Monthly Archives: June 2022

Pride Parade

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The Vineyard’s first ever “Pride Parade” took place on June 11, a bright sunny altogether perfect late-spring Saturday, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. What makes it more odd is that this post is mainly … Continue reading →

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Fun Run

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Tam and I followed one of our usual routes this morning: down Pine Hill, around the Nat’s Farm field (which Mermaid Farm just hayed about half of), to the bike path and home. It’s never exactly the same, but this … Continue reading →

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Juneteenth, on the 20th?

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Susanna J. Sturgis

On the one hand, I think it’s great that Juneteenth is now a state (at least in Massachusetts) and federal holiday. It celebrates a momentous event: the arrival in Texas of federal troops bearing the news that enslaved African Americans … Continue reading →

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Pride Flag Flying

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The “Progress Pride” flag was raised on a Oak Bluffs town flag pole in Ocean Park last Wednesday, to kick off the island’s Pride Month celebrations. There is a hell of a lot to unpack in that sentence, starting with … Continue reading →

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May License Plate Report

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Malvina Forester gets inspected in May and as usual I put it off till the last full week of the month. Procrastination paid off once again, because parked in front of the West Tisbury church was a car with Hawaii … Continue reading →

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