Commentary
"Nature abhors a vacuum." Aristotle said that or something like that in the original ancient Greek, observing that nature requires every space to be...
My architecture firm has designed about a dozen houses on Martha’s Vineyard in addition to the Middle Line affordable housing project in Chilmark....
I noticed the oaks right away. My first visit to the Vineyard was in spring 2002 when the abundant oak trees were raining down yellow pollen. Later...
Early morning rain showers let up just in time for members of the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the...
Summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. Who couldn’t look at this time as anything but pure relaxation? Warm, fresh, salty air that just cleans out...
It’s August. Oh God, it’s August.
When you leave the Island for a couple of years and come back, as I have, it’s reassuring to know that most...
Today is Philanthropy Day on Martha’s Vineyard. Proclaimed by Dukes County, it’s a day to honor everyone, seasonal and year-round for the tremendous...
Learjets on final approach ride wakes of noise, the whoosh of traffic throbs off the seawall and the wail of the lumpen mob soars over Circuit...
Somewhere on a chain of islands off Martha’s Vineyard:
You may recall the headline of last March 6: “Angry Island Mob Attacks Bird Watcher;...
The routine of an early summer morning goes like this: I come downstairs escorted to the porch door by two expectant cats, who trip up me and...
It is often said that our strongest memories are evoked through our sense of smell. For many, the delightful scent of our native summersweet,...
About 40 years ago my wife and I built a modest summer house on the high point of Chappaquiddick known as Samson’s Hill. We fell in love with Samson...
