Edgartown Town Column
Just as I ease into this new job as the Edgartown columnist, it seems that spring season eases into our town as well. The arrival of the spring equinox brings a time of reflection,...
Chilmark Town Column
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...
Aquinnah Town Column
Driving down-Island last week, we were heartened when we saw the explosion of yellow blooms on the grand forsythia tree in front of Middletown Nursery. It seems to always be the first. Meanwhile, the...
West Tisbury Town Column
March’s roaring lion arrived with winds that kept our woods in perpetual motion and sent leaves blowing everywhere. It was warm one day, then cold the next. Our woodpile is getting shorter, and I...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: Did you know that it’s easier to date one person at a time, especially as you get older?
See the Tisbury School students in the musical theater production of “Shrek the...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
“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...
Edgartown Town Column
Daylight saving time came this week, and it’s like we all got an extra dose of happiness. Incredible how the sun can do that to us, but then again, we’re all just houseplants in...
Chilmark Town Column
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....
Aquinnah Town Column
Last week Charley and I got to attend an astonishingly wonderful evening at West Tisbury School. We went to see our granddaughter in the school production of “Into The Woods Jr.” We had attended...
West Tisbury Town Column
What a lovely week it has been. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Sunny. The days are already longer, even though we don’t set our clocks ahead until this Sunday. Spring ahead. March has...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: Keep in mind that not everyone tells the truth all the time.
Best wishes for a quick recovery to Anne Sylvester, who was pleased to return to the Island hospital from...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
“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...
Edgartown Town Column
Daylight saving time is this Sunday, and the spring equinox is March 20 — meaning we are in the final stretch of this cold New England winter, and my heart rejoices. Don’t get me...
Chilmark Town Column
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...
Aquinnah Town Column
I write this on Saturday morning, grateful to be writing to you again. It’s the end of one of the quietest weeks of the year here on the Island, with school out and summer...
West Tisbury Town Column
The sun is pouring in through our living room windows as I write, the best part of having it low in the sky all winter. Nelson is purring on my lap, Abby asleep beside...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: How many times do you have to click “I accept cookies” before they send you some?
I am in an ongoing battle with my cell phone. My son thinks most of...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
“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...
Edgartown Town Column
When thinking about what defines Edgartown — or any town for that matter — some of us might think about the big things: the large-scale events, the parades, the markets. When in reality, it...
Chilmark Town Column
“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...