I cannot believe our good fortune here on the Vineyard. Floods, fires, hurricanes all around and yet we have been spared.

If you dream of having a big vegetable garden someday, look to David Fielder's West Tisbury garden for tips and inspiration.

Every third Tuesday of the month, the Martha's Vineyard Bonsai Club, a group as varied and ageless as the tiny junipers, jades and jasmines in their possession, gathers.

This past week, I noticed several Monarch butterflies fluttering around their bright orange flowers.

I have an F-150 from the eighties with no air conditioner. It is less than pleasant sitting in traffic.

When I was a little girl and we had a stretch of hot, humid weather at the end of August, we were forbidden to play outdoors.

The monarchs seem particularly fond of the bright-colored zinnias. I’m not sure I noticed in the past.

When I first began writing this column over 10 years ago, I had some sort of rant about one thing or another.

I could not have been happier with the lovely rain last Saturday afternoon.