West Tisbury

22.05.12

Part of me wants to be outside in the sunshine, pruning, raking, digging, but the other part of me wants to burrow deeper into the cave and my quilt. I'm just not ready for winter to be over yet.

Mariko Kawaguchi gave me a lovely gift of white and the palest pink hyacinth blossoms. There is nothing like that fragrance, now in a vase on the windowsill beside my sofa, the place where I write and sit. I love it when the hyacinths start to come into the nurseries, smelling of spring to come. Soon they will be outside. Then lily of the valley will come, the next wonderful scent to enjoy. Meanwhile, I'm content to be swathed in flannel and a down quilt, with my vase of hyacinths perfuming my living room.

The West Tisbury Library has a very special exhibition on the art wall this month. A collection of prints and drawings by Willie Huntington will be on display through March. Many pieces are borrowed from family and friends, and they include his final drypoint etching, "Chickadees and Holly." It is an opportunity to see work from a career spanning six decades beginning in the 1920s and representing a deep love and careful observation of the Island.

Source: Martha's Vineyard Times