We had to walk on the beach in the window

Thank goodness for the cap of good and proper timing. When a little opening in the clouds came during our Cape Cod trip, away to the beach we went. Our usual public beach had its familiar sights. My dear wife Karen was happy to feel at home. No matter that she grew up on the…

A reluctant dog accepts her ice cream

Our location on the ocean side of the main road for this year’s Cape Cod stay made it a fairly easy walk for the three of us to our favorite ice cream place, Sundae School. Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and I got to admire the old way they delivered the stuff as my…

Of course they have a thing for sand

We saw sand in places other than the beach on this year’s week trip to Cape Cod. Cuffy’s had one. Two. A third, inside the souvenir emporium. Our favorite breakfast joint, The Pancake Man, even sported one out front. Put all four together and you’d have New York State Fair proportions.

We need to feel that outdoor Beach Bar

We took our Beach Bar visit on a cloudy hour on the Sunday of our Cape Cod week. It was kind of deserted, even though the outdoor bar would be closed until the following Saturday, summer hours not starting until the next week. (And when we’d be gone back to Central New York and the…

Spread your wings on this Fourth of July

So my dear wife Karen advises me to take my hands off the keys in the front door of the Happy Cottage II and step slowly to the right. A Cape Cod butterfly had decided to take a break on a window frame. I was quiet with my iPhone 8. The butterfly seemed not to…

We walk our coveted Chatham strip

Even with less than stellar weather for our week in Cape Cod, we grabbed our hours of opportunity to take in the sights and things we have loved for a decade now. The little park in town still host art month in June. We were glad. The fact that we started admiring sharks way back…

The gorgeous beach at the end of Sea Street

With our new Cape Cod week vacation stay in the Happy Cottage II on the other side of the main road that divides Dennis Port, my dear wife Karen and I have spent more time exploring the streets closure to the Atlantic Ocean. By foot and by car. One trip down the appropriately named Sea…

We lead our dog to water once more

Will our cherished rescue mutt ever want to swim? To prepare for our big return to Cape Cod, my dear wife Karen bought a little present to coax Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle a little more. OK, her protective floatie vest complete with decorative fin looked pretty darn cute, too. Perhaps we did get a…

Cape Cod can seem pretty wild

So we’re walking our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle on the block that hold our Cape Cod rental, and she hears it before we see it. Down the far-side lawns struts a turkey. My dear wife Karen and I assumed it was wild, but perhaps it is someone’s pet. It did not…

Everything you need in a backyard

Is it fair for the new vacation house to be compared to the old vacation houses? You know I have to weigh the differences, especially at the start of the stay. My dear wife Karen and I adored sitting out back of the Happy Cottage in our many years of a weekly stay. This place…