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I did my first counted cross stitch map of Martha’s Vineyard in 1993. I said I’d never do another one.
Say hello to #8. This one was talked about in my post on Dec 20th. It went to friends Susan Gibbs and Patrick Manning of the MV Fiber Farm.
Say hello to #9. This one is for my daughter Patty... I felt she needed and deserved one of her own. Something to always remember Martha’s Vineyard and her visits there… and of course her wonderful mom 
Funny how over the years I’ve done so many of these maps. I have a feeling there’s more to come, don’t know who for yet, but then I didn’t know who I’d be making #4 and #7 for either.
Deb, Chappy and I headed over the river and through the woods and up the NY Thruway to attend the Martha’s Vineyard/Hudson Valley Fiber Farms Winter Solstice Party in Hopewell Junction, hosted by Susan and Patrick, owners of both fiber farms. You can see that it wasn’t the best of weather.
The bonfire was already roaring.
What a beautiful setting they live in.
Sheep and goats.
Chappy and the sheep checking each other out…
It was a wonderful party. It’s hard to judge how many people were there as people tend to move around and that makes it hard to count… my guess is 20-30 very nice, very friendly, very happy and festive people.
I was particularly anxious to see Susan and Patrick as I had a little gift for them!
It must be Vineyard related as it’s wrapped in the Gazette and in a Black Dog bag!
Tah dah …
It’s a counted-cross stitch of Martha’s Vineyard that I did. Where the MV Fiber Farm is I put a sheep of french knots made from THEIR yarn. See the sheep…
We had a really great time and thank Susan and Patrick for their generosity and friendship. (Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm and Hudson Valley Fiber Farm)
(photos by my daughter Deb)
Katama Airfield is located near South Beach in Edgartown. It was established in 1924 and has been run continuously since then. Although once privately owned it is now under the control of the Town of Edgartown and the Nature Conservancy.
Besides being an airfield it is home to 26 rare or endangered species of plants and fauna. Katama Airfield is the largest grass airport in the United States.
Katama Airfield has a collection of antique and unusual aircraft to visit. You can also take a bi-plane ride and enjoy the Vineyard from a different point of view.
Cap off your visit with a bite to eat for lunch or dinner at the Right Fork Diner.
Visiting the airfield is like stepping back in time. Find out more by clicking here and clicking here.
December of 1992 my husband Bob and I were looking forward to going to MV for our first Christmas in Edgartown weekend.
Instead of leaving home on Friday we decided to leave Thursday due to the forecast for a snow storm. We figured we’d drive as far as we could, stay over night and then continue to MV on Friday. Good plan !
We left home around 2pm in the snow. As soon as we got out of NJ it wasn’t snowing at all, just raining. We stopped in Mystic, CT around 5 for supper and then continued onward. We arrived in Falmouth, MA around 8pm…got a motel room and settled comfortably in for the evening. Ahhh, things were working out !
When we woke up it was raining, winds were howling, it was cold and threatening looking. We had our breakfast and then headed to Woods Hole to get on our 9:30 ferry to MV. NO ferries were running and they didn’t know when they’d start up again due to the weather…they said to check back about 2pm ! The ferries were bobbing and weaving in the now torrential rains… it wasn’t looking promising.
We now had about four hours to fill up. Friends of my parents live in Buzzard Bay so I called them and they invited us over. It was nice seeing them and catching up on things. Around noon the husband called the Steamship Authority and they told him the 1:15 ferry would be going to the Vineyard. We said our good-byes, grabbed lunch and headed to Woods Hole. But alas, still NO ferries were running and now they’d been officially cancelled for the day…and possibly the next day. The nor’easter had arrived. We sadly went and got our tickets refunded, which the SSA does when they cancel the ferries. I called the hotel and they refunded our money also. And then we left and started our trek back to NJ less than 24 hours after we’d left.
We could see the Vineyard, but 7 milesof stormy seas stood between us and getting there. We did return three months later though in the middle of March, which is another story that you can read by CLICKING HERE.
We arrived home around 8pm, keeping just ahead of the snow the entire trip. The blizzard arrived by the next morning.
I’m happy to say that in December of 1993 we actually did make it to MV for the Christmas in Edgartown weekend…the weather was sunny, chilly, and perfect. That was definitely a good plan.
