I’ve been picking my own vegetables at Coonamessett Farm this year. It is just down the road from where I live, and I find it both energizing and relaxing to walk through the fields and pick strawberries, peas, string beans, rhubarb, lettuce, beets, cabbage, onions, and other delights. I’ve made lots of salads, a strawberry-rhubarb … Continue reading
June 28, 2009 I walked along the new Falmouth bikeway extension yesterday morning, happy to be out on an all-too-rare sunny day, starting at the North Falmouth end. The dirt parking lot was almost completely full, but I found a spot and set off on foot. My bike is in the repair shop for another … Continue reading
June 25, 2009 The new Falmouth Music and Arts Pavilion was dedicated today, and the Falmouth Town Band performed there tonight. It is a wonderful new stage, and the band looks good and sounds good on their new platform. Linda Whitehead, the band’s director, and also head of the Falmouth Public School’s music department, worked … Continue reading
June 21, 2009 I was living in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1977. Elvis lived there too, but he was, by then, the fat, aging, substance-abusing Elvis, a sad caricature of his former self. I was at work when we heard the news that Elvis had died. He was only 42. My response? I laughed. The news … Continue reading
June 19, 2009 I smiled all evening, except when I was laughing. San Francisco comedian James Judd is in Falmouth this weekend presenting his one-man show, “7 Sins,” at the Woods Hole Community Hall (sponsored by the Woods Hole Theater Company.) Judd kept everyone laughing uproariously throughout his 90-minute show. He is not a stand-up … Continue reading
June 16, 2009 Summer really begins this week in Falmouth, with the start of the every-Thursday Falmouth Farmers Market in Peg Noonan Park on Main Street and the ArtMarket across the street in Town Hall Square. Arts Alive, a three-day extravaganza of local arts and entertainment activities begins Friday night with a Town Dance. For … Continue reading
June 14, 2009 When I heard that Ann Hood was coming to Falmouth to talk about her book, “The Knitting Circle,” I was intrigued and got the novel out of the library to read. “The Knitting Circle” is about Mary, who loses her 5-year-old daughter Stella suddenly to meningitis. Crippled by grief, she is encouraged … Continue reading
June 6, 2009 I am looking forward to attending the Simon Sinfonietta concert tonight (7:30 PM at Falmouth Academy). Robert Wyatt is the piano soloist; he will be playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major. Also on the program is Telemann’s Concerto for 3 Horns in D Major, and Respighi’s “The Birds.” It … Continue reading
May 26, 2009 Ok, so I admit I have been watching Jon and Kate Plus 8 lately, trying to catch up before the big Season Five opener last night. Train wrecks attract viewers. Over 9 million people tuned in, they say. But I think J&K already had a fair number of followers who watched just … Continue reading
May 23, 2009 My husband and I attended the final Music at the Mansion Sunday afternoon concert of the season last Sunday at Highfield Hall in Falmouth. It is an elegant and intimate concert setting, where you can enjoy the architecture, interior design, and art exhibits, as well as the music. Cellist Ashima Scripp and … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 