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If we were in Delaware we would be a little upset with the 21 inches of snow plus the 12 more inches they got on Wednesday, but, no, we are in New England and we are happy to have our little bit of snow. So this is just another day to write in our winter logs of how we spent our winter.
Happy birthday to all who celebrated this past week. Big balloons go out to Maxwell Rogers, who celebrated on Feb. 7; Camden Townes, Feb. 8; Amanda Moraes, Feb. 11; and to Sophia Decker and John Habekost, who celebrated Feb. 12.
Special wishes go out to Lori Machado who celebrated her day Feb. 5.
Apologies to Barbara Morgan who had a grand celebration of a milestone birthday at the Grill on Main. All Barbara’s family gathered to help her celebrate her day, and the company was good as well as the food.
We took a ride on Sunday around Edgartown and Katama. Everything was so serene. Town had a few people walking as the sun was shining and I’m sure the cabin fever was setting in. The harbor was quiet and smooth and the boats were all still in the water with a little snow on them from the last snowfall. When we were going down toward Katama we could see all the new houses that have gone up during the winter now that the leaves are off the trees. Katama fields were quiet but you know somewhere there was a skunk or two sleeping. The water was a nice green color and looked cold but it was calm. It was a great ride and we were happy to get home after a change of pace and get ready for Super Bowl.
Steve and Mary Edwards have just returned from a great trip to Africa. They traveled to visit their daughter Elizabeth, who is serving as a volunteer with the Peace Corps for two and a half years specializing in AIDS education, which is the highest cause of death in that country; she is also doing education in agriculture and volunteering in the schools. She is also working with women who have lost their husbands and are seeking a way to make money, helping them make beads from magazines and other papers. She has shown them how to make earrings as one of their projects.
So Steve and Mary were very proud to take two eleven-hour flights to get to Africa and then travel for six hours from Nairobi before they reached their destination just outside of Kenya. They spent three nights with Elizabeth before embarking on a seven-day safari. Mary told me they came upon some lions with their fresh supper which was a buffalo and then they saw a cheetah stalking a wart hog. They saw lots of giraffes, elephants, zebras and lots of monkeys. It was an experience they will not forget.
The Edgartown school student council and PTO have purchased a quilt through PeaceQuilts to raffle off. Students in grades five through 8 will be selling tickets in the lobby before and after school, during parent-teacher conferences, and during math night. The drawing will be on March 11. Tickets are one for $5 or six for $20. All proceeds will benefit the people of Haiti. Come see the quilt on display and buy a ticket.
The winner of the Edgartown School spelling bee, held Wednesday for grades four through eight, was fifth-grader Anna Keenan. Runner-up was Caroline Gazaille. Classroom winners were Alice Keenan, Erik Faber, Alex Cobban, Amadine Muniz, Curtis Farrell, Theo Guerin, Anna Keenan, Caroline Gazaille, John Morris and Thiago Muniz. Anna will compete in the all-Island spelling bee during the week of March 15. The winner of that will travel to Washington, D.C., for an opportunity to compete in the national spelling bee in late spring. Anna’s winning word was “supplement.”
I hope you all have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.
Have a great week and keep the home candles burning.
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