“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” is the opening line of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel.

The hammers and tongs are out, both literally and metaphorically. Yet another old house has been eliminated from the Island, which prides itself on its historic charm.

I grew up in what was once a farming community.

The Lambert’s Cove Inn has been purchased once again, and according to all reports will be the repository of the new owner’s hopes and dreams.

The Reston family recently ended almost 50 years of ownership of the iconic house at the corner of Davis Lane and School street in Edgartown.

As readers may have noticed, I am often attracted to unusual houses. The house at 32 Planting Field Way in Edgartown is certainly unusual for the Vineyard.