By the time this hits the newsstands, the Thanksgiving festivities will be over and we will be dealing with clean-up and leftovers. I wonder why we have taken this holiday to such an extreme. It’s become all about a big meal.

I was determined this whole week to think about things in nature for which I am grateful.

It is hard to believe that the turkey that graces our tables at Thanksgiving came to us in a very convoluted fashion. Wild turkeys are originally from Mexico, Belize and Honduras, with populations reaching up into the U.S. These wild turkeys were domesticated by native Americans in the U.S., but more so in Mexico.

Friday morning is for pie. Though tradition has it that there are seven deadly sins, there are some sins that are more forgivable than others. This time of year, gluttony is on my list of understandable evils.

Gluttony is a subject that produces much disagreement.

Robert Sloane and Mary E. Larsen purchased 25 Basin Road in Chilmark for $975,000 on Nov. 19.

Peter and Ronni Simon celebrate two events at their gallery on Main street in Vineyard Haven on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m.

The annual holiday Peacecraft benefit sale begins. Proceeds benefit Martha’s Vineyard Fish Farm Haiti Project.

Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club hosts its annual fall shotgun shoot beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the gun club in Edgartown.

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Karen M. Overtoom
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Seven Gates Farm includes 1600 acres, 1000 acres in conservation. There are 2 miles of private association beach, 2 docks, 2 tennis courts and miles of walking trails. This fabulous antique farmhouse has been nicely restored and has been beautifully maintained.

All the cows will come home sometime after the first of the year. But the Grey Barn Farm and Dairy is milking again, albeit with a smaller herd, and raw milk in glass bottles is available for sale again at the farm stand off South Road in Chilmark.

Yoga on the Vine, a new studio in Edgartown is hosting a grand opening celebration on Sunday, Dec. 1 from noon to 9 p.m. The opening includes yoga class, live music, a vegetarian Thanksgiving buffet and a raffle.