Simon Hickman’s massive and fantastical sculptures start as dead wood yearning to be free.
By Geoff Currier
No one knows exactly how many Islanders will sleep in cars or tents this winter, but it’s more than you think. And it’s not always who you would expect.
By Connie Berry
In 1945 the most devastating war in history finally came to a close. Seven decades later, a handful of heroic Islanders still remember exactly where they were when they heard the news.
By John H. Kennedy
“After the crush of a frantic and somewhat fractured summer season, the Island now moves to a quieter time of year, to the seasons of autumn and winter ahead when the rhythms of Vineyard life slow..."
Yes, the phrase “Home & Garden” evokes visions of sprawling acres, elaborate man caves, and limited-edition artisanal wallpaper, but it has finally come time to shed light away from the Goliaths and onto the Davids of the Home & Garden game.
By Charlie Nadler
Is there an easier way to bridge the seasons than all this shuffling, searching, and shoving?
By Moira C. Silva
Forget hunting or fishing – starting in October, gathering sweet bay scallops is where it’s at.
Just because it’s called a “formal” dining room doesn’t mean you can’t showcase pops of color to jazz it up. And stop using neutral tones for your kitchen’s color palette – it’s the heart of your home, after all. Make it lively!
By Nicole Grace Mercier
In the garden or the studio, Emma Young isn’t the sort to look for shortcuts.
By Erin Ryerson
It is a singular variety of good fortune to dwell in one place that you love for many years. To watch the mail-order twigs you and your best friend planted grow into mature creatures. For that is what plants are – creatures – when you live with them for ten or twenty years. Or more. If you don’t believe it, you have not cohabited with a wisteria.
By Paul Schneider
A good craftsman never blames his tools. Especially if he makes them himself.
By Alison L. Mead
