Haven is a coworking space in Vineyard Haven that was co-founded by Alexandra Bullen Coutts, Makenzie Brookes, Marquetta Drakes, and Nevette Previd in 2018. Aside from being a cofounder of Haven, Bullen Coutts is also executive director of ACE MV, a community education and training organization for lifelong learning and peer and mentor-based support. According […]
In the sea and on the beach right now, krill and such are abundant. The whales at sea, and the birds on shore, are flocking and feasting in delight. Here on shore, it is thrilling to see the great sculptural swoops of flocks of tiny birds as they happily, drunkenly, go up and down the […]
Even though it was a summer afternoon, school was in on Tuesday, as about three dozen attendees gathered in Aquinnah Town Hall for the “Stories from the Little Red Schoolhouse,” an event celebrating the small building right across the street. Currently the home of the Aquinnah library, the building was once the one-room Gay Head […]
The forecast predicts a calm, cool, cold, and windy Christmas Eve, with a slight chance of snow. I would like snow, but can do without the wind. I have a tradition of lighting candles of remembrance and hope on the beach Christmas Eve, and wish for a window of calm. The weather influences the shape […]
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” This quote, made well-known by Jimi Hendrix, who may have heard it from the teachings of Sri Chinmoy Ghose, an Indian spiritual leader who may have paraphrased the quote from a speech by the prime minister of the United Kingdom […]