Town Columns

The Spa at the Mansion House hosts a Holiday Makeup Party tonight and next Thursday evening from 5 to 9 pm.

He finally has a name.

When I look out at the yard, it is difficult to guess which month this is.

There are some people who seem larger than life.

Best wishes for a rapid recovery go to Barbara Peckham.

Santa baby, it's still 60 degrees outside, but Christmas time is here.

I have officially begun decking the halls, and the Thanksgiving turkey has barely cooled.

Did everyone make it through the first of the three brutal holidays, Thanksgiving? Waistline still intact? All family members accounted for? Most people I talked to stayed here for the holiday, some inviting off-Island family and friends and others gathering Island friends together.

Thanksgiving has certainly evolved over the years.

Sun streaked the sky around six o'clock this morning, but it's settled into an overcast gray.

First, please notice my new e-mail address —

As you give thanks this holiday season, remember the hungry children here on our Island.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here's my gratitude short list: my family, especially my mother-in-law, who is battling stomach cancer right now, my friends near and far, the Chilmark Pre-School, the abundance of good food and even better company, the Aquinnah Library, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, our babysitters, my health, and the peace and quiet of Aquinnah this time of year (soon to be broken by deer shooting) and early bedtimes caused by daylight savings time.

Once again, it is the time of year to give thanks.

Berry-bearing branches seem extra heavily laden this fall.

Now the leaves have started their twirling journey down from the trees towards the ground where the wind will move them around at its whim, leaving us here to rake them up and cart them away.

The leaves might be falling, but wow is it beautiful out.

There will be a blood pressure clinic today, November 17, from 2 to 3 pm at the Aquinnah Town Hall.

Tomorrow all young ones on the Island who are aged 12 and up are invited to a twilight prom at the Oak Bluffs Library from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.

The long-standing rivalry between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket will be played out as the pigskin is thrown around this Saturday when the Vineyarders venture to harpoon the Whalers and achieve another Cup win at Ackerley Field.