We’ve showered twice already today as the heat blazes down on us here on the island. Inside the house in the shade it’s not so bad, and we’ve got time to read the NY Times. A story today mentioned Tony Bennett’s 80th birthday tomorrow, and included these words about this […]
Had to drive out for supplies today, so I entered the steamy car for a short drive to Morning Glory Farm, in Edgartown. The place must be a cash cow, as the parking lot is continually full of huge SUVs and the place is mobbed with soccer moms and rich […]
Everyone here, it seems, is staring into a cellphone. Whether it’s burley contractor dude, pausing on a shovel, or high cheekboned Greenwich second-wife, in her white Yukon that barely fits on the little Edgartown streets, one and all they’re staring into that little one-inch screen. Contemplating a call, perhaps another […]
Out on the porch at 8 am, and the sun is just starting to broil. We readjust our chairs to get out of the strong rays, and I am reading a letter to the editor of the Wall St. Journal about World War II. Letter writer Elliott Hinkes MD, from […]
Oh oh oh, it is sooo nice to be on vacation on the very familiar island of Martha’s vineyard. Everything here is what I’m used to, this little cottage with all of the same age-old knick knacks, and the front porch where we lazily read and sit and watch the […]
Travelwriters.com asked a question “What was your most embarassing moment on a press trip? Here is an answer from “Lush.” “Once upon on a time in a Novotel in Australia, I met the local tourism board PR before I checked into my hotel. “I’ve left you a special welcome package […]
The heat is on, and our cafe AC is pathetic. Sweltering as these machines hum full blast, something’s gotta give. So we’re going shopping tonight. We’ve found some great new prospects for the cafe position, and soon we’ll be at full strength once I return from Martha’s Vineyard. Next week […]
“Fat Matt Amorello was a complete boob to the bitter end,” writes Howie Carr in today’s Boston Herald website about the embattled head of the Mass Turnpike’s Big Dig. “Two weeks ago today, he had a deal on the table that would have paid him through the end of the […]
Last night I had trouble sleeping after taking a well deserved nap in the afternoon. There I was, 2 am, tossing and turning while Cindy slept like a dead person. So I got up and read the latest copy of Wired, which as usual provided fascinating material. Apparently there are […]
Today is another busy day at the cafe, with the weather heating up and the people streaming in for smoothies, ice coffee and to use the computers. I was in a meeting with a web designer from Greenfield named Maria when I got a call from Saveur Magazine. It was […]
Back in the cafe today, I sent Alan home early about 2:30. No sense watching him sit around waiting for customers when I can do it myself. I got a chance to read the Recorder, and found a story from the Baltimore Sun. This story made me glad I don’t […]
Today we had a big send-off brunch for the wedding party at Cindy’s Holyoke ranch. The bagels, coffee and hard boiled eggs from the cafe were all a hit, and we watched part of the wedding all over again on video. I slept, like I often do on Sundays, and […]