“Introduce yourself,” says the editor as I begin my term today writing the West Tisbury column. If only it were easy. It is much easier, I swear, to write about other people, which I look forward to doing in this space each week.

But I will give it a try, and luckily we have a cause for celebration at our house. It was 50 years and a couple of weeks ago that Tim Maley and I moved to West Tisbury. He had been a summer kid and I was somebody who had been drifting around with him, non-committedly, for a couple of years. We liked it here — despite the fact that it was April, foggy and cold. Nothing green yet, the only leaves being sparse, dark brown, shriveled and clinging in despair to the winter-tortured oaks we passed heading up-Island along State Road, or maybe it was Old County Road.

We still like it here, as does our daughter Chloe who has severe autism and other disabilities (nobody has just one). Chloe went to the West Tisbury School in her early years, and to the high school here for her last two school years. For the past 24 years she has lived with Stephanie Brothers across town. Stephanie adopted a baby girl from China about 18 years ago — Annabelle, who still calls us Grandma and Grandpa. We exult in it. Annabelle has just completed her freshman year at Yale. Ahem. Enough. I promised not to linger.

Another serendipitous coincidence for an events reporter: this weekend is the onset of the high season and the Island is beginning to pop. Fast forward to summer.

Among the early arrivals for a long season are Vicky Bijur and Ed Levine from New York, as well as David Smith and Joan Apt from Swarthmore, Pa.

I ran into Geraldine Brooks who is working on a short memoir and will start a new novel this fall. The novel will be her ninth and I’m eagerly looking forward to both.

The year’s first artisans festival will fill the Agricultural Hall on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 Island artists, potters, jewelers, wearable-art seamstresses and authors will be there with their wares. And you visitors wonder what we do in the winter.

The library is no longer open Sundays, and of course is closed Monday for the holiday. The LGBTQI+ book club meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

On Wednesday afternoon, you may see kids aged eight and older darting between and among the sculpture at the Field Gallery and you may wonder why they are not in school. It’s because Wednesday is a half-day at school, and the library is hosting a Capture the Flag event. Kick-off is 1:30 p.m.

For those who follow the stars, it’s also the time of Taurus. Richard Knabel, himself a Taurus and tirelessly gracious host, sponsored a Taurus birthday party this past weekend to observe the occasion for six astrologically-blessed honorees and a dozen others. One of the celebrants was Gazette contributing editor and doyenne of Music street, Phyllis Meras, who turned 93.

I am sad to report that Dan and Elaine Pace are moving from the Island next month to be closer to family. They are down-sizing, selling a lot of household treasures at a garage sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their home, located at 230 Pond View Road. Get some free CDs and other music, or just stop in to say good-bye.

The town’s conservation commission is looking for two associate members. Call Maria at 508-696-6404.

In this space we want to know and celebrate your milestones and upcoming events. Please tell me what’s happening via maleywt@comcast.net.

Puxatawny Phil and Phyllis have given birth to two little groundhogs, named by their keepers with the weather-related monikers Sunny and Shadow. I wonder if they considered calling one Stormy?