West Tisbury: Pinkletinks, garden seeds, climate action committee, town ballots, and insulin prices
The vernal equinox will have passed by the time you are reading this, but surely the longer hours of daylight have been duly noted and appreciated. More early spring bulbs and shrubs are blooming...
West Tisbury: New technology, Featherstone exhibit, Climate Book Club, and garden beds
This is the first column I am writing on my new MacBook Air laptop computer. It’s tiny compared with my old MacBook, very lightweight. The page and type size are smaller, too, maybe a...
West Tisbury: Whiting farm, town election, M.V. Democrats, Howes House, and Vineyard Smiles
When Tara Whiting-Wells and I carried on an email conversation last week, I told her she had basically written my column for me. There are lots of new lambs at the Whiting farm, plenty...
West Tisbury: Great Pond, newborns, gathering of friends, Music Street Musicians, and March art...
The Great Pond was opened recently, way to the east of the usual cut. It is hoped that the outgoing rush of water in this new spot will scour out more of the sand...
West Tisbury: Early blooms and sunshine, ‘Chicago’ musical, and a garden past and present
It’s been nice enjoying the sunshine this past week. Our elderly cat, Mona, has wanted her breakfast served outside on the porch. It still seems a little cold for that, but I will indulge...
West Tisbury: Cataract surgery, jazz tribute, art exhibits, and Elder Technology Fair
What a difference a week has made in our weather. Last weekend’s below-zero cold and wind, already an anomaly in this notably mild season, proved itself more so as temperatures returned to the 40s...
West Tisbury: Ephemera, West Tisbury and You, jazz concert tribute, and Writing Through
“Baby, it’s cold outside,” goes the Frank Loesser song. It was written in 1944, but perfectly describes the past weekend. After our lovely respite of sunny days in the 40s, we spent Friday and...
West Tisbury: Community seed swap, Neighborhood Convention, town positions, and ‘Woven’ exhibit
Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil will have made his prediction by the time you are reading this. I’m not sure what I hope for. The mild temperatures have been pleasant and easy on our...
West Tisbury: Ghost Island opens, curbside dinners, and Vineyard Smiles
Our weather has continued in the same warm, gray, drizzly pattern we have had for weeks. We had a day of wet snow, but I don’t think we have had a real freeze yet...
West Tisbury: Fiona Mayhew McMahon, equine first aid, and town’s health agent
It’s been snowing all morning, big flakes that have settled into a thick, windblown whiteness that is just beginning to cover the grass, and making pockets as it nestles against the trees. So far,...
West Tisbury: Newborns, town positions, jazz concert, and MLK Day events
The change in light is noticeable. It’s almost 5 o’clock, and still light at the end of the day. No need for a flashlight when I take Abby out or bring in firewood. Even...
West Tisbury: Elliott Bennett art opening, Second Sunday Jazz Concert, and Poetry Workshop
The house felt chilly this morning when I came downstairs. The thermometer said 67°, a temperature that is usually comfortable enough for me, but this morning it wasn’t. As I started a fire, I...
West Tisbury: A new year will begin
It’s early on Christmas morning, my favorite part of the holiday. Abby and the cats are up with me, but Mike is still asleep, and the house is quiet. I lit the lights on...
West Tisbury: Hanukkah events, West Tisbury Church Pageant, and free soup and bread
I am hoping for a white Christmas, but listening to Bing Crosby and watching “Holiday Inn” may be as close as I get. Weather reports for this weekend predict rain and 40-plus-degree temperatures. We’ll...
West Tisbury: Mayhews’ oyster stew party, three-day book sale, and Hanukkah this Sunday
It began to snow on Monday morning as I was writing my column. It didn’t last more than an hour or so, but it was beautiful as it softly blew and fell outside our...
West Tisbury: Town Holiday Party, and West Tisbury Church Christmas Faire
This afternoon, as Mike and I walked through our woods looking for a good Christmas tree, I was delighted to find several beeches. There are three or four good-size ones, and more coming along,...
West Tisbury: Santa will be at Station II, our town party, and Minnesingers perform
I woke up during the night, and looking out at the sky, I was amazed at how brightly the stars shone. They appeared larger, too. Maybe it was just my imagination, although as the...
West Tisbury: Friendsgiving luncheon, and corn pudding recipe
It was cold this morning and the sky was a flat gray. It looked and felt like snow. The news showed a reporter standing amidst swirling snowflakes in three feet of snow in Buffalo....
West Tisbury: Island Made Holidays, orchids and amaryllis, and Nelson the cat
Typical New England weather gave us another week of never knowing if it would be warm or cold when we opened the door in the morning. There was a spectacular red moon on Tuesday,...
West Tisbury: Friendsgiving, and National Family Caregivers Month
I’m wearing shorts as I sit here writing this week’s column. The temperature is in the 70s. Hot. We still have our windows and doors open. I don’t think we have had more than...