It's springtime in Chilmark and with that comes a reminder from cemetery superintendent Susan Murphy.

I didn't pay close attention to what was going on at home.

There was a steady flow of traffic headed up-Island on Sunday afternoon as families began to roll back into town from faraway places.

School vacation week is here and everyday life for many families has been put on a temporary hold.

Friends make our lives interesting, beautiful, memorable and occasionally complicated.

This week is for reflecting on sub-zero temperatures as if it were a lifetime ago.

Little pup Leo made a break for it last weekend and, at the time of my writing, he was still frolicking about town.

One of my favorite birthday-related sayings is "Love the giver more than the gift."

Family recipes, handed down from generation to generation, are served with love.

It was just lying there, begging me to pick it up and do something with it.