Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
July 21, 1995
Renting a Summer House on the Vineyard
The Clintons aren’t coming to Martha’s Vineyard but the Orlanders are. George and Diane Orlanders are my good friends from Washington. George called me in the spring to announce he wanted to rent a large house on the Vineyard. “How large?” “Large enough to accommodate everyone in the family — my five kids who all…
Vineyard Charter School Committee Forges Ahead
Founders of the Martha's Vineyard Charter School have come a long way and they candidly admit they still have a long way to go before they open the school doors in September 1996. Martha's Vineyard was one of 21 communities across the state to be granted a charter last March by the state Executive Office…
Tour Explores Glories of Wasque and Cape Pogue
The Wasque Reservation sandplain curves downward to the dunes disappearing into the indigo waves of Katama Bay off Chappaquiddick. The white-crested breakers recede into fog above the ocean. A large pick-up truck, which has been converted to a safari vehicle, rumbles along sandy roads and onto the beach, past Wasque Point toward Drunkard’s Cove. Its…
Spirit of Katie Johnson Helps Others at Camp Jabberwocky
Among the wooded knolls and winding paths of Camp Jabberwocky, tiger lilies bloom in profusion. They line the wooden cabins in memory of former camper Katie Johnson, who died two years ago at age 15. “The tiger lily’s orange blossom really symbolizes Katie,” said camper Kristin Pachico, a friend of Katie’s. “She had glowing red…
