March 2026 …

Calendar picture for March 2026 is Oak Bluffs…

Oak Bluffs, my favorite town on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. It’s the town my mother grew up in, the town where I spent all my childhood summers, where my grandmother is buried and where you can wander amongst gingerbread cottages, take a flight of fancy on the Flying Horses the oldest carousel in the US, where you can party hearty, enjoy great food, enjoy the beach, or sit quietly by the Tabernacle in the Campground. Can you tell I love this place.

If you’re wondering how it got its name of Oak Bluffs, The first inhabitants of Oak Bluffs were the Wampanoag people, who have lived on Martha’s Vineyard for approximately 10,000 years. … The town re-incorporated in 1907 as Oak Bluffs, named because the town was the site of an oak grove along the bluffs overlooking Nantucket Sound.

Pictured are: houses along Ocean Park – Union Chapel – Oak Bluffs harbor

February 2026…

My MV calendar picture for February 2026 is a painting my dear friend Karen made for me. She and I have known each other almost 20 years yet have never met in person. The love of Martha’s Vineyard is what brought us together in the first place via our blogs and we began referring to ourselves as ‘Vineyard soul sisters’ and who had Gingerbread cottages next to each other in Oak Bluffs. Thus the painting which arrived on my doorstep several months ago.

Oak Bluffs and the Campground in particular are near and dear to my heart. I spent my childhood summers with my parents and relatives in Oak Bluffs and so many memories of my fond memories are of the Campground and the Gingerbread cottages. ❤

Hello 2026 …

Cover of my 2026 MV calendar… always looking towards MV…

January 2026 – The Islander

The beloved work horse of a ferry, the Islander plied the waters between Woods Hole and Martha’s Vineyard  for almost 60  years before retiring in the winter of 2007.   There was just something about this tub of a boat that endeared her to all who sailed on her…  she wasn’t a great beauty but she had a regalness about her. The Vineyard is many things to many people and in many hearts the Islander was the emotional connection. ❤

2026 …

I hope 2026 is a good one for all…

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Merry Christmas …

Christmas …

Take time to enjoy the joys and traditions of the Christmas season.

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December 2025 …

The Bandstand in Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs. One of my favorite places to just sit and enjoy the quiet, or the OB fireworks, or revisit memories from many many years. Merry Christmas.

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Thankful …

To me the reality of Thanksgiving often isn’t what’s portrayed in TV commercials, it’s the specialness of ordinary moments and with those we share them with. I’ve learned to not look back holidays that were but forward and the moments of surprise and simple ordinary celebration. Happy Thanksgiving.

November 2025…

Many childhood memories are attached to the times spent with relatives on this W Tisbury farm. ❤

November 2025…

Many childhood memories are attached to the times spent with relatives on this W Tisbury farm. ❤