We all know the drill by now. Bread, milk, toilet paper. Shower now in case we lose heat. Run dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer now before we lose electricity. Charge your cell phones and check your...

The fallen trees are not all chopped up yet, the basements barely dry, and here comes another one? Wild winter here. I certainly do hope we raise the grade on Five Corners when we get to redoing that...

Monsoon season continued But as I write this on Wednesday I think we are coming out of it. Sunny, warmer, and windy. School’s out, many of our gang are in Florida, California, overseas. Many of...

I have started this column five times now. Any sentence seems so shallow. We gave been through this movie before. When it becomes necessary to make a change, it is always the young ones who lead the...

I did not realize Martha’s Vineyard had a monsoon season. We have been hit with a lot of cold, unforgiving rain for days now. I can hear Stevie Ray Vaughan singing “the sky is crying...

What an exciting Super Bowl. I think we are used to Tom Brady pulling a rabbit out of a hat. When we pulled ahead, even by one point, I started to feel better. Well, that did not last long! Very...

Last Saturday was a beautiful day to draw attention to our cause. Or should I say causes? So much needs repair. The feminists, men, women, daughters, sons, dogs dressed in appropriate gear, gathered...

Gloria Steinem was there. Germaine Greer was there. Betty Friedan was there. Bella Abzug in her signature hat was there. If you saw the holiday card I posted this year you know darn well I was there...

That was a long four days in the house. If I was the adventurous type I could have kayaked through Five Corners. So glad I’m not. I hear we are bracing for another storm this weekend. I hope to...

I usually end my column with birthdays but this one is so important I am leading with it. Our very best to Ed Reade, Jr., who turns 97 on Jan. 7. Ed is enjoying his friends at an Easthampton...