Still a puzzle champ

Well done. The Zen Room of our cozy rental in Dennis Port turned out to be the perfect afternoon gathering spot for my dear wife Karen and I to sit, chat and enjoy a beverage or two. Oh, and she worked on her jigsaw puzzle. And after completing the intricate flower arrangement we brought with…

Last days of the Five and Dime

Sign of the times. My dear wife Karen and I always enjoy a stroll up and down Main Street in Chatham, poking our heads (and bodies) into the shops that happen to catch our interests at the moment. This year, we saw that the Ben Franklin store was saying bye. Deep discounts. My mind went…

Lobster lovers

Good day. A walk on the beach and a trip to the Sesuit Harbor Cafe for lobster lunches? Patience. My dear wife Karen and I both ordered the steamed pound-and-a-halfers at the rustic marina. Get cracking. I had volunteered to handle the shelling of both of our lunches. They were delicious. I will report that…

Monumental

Looks like … Hey, I commented to my dear wife Karen as we strolled along the beach road in Chatham, there’s the Washington Monument. Ha. She’s accustomed to my sense of humor. Honored. We share curiosity, too, so we walked up to read the tall statue’s inscriptions. Turns out, it honors those lost and those…

Close enough to peak

Bountiful. Should we continue our streak of visiting the beautiful grounds of the Heritage Museums and Gardens, my dear wife Karen and I wondered shortly after we arrived for this year’s Cape Cod getaway. Her phone told her that the rhododendrons were near peak. Happy path. You know we went to the beautiful walking paths…

Let’s walk local

Love the lines. My dear wife Karen and I know we can appreciate the moments we steal away with a stroll at the Dennis Port beach just a mile or so up the road from the house we enjoyed for this year’s Cape Cod getaway. Peaceful. We park, we walk, I snap a photo or…

Beautiful scene at Chatham

She’s feeling at home. One thing I’m sure of when we arrive for our annual Cape Cod getaway. I have to get my dear wife Karen to a beach, pronto. She’s a Los Angeles native, after all, no matter that how long our lives have been based in Central New York. It was a cool,…

Beach, babies

Wind in their hair. One day during this year’s Cape Cod getaway, we coaxed the cherished rescue mutt back into the car and drove the mile or so back to the two beaches where we walked her from the house we rented the past few years before this year’s model came back available on the…

Away we go

Every dog needs a fire hydrant. My dear wife Karen and I decided that we’d get our steps in every day with our cherished rescue mutt during our Cape Cod getaway. We’d go out the front door and say, you pick the way. The plan included letting our aging rescue to pick how long we’d…

Great getaway for the dog

Room to roam. The fact that our cherished rescue mutt liked the yard at this house helped convince my dear wife Karen and I to return when we spotted it back on the online site after a few years spent for our annual Cape Cod getaway at a place closer to the beach. Relaxing, too.…