So many people to thank already as I try to climb out of holiday gloom!

We look for signs in the sky, signs in nature, nuances in our friends’ conversations.

You noticed I was off for two weeks? I had an interesting staycation. I was in the hospital recovering from hip replacement surgery and then at home recovering.

First on my newsfeed today was a letter from Dukes County.

It was messy but the Patriots did win against the Jets Monday night.

I have been through many shortages on Martha’s Vineyard.

As you well know, these are treacherous times.

I have always been so pleased that the community here has stepped up to the plate on working to end domestic violence.

For the first time ever in American history, a woman shall lie in state at the National Statuary Hall of our Capitol.