The Scotch pine has gone to its final resting place, sturdy boxes and those jolly, overpriced bags have been broken down, refolded and stashed somewhere.
Some newspapers remind their readers at year’s end of the important people who died this past year. I am mentioning — too briefly — a few people who were important to me and important to life on this Island.
Oak Bluffs has that magical tree lighting evening, as well as its lustrous color block holiday scenes in Ocean Park. Not to mention talented woodworker Bob Gatchell’s annual exhibit at his home on County Road.
