Each week, as soon as I send a draft of my column in, I start thinking about what I'm going to write for the following week.

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.