Rose knows.
Island seaweed artist, centenarian, naturalist and amateur mycologist Rose Treat periodically sends letters to the editor of our hometown newspapers. And she does us a great public service by doing so. Every year or two, she writes a note to remind us to take care around wild mushrooms, and to watch our children, pets and self around these fortuitous fungi, lest we inadvertently ingest the wrong ones and injure ourselves.
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
alleys@vineyard.net
Last Friday we had high winds, a lot of rain and several ferry cancellations to the Island. But the weekend weather was seasonable and allowed for a lot of outside chores to get done before the first frost. Linda Alley, manager of the Farmers’ Market reports that their fall market will take place at the Agricultural Hall tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. It was very successful last year and they are planning to make it even better tomorrow.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Chilmark is a busy place this season of the year. Town hall is buzzing with activities, many surrounding the emergency work on the docks and many projects that had to wait for the summer to end. If you are new in town or are wondering how to fill the off-season hours, you might like to check out the opportunities for volunteer service to Chilmark. Congratulations to Cathy Thompson, who was appointed to complete the late Rusty Walton’s term on the planning board.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
This is the time of the year when it is colder inside than it is out. And if you are anything like us, you’ll be determined not to turn the heat on until Nov. 1. But you dress in the morning for the cold, then walk outside and start taking things off. Welcome to fall.
Tonight’s full moon rises in the east at the same time as the sun sets. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Aries, one of the smallest constellations in the sky.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Oct. 15 62 51 1.22
Oct. 16 60 46 .07
Oct. 17 59 46 .00
Oct. 18 62 44 .00
Oct. 19 59 44 .00
Oct. 20 57 40 .00
Oct. 21 62 41 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 59º F.
PeaceQuilts Go Retail
From the moment the earthquake occurred in Haiti in January, PeaceQuilts has working to bring relief aid to its quilters and their families, and materials and resources to renew their work. I
Now Macy’s has begun to sell the home goods products designed by the group’s master quilters and made by the women of PeaceQuilts. A successful launch of this line will mean more work for the women of PeaceQuilts.
