Comments on: Sign Language …

By: sara

sara — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:06:28 +0000

hi - found your blog via mv fiber’s blog……I’ve spent much time on the vineyard and seeing these signs, etc, is making me wish I was there. How I would love the fiber festival, etc. I don’t think I’m meant to live in the desert.
sigh

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:02:01 +0000

I think you and Seamond should collaborate on an island memoir/history project.

By: Seamond

Seamond — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:40:42 +0000

When I was a kid, there was a man known as “Dummy” Mayhew. He was very, very old and kind of (I thought) homeless. Ialso thought the Dummy part of his name meant he was retarded. Naw, he spoke with his hands. I will never forget seeing him do this at the First National (grocery) Store. At first, I thought he was going to hit the man checking us out. The man took it calmly and called an old guy out from the back who “understood” what Dummy wanted. I was told he was THE last one. At the time, I didn’t understand any significance to it. This was probably around 1946 or so. Later on, I was told there had been lots of them, whole families, up in West Tisbury and Menemsha and as well as a family that lived in the 1930’s on Noman’s Land. They were all related. There have been books written on this and obviously the DNA has petered out by now.

By: Patty

Patty — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:48:57 +0000

I didn’t know this! (The deaf people stuff, not the sign on the door.)

By: mvobsession

mvobsession — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:46:14 +0000

Actually Seamond it’s a magnet on my door

By: Seamond

Seamond — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:08:51 +0000

Joanie: Where did you find the sign Entering Martha’s Vineyard? At the ferry?