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“Life is the sum of your choices.” —Albert Camus Choices. There are too many sometimes, right? Some of us are better than others at making them. Those of us who are lucky enough to have choices should think about the ones we are making. Martha’s Vineyard Museum is a place we can go to get […]
“To have a devoted neighbor rob her own garden to give you plants that shriek at your own plants and devastate your scheme of decoration, is about as unhappy a garden situation as can be found.” —Emily Post Emily Post was an Edgartown summer resident and was passionate about her garden. This quote of her’s […]
Many people likely know the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club for its signature event — Blooming Art, an exhibit in which members create floral arrangements inspired by the work of Island artists. But the club is so much more. Celebrating its centennial, the M.V. Garden Club carries on the vision of its founder, Mrs. Agnes Meikleham, […]
“Change often takes time. It rarely happens all at once.” —U.S. Rep. John Lewis The world is always changing, which requires us to change with it. That doesn’t mean we have to go along to get along, it just means we may want to give some thought to the impact we want to make. Martha’s […]
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” Decades after he wrote them, these words of poet e.e. cummings ring true. Seeds are planted in our childhood that set us on a path, and one day, if we’re lucky, we look around at what has been growing in our garden, weed […]