West Tisbury
I want to start this week’s column with a welcome to Eileen Maley, the new West Tisbury columnist for the Gazette. It has been way too long. Eileen is a fabulous writer, and one...
Oak Bluffs
“You start out playing rock and roll so you can have sex and do drugs. But you end up doing drugs so you can still play rock and roll and have sex.” –Mick Jagger
Mick...
West Tisbury
I’m writing this column early on Friday morning, the morning after the big rainstorm we had mid-afternoon yesterday. My woods are shrouded in mist. The sun isn’t up yet, so little illumination, just suggested...
Tisbury: March to the Sea, Memorial Day Picnic, Louisa Gould Gallery, “Culinary Arts” at...
Heard on Main Street: Just be yourself. No one can say you are doing it wrong.
Friday, tomorrow, is the Tisbury School's annual March to the Sea parade, in recognition of Memorial Day. Students leave...
Aquinnah – Select board, voting, kid friendly movie, Wednesday luncheon
I serve as a registrar of voters here in Aquinnah. The election on May 16 was a doozy. We had a respectful but energetic horse race on our hands when the marvelous, new-to-politics Jannette...
Chilmark – Menemsha blessing, Diana Freed, Memorial Day Picnic at the Tashmoo Waterworks
Memorial Day Weekend is a lovely time on the Island. It is a time to savor the blooming flowers. Soak up moments when the sun is shining and the wind is calm. Brave dips...
Edgartown – March to the Sea, Eileen Gunn and climate resilience, Vineyard Artisans
And just like that, Memorial Day weekend is here. Can you believe it? Lilacs are in bloom, and it seems like their fragrance is everywhere I go, which is lovely. The Edgartown School’s annual...
Oak Bluffs – Memorial Day, 5K, Dennis daRosa, Dresser’s books, plein air, plants
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” –Adlai Stevenson II
Memorial Day gives us time to acknowledge and honor those who have fought and died...
West Tisbury – Garden chats, Freedom Falls, kids and dogs, community seeds, Mind of...
The weather has been softly moist. Gray days turn into starless nights, the air visible like walking through a cloud. Pollen is visible too, with thickly floating grains everywhere. Margaret Renkl wrote about it...
Chilmark: ‘Jaws’ tour, sculpture fund, book reading, and the fifth dimension
North Road is narrow, curvy, and rural. Leaves are bursting out of branches. Dogwoods are in bloom. Tunnels are appearing overhead.
Who saw the northern lights? Who knew NOAA had a Space Prediction Center? It...
Aquinnah: Variety Show, community spirit, and Climate Action Fair
Sunday, May 12, found me waking up singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” The night before had seen our Town Hall, with an audience packed from wall to wall for the first Aquinnah...
West Tisbury: Spring delights, Marie-Louise Rouff, blues legends, and Rosemary Confalone
It’s been nice, then rainy, then a thunder and lightning storm; it’s been a week of weather.
Everything is green, green, green. The big maple trees along the Edgartown Road always surprise me. One day...
Oak Bluffs: Town pride, Flower Moon, Featherstone exhibit, and Family Center
“The nice thing about living in a small town is that when you don’t know what you’re doing, someone else does.” –Immanuel Kant
For a small town, we really have a lot going on in...
Tisbury: Synchronicity, M.V. Playhouse, ‘The Taste of Things,’ and Maxfield Parrish
Heard on Main Street: Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
A friend delivered a beautiful bouquet of glorious purple and white lilacs to me on Mother’s Day. My purring could be heard for blocks....
Edgartown: Electronics disposal, Harbor Homes, piano concert, and plant sale
The Island is definitely picking up the pace these past couple of weeks. More and more businesses are open, and there are a lot of people around. Welcome home and congratulations to the many...