June 22, 1920, was a Tuesday.

Not only was it the 174th day in the year, but it was also the day Elizabeth (Betty) Eddy was born in Brooklyn. The matriarch of the Eddy family spends her days atop the Eddy Farm Road in a classic Chilmark summer camp turned year-round home surrounded by family overlooking sweeping south side vistas.

One hundred is a milestone that many walking the earth do not reach, so fanfare is a must. A big party isn’t in the cards at this time, but a distance plan has been put in place and we can all be a part of it. Please drop a card, note, postcard, letter or the like in the mail with a few kind words, memories or snippets from your day (really anything will do) to P.O. Box 97 Chilmark, MA, 02535.

Betty’s family will read each to her as if we are all in the room marveling over a century of life. Bake a cake, make a pie, blow out a candle or raise a glass with your family and toast Betty. Happiest of birthdays to you.

Also celebrating this week is John Furst. Again, there will be no community fanfare but there’s so much love oozing from his family that the rest of us will not be missed. Amy, Arlington, Jess, Madeline, Alex and August celebrate the host with the most, the rock painter, the smoker of salmon, the beachcomber, the row-boat wrangler, the Opie kisser, the pickler of cucumbers, the Happy Gilmore of Farm Neck and the bartender of Pondmark. The rest of us tip our hats to you, John, this glorious June 25.

Arne and Helen DeKiejzer are at the Larsen Lane home enjoying the tranquility it offers, nestled in behind Menemsha Pond.

Also in the neighborhood are Mary Kate and Dick Bluestein. They, too, are nestled in amongst the wild roses of Larsen Lane. Son, Andy, traveled with them last week to help them get settled in for another glorious summer.

The Cabot Clan–Davies, Annie, Jackson, Chili and Allie–have made the move to their summertime residence at the West Tisbury town line. Jackson is back helping us steer the helm at the Texaco. Chili, now 14, has dived into his first summer job at Larsen’s. So far, he loves it and I don’t foresee that changing.

The library has begun its porch pickups. Give them a call, request your books and receive your time slot for pick up. You may not get to browse inside just yet but it’s a well-thought-out compromise on how to reconnect with your favorite works in print.

John Packer and his Offshore Engineering team have made short work of the West Basin dredge project. They scooped sand, barged it to Dutcher Dock and offloaded to a truck that brought it back around to Aquinnah. The route was roundabout but it worked.