NANCY GARDELLA
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To continue with Nancy and Cheyenne’s excellent adventure to New York: as soon as we reached the outskirts of White Plains she began her mantra, “When can we go to a mall? When can we go to a mall?” Rather like when we three kids would torture my father while he drove us in the car, “Can we stop for Carvel? Can we stop for Carvel?” I suggested it might be nice to say hello to Nonna first and drop the dogs and cat off so they could use the facilities.
Next day, first mall I took her to was the Westchester Mall. We walked in through the Nieman Marcus, aka Needless Markup, entrance, right into the shoe department. Cheyenne Cormier is our Island’s version of the Imelda Marcos of shoes, although she doesn’t know who Imelda Marcos is. First pair of Jimmy Choo pumps she turned over to look at the price, $1,500. This did not deter her at all from examining every item in every store in all three stories. The only thing we could afford was to eat lunch in the food court.
I was surprised to find that, besides entering every dress and shoe store, we had to go into every techie store” Apple, Sprint, AT & T, T-Mobile, on and on. She was looking for a new dohickey of some sort. She would ask about it and the techie, one of several pleasing and knowledgeable young’uns, would look over her head at me, knowing only I was old enough (just barely) to sign the contract, and go into the spiel. The dohickey did this, did that, had a thousand apps and opportunities to add more, and so on. When the poor kid paused for breath I would always say, “If it comes with a basketball pump, a corkscrew, and a Swiss Army knife, we’ll take it.” He would smile and say, “Maybe by next year.”
So I would tell them the kid wasn’t even mine, I picked her up in the food court, and give her a pamphlet or something she could show her parents so they could sign the contract. Cheyenne collected many brochures in this way, which I’m sure she considers souvenirs of New York. Stay tuned.
How strange but exciting to find the Bunch of Grapes moving across the street! It has been where it is since my first visit in 1968, and so has the Bowl & Board. I’m sure I’m going to bump into the wrong door at some point, just from habit. I wonder if the beautiful clock, Time to Read, will also be moved across the street? Actually, it needn’t be. It’s always time to read.
Alida O’Loughlin, formerly of Holland and now of Martha’s Vineyard, came to her art, photography, in her seventies. Moments of Light is her display at Art in the Stacks at our library during regular library hours. I’ll see you there.
The Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network hosts its last event for the season on Tuesday, May 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Baylies Room of the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. Famous author Sarah Ban Breathnach will speak on finding your path to financial serenity. Dessert will be served after the program. Reserve your spot today, members and non-members alike, by dropping your check at Ameriprise Financial in Edgartown or online at mvwomensnetwork.com.
Martha Child and friends will entertain you at the annual May Tea at our First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven on Saturday, May 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Grownups get in for $10, kids are admitted for $5. This gives me a chance to tell you what an incredible talent Martha is. I have had the pleasure of seeing her perform many times. Don’t miss it.
Get well wishes go out to ChiChi Markey. Anniversary bouquets are sent to Andrew and Kathy Farrissey on May 6. John and Nancy Gardella, my brother and sister in law, celebrate their anniversary on May 10. And belated birthday balloons go to Laurie Marotta, who celebrated on May 4.
The birthday bandwagon pulls along Anna Duarte and Jonathan Spencer Norton today. May 6 is a party for Jim MacDonald, Sarah Francis and Joey Murphy. And on May 9 Christopher Collins, Matheus des Santos, Whitney Kelly and Darcy Jewett take the cake. Many happy returns.
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