It’s stayed cold enough that our latest snow still coats the grass and crunches underfoot when I walk outside. Ice patches and ruts coat the driveway and paths through the yard. At last, it feels like winter. This week is school vacation week for Island kids. I hope they get good sunny days to play […]
New England Lament No, we do not have fifty names for snow, but something widens and stretches the word we use to describe all forms of it: flakes, beginning flurries, cumbrous clouds to an- nounce the arrival, snow piles, cover of white on fields, meadows, cities, bridges. Today, we check the radar again, promises of […]
The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard, in collaboration with Martha’s Vineyard TV (MVTV), will be sponsoring several interviews with elected officials from Island towns, according to a press release. The goal of the interview series is “to inform citizens about the process of running for local positions.” The interviews will be broadcast live […]
The sun is finally out after a long week of gray, gloomy, drizzly days. It’s in the 50s and expected to remain so through the holiday weekend, dropping back to more seasonal 20s and 30s next week. This week, by the time you are reading this column. Try to remember that I have to write […]
It’s been such a busy week, as weeks in December tend to be. So much to do to get ready for holidays added to our regular schedules, which were already busy enough. Mike and I had an extra project thrown in unexpectedly. Our cat, Nelson, started bringing in live field mice. He goes through times […]