Well, the weather was delightful with the sun coming out Saturday and Sunday afternoon. It turned out to be a wonderful weekend. The cherry trees in Harriet Bernstein’s front lawn were ablaze with color and so were the ones in the cemetery and on Music street. It was reported that Eleanor Stanwood was busy feeding oranges to the orioles that descended upon her place. That observation coincides with Emma Whiting’s report some 75 years ago that orioles always return by that date. Mother’s Day was beautiful and sunny and many a dad took mom out to brunch. When they got back home, they even worked on chores she wanted done around the house to please her. Our son Sam mowed the lawn — its first cutting of the season.

Emily Gadd of Bozeman, Mont., arrived last week to spend the summer at her Vineyard home on South Road. She is busy preparing to plant her garden, which yields a bountiful supply of vegetables each year. Emily reports that she was not disappointed with the delightful weather, but she pointed out that snow in Bozeman was light this year. Welcome back, Emily!

Alex Karman and his friend, Emily, of Brooklyn, were busy opening up his folk’s house last weekend and turning over the garden. Pete and Jill are expected to arrive for the summer tomorrow.

Don and Marcia Klepper Smith of Old County Road report that they spent some time in Florida this winter with their granddaughter, Brynn, who turned two on May 4. Don says it is great to be here. Marcia has been tending to her garden of butterfly bushes, lady slippers and wild flowers, while he has been digging clams in a very cold Tashmoo pond.

Paul Levine of State Road reports that he and his wife will have an art opening tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. I hope that you'll be able to come. It will be held at the studio of Marie-Louise Rouff on State Road across from Ghost Island Farm.

My nephew Jamie Alley is directing a play called The Cat’s Meow at the Footlight Club in Jamaica Plain, which plays Friday and Saturday evenings June 5 through June 20 at 8 p.m. The Footlight Club is the oldest continually operated community theatre in the United States, with this play being the last production of their 138th season. With a cast of 16, the play tells the story of a mysterious death on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht (The Oneida) in November 1924. Based on a true scandalous Hollywood event, some featured characters include Hearst, Marion Davies, Charlie Chaplin, Elinor Glyn, Louella Parsons, Thomas H. Ince and Margaret Livingston. Please go to footlight.org for ticket information.

Amy Hoff over at the library reports that tomorrow at 3 p.m. Paula Martin will give us valuable tips on spring cleaning. She will help you create space, reorganize and gain insight on how to achieve your organizational goals. This is a valuable tool to help us face an insurmountable task. This event is free and open to the public. Also Painter Richard Limber’s work will be on display throughout the month of May. The library will host a reception in his honor on Monday at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Last Sunday was the last Sunday that they were open until mid October.

Habitat for Humanity is holding a construction materials sale tomorrow from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Edgartown Road (behind Carroll’s trucking). You can contact them at 508-696-4646. They will have power and hand tools, hardware, windows, doors a wide variety of sinks and much more.

Rachel Vanderhoop, director of development at the hospital, reports that the seventh annual Windemere auction to benefit the recreation department will be on Friday, June 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. in a new location this year — the Grange Hall on State Road. Admission is free and there will be a live and silent auction, light fare, wine and sweets.

Ginger Martin-Duarte reports that lobster rolls have returned beginning today at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven.

A history note from May 12, 1975: Tom Thatcher of State Road owns a proper bird feeder, visited by proper birds, but the feathered friend that consumes the most food never goes near it. It is a seagull that has been buzzing his house looking for handouts for the past five years. It always sits on the chimney because, Tom believes, it likes to keep its tail warm. The gull prefers table scraps and is totally uninterested in bird food. If the scraps are not forthcoming, it squawks loudly from a nearby roof until fed. Tom has named the bird Charles Henry 3rd. He feels that the numeral adds a certain dignity to the name.

Happy birthday to Everett Whiting, Kristin Hall, Joyce Schultz, Katherine Mayhew, Conor Estes and Karen Alberice today; Muriel Bye, Patricia Whittig, Nina Meyer and Bob Kimberly tomorrow; Mary Sage Napolitan, Lydia Lenz, Lorraine King, Eric Bates and Donna Goldfein on Sunday; Ronald Silva, Elizabeth Johnson, Frank Thorton and Mora Perzanowski on Monday; Paul and Richard Garcia, Ashley McCarthy, Norman Hall, Richard Kugler and Karen Harris on Tuesday; Elliot Bilzerian, Dianne Moyer and Ned Robinson-Lynch on Wednesday; Candace Widmer, John Dutton, Wayne Clay, Lorraine Calio and Veronica Conover on Thursday. Happy anniversary to Deb and Ron Kokernak on Thursday.

On this date in 1942 gasoline rationing was imposed by the federal government on motorists of a nonessential nature. They were limited to purchasing just three gallons a week, and Arthur Godfrey began a lengthy stint as your morning disc jockey on WCBS radio. I can remember hearing his voice as I came downstairs every morning, except Sunday.

Well, that is all of the social news for this week’s edition. If you have any news, please call or email me. Have a great week.

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