Pond Stock Rising

The late Foster Silva, longtime superintendent for The Trustees of Reservations on Chappaquiddick who loved to tell perfect strangers that he had received his degree from Katama University, had an opinion on the subject of bay scallops. Cape Pogue scallops, he said, were the sweetest. No arguments.

I have the best chocolate cake recipe. Besides five squares of chocolate, it calls for brown sugar, sour cream and hot coffee. I have made it every year for my husband’s birthday and, once or twice I think, even for my own.

Nov. 22, 1963: Pat and I were living in Paris; Sperry Gyroscope Co. had sent him there on business. One night in November we were invited to a friend’s house for dinner. The door was opened by our host and his wife who looked very serious and said, “Have you heard the news.” They said Kennedy had been shot and that it happened in Texas. They invited us in to listen to the television for more information. Before long Kennedy was pronounced dead and we were a very sad little group. Pat and I decided we wanted to go down to the American embassy.

Copper and Gold

The beech trees that heavily populate the North Shore of the Vineyard are showing spectacular foliage this year; their coppery gold canopies refract the late afternoon light which fades all too quickly during the shortened days of late autumn.

Bridges to Here and There

Like so many of its projects that the Island has seen over the years, the Massachusetts Highway Department’s plan to rebuild the two bridges that span Beach Road between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs is full of hope and promise — and also surprise.

Budgets for Learning