Heard on Main Street: A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
I was delighted that our wonderful library gave me a big bag of books to cope with the first snowfall. I haven’t read all I’d like to, but I do think I have had enough snow for a while. I could not remember when we last had this much snow.
I do remember one year the snow was so deep, our road did not get plowed. Unfortunately, the ambulance could not get through to take my husband to the hospital. The fire chief drove his big truck past the house, bringing a special platform with one very large wheel, for rescuing people from the woods. It took four men, one at each corner, to guide my poor husband to the end of our road where the ambulance waited.
Then the wonderful guy took me to the hospital, saying to call the station for a ride when I was ready to come back home,
I don’t think there is any other place in the world but our Island where such perfect service would ever be available. When I did get home, my car had been dug out and cleaned off for me by my neighbors.
The Vineyard Preservation Trust invites you to a free contra dance with the Flying Elbows band and caller John Alden on Sunday, Feb. 22, from 2 to 4 pm at the Grange Hall. Fun for all ages! No partner or experience required.
The Martha’s Vineyard Poetry Reading Group meets on Zoom at 10 am on the first (or second) Monday each month, from September to June, to share and discuss poetry. No qualifications necessary –– email vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org to be added to the list, and a Zoom link and reading selections will be provided. This month’s topic, on Monday, March 2, is “Poems of Spring.”
The Vineyard Haven library hosts local author Basia Jaworska for a discussion of her new book, “Days of the Owl,” tracing her mother’s journey from the Polish underground resistance to a World War II POW camp to Martha’s Vineyard. Basia will be joined by Barbara Dacey on Tuesday, March 10, at 6 pm, in the Katharine Cornell Theatre (above Tisbury Town Hall). Free.
Vineyard Haven’s Open Mic Nights, Tuesdays March 17 and 23 at 6 pm, have moved to the Katharine Cornell Theater, hosted by Vineyard Haven Library and the Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District. Sign up on arrival to play, or just to listen. Free and open to all.
Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go to Peter Palches today. Tomorrow, wish the best to Benjamin Davey, Tom Robinson, and Laura Artru. Anne Sylvester and Wendy Brophy celebrate on Monday. Some very special people will celebrate birthdays on Wednesday, Connie Berry, Judy Cronig, Robin Mathiesen, Sharon Simonin, and me.
Heard on Main Street: Inside every old person is a younger person wondering what happened.