I’m Casey and Quailwood cottage has a special place in my heart. For as long as I can remember, the rustle of salty breezes in the pines, the clanging of the East Chop bell bouy, the incredible quality of island light, the excitement of hopping on a ferry, the therapy of feeling warm sand underfoot…have been part of my life. I have been coming to the island since I was a baby and it is my foothold in the USA. My grandparents chose East Chop as their special place on earth. Their great-grandchildren have now caught the bug. Annie, her husband Denis and her cousins love to come to Quailwood too. We all love the opportunities offered on Martha’s Vineyard including (but certainly not limited to) beach picnics, biking to Back Door Donuts, strolling (shopping?) in Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven or Edgartown, catching a striped bass for dinner, tasting homemade goodies at the weekly farmer’s market, scouting for art at galleries and flea markets, watching the sunset over Cuttyhunk at Menemsha…..
After living and working as a graphic designer in Manhattan for ten years after art school at RISD, my life took a turn when I came to “do” the “Haute Route” ski tour in Chamonix, France in 1986. I ended up married to the guide, Serge, and have lived in the Alps ever since. We built our chalet and a second one on our property which we rent out. My career has evolved from graphics to teaching English, working at the Chamonix ski school, the French Alpine Club and running our rental chalet. We take advantage of all the wonderful things to do here…skiing, ski touring, hiking, climbing, and biking as well as the benefits of living in a town with a worldwide reputation for its scenery and lifestyle. Chamonix and East Chop are certainly wonderful places to to call home.
Hello everyone,
I’m David Clark and I’d like to give you a sense of what Quailwood means to me and how it has always been a big part of my life:
Big waves at South Beach, picnics and fishing at Menemsha, bike rides along State Beach Road, golf at my favorite course in the world (Farm Neck) and just getting away from it all. I’ve always said that the ‘Vineyard’ is the Bermuda of the North, because of the green water in Nantucket Sound and that the salt air combined with the hot sun- is just seems so tropical. Memories go way back to when I was very young and some of the best were from bombing around on banana bikes at age 7. Such freedom to come and go! No shirts, shoes or helmets! Wow, different times.
Up until 2024 I was the President of Sprout/Standish, Inc., an executive search firm in Bedford, NH that specialized in the printing industry. My wife Susan and I split our time between Quailwood Cottage, Bedford, NH and our summer home on the water ‘up to’ Brunswick, Maine.
Susan and I have three married sons who all live in the Pacific Northwest. Riley is the proud parent of two granddaughters in Bellingham, WA. Our oldest son Tyler is in Bend, OR and is a neurologist. Our third, Caldwell, currently lives in Bellingham, WA and is the head arborist for the city of Bellingham.
We all spent many really, really happy times on the Vineyard and our hope is that you can make the same lifetime memories that we did throughout the years!
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