Happy New Year: Winter Solstice

As I write this blog we arrive at the winter Solstice. The longest night is behind us and we are heading into a season of more light. Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! And here we are on Main St. in Vineyard Haven with a fresh supply of snow, the lights of Christmas and more than the usual number of shoppers on the street. Very festive and very light. We love this time of year because it is so festive and because "old" friends return for a brief time. This year we are lucky to have Julia MacNelley work for us while on break from the Claremont Colleges. Great to hear the stories from "over there" and great to see a friendly, beautiful face. We are grateful and overjoyed this season and we wish you gratitude and happiness in this new year.

New Products at Bramhall & Dunn

The other morning i drove from Vineyard Haven to Chilmark in the fog and mist.  What struck me as i passed  the West Tisbury School was how a new shade of green had been achieved.  It was great to see the new  green leaves against the dark green foliage of established growth.    I was reminded me of the great "Green" window that Wendy designed for the store in Vineyard Haven. Speaking of new things, we are now carrying Pine Cone Hill linens and Dash & Albert rugs for the home and for the body we now have  Roberta Fryman kurtas  and Luna Luz dresses.   Come on in to check out our new items for spring and say hello.

Shop Local

Here we are in the thick of it, as they say. Holiday shopping enters the final two weeks and the competition is on for the coveted holiday shopper. These are trying times for all of us and we need to stick together to help one another through.  Certainly  we all have those times when we just need a Costco or BJ's or even Walmart for that year's supply of toilet paper or Purel.  But what if we all just took a stroll down Main Street in Vineyard Haven or Circuit Ave in Oak Bluffs, to the shops here on the island of Martha's Vineyard.  Come in to visit those of us who are staying open this winter in the midst of a recession.  You can find a great variety of gift ideas and we are all having great sales!!!!  Just think, by shopping on island you just may help to save jobs in our community.   Shop local and support our island economy; no boat ride necessary.