You noticed I was off for two weeks? I had an interesting staycation. I was in the hospital recovering from hip replacement surgery and then at home recovering.

First on my newsfeed today was a letter from Dukes County.

It was messy but the Patriots did win against the Jets Monday night.

I have been through many shortages on Martha’s Vineyard.

As you well know, these are treacherous times.

I have always been so pleased that the community here has stepped up to the plate on working to end domestic violence.

For the first time ever in American history, a woman shall lie in state at the National Statuary Hall of our Capitol.

Gretchen Baer, one of Jackie and Gene Baer’s talented children, is visiting Mom. Gretchen has been living in Bisbee, Ariz., where she runs an art school for children just over the border.

Concerned people gathered at Five Corners Sunday, August 30, to bring attention to Black Lives Matter.