Celebrating an anniversary brought Kerry and Frank Binder back for a stroll on Dutcher Dock, to sit on Squid Row for a spell and take a dip in Vineyard Sound. Thirty one years ago, Frank and Kerry tied the knot on the back of their boat in Menemsha Harbor, witnessed by the Dutcher Dock regulars at the time including the Jacobsens and Schroeders, and likely some passersby. Their stroll down Memory Lane was packed with pleasure, conversation, laughter, love and more, although they only came for a day trip. Frank and Kerry now make Cape Cod their home. I’m hopeful day trips will be plentiful. They are good company.

Chatting with Kerry brought me back to the trips I made to her house when I was preparing for my own wedding back in 1995. She did all of the alterations on my dress and we chatted throughout. At that time, I think she rose to extra Mom status. Lucky me.

A little birdie stopped by to share that Aly Weisner, whose many claims to fame include being an amazing Mom to Ida and Booker, is celebrating a big birthday this week. I’ve plagiarized the following from a greeting card spotted somewhere in my not-too distant travels: “Welcome to your four-Ts! You are terrific, talented, top-notch and tremendous!” I hope the day brings cake, a dip in the ocean, handmade cards and a whole lot of laughter.

Kara Taylor’s South Road gallery is back open. Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. is when you’ll find her there with the door open and ready to receive you. Her work is unique, with a tremendous amount of depth. It often makes me wonder how someone can have that much creativity in their brain and then transfer it onto a canvas. My creativity stops at the depth of the Texaco’s T-shirt squid.

Kara headed to Menemsha Beach with flowers for friends she was planning to meet. The abridged version of the scenario goes like this: the friends had cut their Menemsha Beach visit short so by the time Kara arrived, they’d departed. Although it saddened her a bit, it worked out well for me. We had an opportunity to chat and she gifted me one of the most glorious bouquets of flowers previously intended for the friends. It’s the little things that can highlight a day.

He was just a baby the first time I met him but now Landon Steere is all grown up and starting another phase of life with Maggie Sowder by his side. The couple, who call Colorado home, met nearly half a decade ago and recently tied the knot in Michigan where Maggie’s family is from. Witnesses to this joyous occasion included his grandmother Heather Sommers; dad Lee Steere; mom Lila Sussman Ryan; siblings Rowan, Nevia, June and Emmett; niece Eliana; and many more. I wish the happy couple a life full of laughter, adventure, love and joy-filled occasions.

The MV Author Series series kicked off last week at the Chilmark Community Center. Suellen Lazarus shares that the next event will take place on July 14 with rock critic and biographer Peter Guralnick. Then July 21 brings New York Times writer and cookbook author Eric Kim into the spotlight. He will be at the center that evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m., in discussion with Ligaya Mishan, New York Times and T magazine writer. If you’d like to join the audience, hop online at mvbookfestival.com to purchase tickets.

I’ll wrap this week up with a writer’s spotlight from the amazing former columnist Jane Slater. Enjoy her words:

“Kerin Mosher is enjoying a summer visit with her cousin Jane Slater. Kerin lives in Melbourne, Australia. The cousins share a great-great grandfather, James Mosher of Chilmark. One of his sons, George Harvey, left Chilmark to go whaling at around the time of the civil war. The barque Emily stopped in Sydney, where he fell in love and returned to raise a family of nine, all of whom remained in Australia.

Kerin was the first of the Australian family to come back to Chilmark. She has just published a book, The Mosher Family Tree, that outlines the history of the eras and includes many pictures of both homelands. I am graciously listed as co-author.

Before coming to Chilmark this time she enjoyed a tour of Fort Adams in Newport — where grandfather James had worked as a stonemason — and a tour of whaling history in New Bedford. She is most grateful to Dianne Poole, her hostess, for this part of her trip.”