That was some serious rain we had last Friday. I had at least four inches in a bucket. I cannot believe our good fortune here on the Vineyard. Floods, fires, hurricanes all around and yet we have...

After a long, hot, humid and seemingly endless summer, fall temperatures and light are a welcome relief. I love the crisp air and defined colors of our natural world. My friend, Sharlee, remarked a...

I love the cool nights of early fall. Grabbing an extra blanket makes for a good night’s sleep. Finally, I’ve stopped hauling hoses around. Well, that is technically not true. I’ve...

I have a big area in which I plant odds and ends hoping to move them elsewhere in a more pleasing fashion. During Tuesday’s rain, I dug up several. Granted, they had been sorely neglected over...

In the first several decades of my life, I was fearless when it came to thunder and lightning. Lately, however, I’ve been heeding all the warnings. I come inside, do not use the telephone, take...

I’m a big fan of the Weather Channel. This week I’ve been following Hurricane Florence. I admit I’ve had some trepidation lately. It has been hot and humid for so long. It’s...

I have an F-150 from the eighties with no air conditioner. It is less than pleasant sitting in traffic with the heat and humidity we’ve been experiencing of late. It does, however, have those...

When I was a little girl and we had a stretch of hot, humid weather at the end of August, we were forbidden to play outdoors. This was before the polio vaccine became the norm and our parents were...

There is nothing quite like a drop in humidity to raise one’s spirits. It had been a long stretch of oppressive weather. The perennial beds continue needing some fussing. Deadheading is the...

I hate how we’ve had two tiny rain events in the past week or so and they have failed to lighten the air. The humidity is killing us outdoor working folk. Don’t get me wrong . . . I...