Chilmark Town Column

July 22, 2021

After Hans Solmssen, with a great big smile on his face, described the fantastic state of his and Sally's household, my thoughts immediately went to a children's story by Cynthia Rylant titled The Relatives Came.
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July 14, 2021

Eleven years ago, on the afternoon of July 12, island-wide alarms sounded. The USCG Station Menemsha boathouse was on fire.
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July 7, 2021

It's July in New England and the tomato plants have tiny, happy, green tomatoes and I can't wait until one of my Lydia Fischer sungolds is, well, golden,
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June 30, 2021

If you read the Farmers' Almanac or any other pamphlet, book or magazine, you may stumble across the words, "If anthills are high in July, the coming winter will be hard."
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June 23, 2021

I read somewhere, although I can't recall where, that "some of the best memories are made in flip-flops." This quote seems so appropriate for the first official week of summer.
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June 16, 2021

It's pretty common for folks to stop by the Texaco for a sweet ice cream novelty or for a few minutes to say hello and catch up.
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June 9, 2021

Congratulations to the graduates of 2021. It has been a wild ride.
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June 2, 2021

Do you wish you could preserve your footprints on this planet by somehow tucking away your stories, moments and experiences?
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May 27, 2021

Memorial Day weekend is upon us.
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