The weather pattern was favorable for the first few weeks of fall but bright skies changed to swirling winds and storm clouds that seemed to inflate before my eyes over the Sound. Sand filled the parking spaces and rippled between the boards on the dock as the infamous hardtails frolicked among the whitecaps as if they were saying to the fishermen who braved the sea sprayed jetty, “You can’t catch me!”

Mah Jong arrived under these conditions to Menemsha Harbor before her trip south for the winter. She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens of Newport and built in 1957 in Hong Kong. She was lovingly restored by the fine folks of Gannon & Benjamin a few years ago. I’m not a sailboat fanatic by any means, but she created a picturesque scene as she glided up the Sound and into the harbor where she came to rest on one of the inner moorings.

Joe Chapman has been sharing the bounty of his Menemsha Farm with family and friends. Honey as golden as a lion’s mane swirled into a hot cup of tea on one of these blustery October days paired with a crisp and sweet apple is a simple pleasure I am both thankful and grateful for.

As I contemplate brewing a cup of hot tea with a touch of honey I am reminded that Candy Shweder will hold her pottery studio open house this Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at 4 Fulling Mill Hill.

Summertime neighbors, Donna and Jim Bozzuto, are excited to share that their nephew, Robin Hackett, has taken the position of manager of Beetlebung Farm. He and his wife, Julia, will oversee farming activities from their new home in the farmhouse. Robin, a Williams College graduate, has had the opportunity to work on other Massachusetts farms and brings his expertise to the center of town. Welcome.

Tory, Will and Will Dolan paid a visit to their family home on Middle Road last weekend. Bill and Susan Shanok, Tory’s folks, had already made the trek back to the Big Apple, but the home still had the lights on and nibbles in the fridge so a warm fall weekend spent in town was a must. Tory and the elder Will could be spotted running a few miles together and watching the fiery ball sink below the horizon while the teen Will caught up with friends Tegan Fenner and Brooks Carroll.

Congratulations to Isaiah Scheffer and Emma Green-Beach. The pair, who seem to fit together with perfection and precision, traveled to Cuttyhunk on Oct. 4 and tied the knot in a private ceremony. After a couple of days of R&R the newlyweds returned to their toddler Odin and jobs as our shellfish constable and co-director of the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group respectively. Isaiah’s sons Matteus and Brayden also give the happy couple a round of applause. Although I didn’t have an opportunity to see him myself, Judd Fuller was back in town for a quick visit. He’s been touring around, from his home base in Nashville, alongside Liam Bailey on the Two Birds with One Stone tour. Cardboard Box in Oak Bluffs was one of their performance spots. I heard they rocked it.

Also in town for a visit was Will Holtham. I’m sure someone asked him if he was back to do another stint at the Home Port, as someone always does, but this trip was for family and fishing. Cousins Parker Bradlee and Jolene Holtham are always happy to see their grandfather. Daughter Jess and Doug Bardwell hosted the Holtham gang aboard his dark blue Novi, Faithful, for some derby fishing. Yes, they did some catching, too.

Pam Goff shares that pizza is back on the menu at the Chilmark Church on Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. All are most welcome to stop in for a slice and a little conversation amongst friends. Stop in on your way home from work for a few minutes or make an outing of it and spend an hour feasting and, perhaps, playing Bananagrams. It’s always fun.

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