient Celtic tradition was called Beltane, and it was celebrated with festivals of fertility and cleansing. Beltane festivals are still...
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“You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.” —Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson turns 92 this month; he’s still playing music with his friends and enjoying life. Willie is one of the most...
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“To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you. That’s what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for oneself, but for one’s community.” —Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Our community...
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“I’m not such a fool as to not take the moon very seriously.” —Orson Welles
If you take the moon seriously, like me, be prepared: The full moon rises on April 12. This moon has...
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“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” —Muhammed Ali
For 35...
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“The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” —Harriet Ann Jacobs
Spring comes slowly to Martha’s Vineyard, but we can already feel it in the...
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“Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” —Desmond Tutu
I ran into Sarah Omer a few days ago, and after...
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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
It is Women’s History Month, so here’s to all the women who make this world a better place!
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, the day to celebrate...
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“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” —W.B. Yeats
Daylight saving time begins this weekend! Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on...
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —Alice Walker
Alice Walker is an American novelist, poet, and social activist. She has been one of my favorite...
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“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” —Fred Rogers
As an early childhood educator,...
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“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” —Alfred Wainwright, long-distance walker and author of guidebooks
Time to layer on the suitable clothing! It seems winter didn’t think we were taking her seriously...
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“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” —Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was a distinguished American writer,...
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“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.” —Pete Seeger
Isn’t that the truth? It makes me think...
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Writing on a snowy Sunday night, the eve of Martin...
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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...