Lobster in the wild

We didn’t wait long into our Cape Cod week to take our lunch trip Sesuit Harbor Cafe. The rustic joint is pretty in its own way. Order at the inside counter when your turn comes from the line. Step outside to a picnic table overlooking the water and moored boats. Wait until a server comes…

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…

A different cottage in Cape Cod to make us happy

At the end of our stay at the Happy Cottage in Cape Cod for our 2017 vacation, our friend Julie told us that indeed she and Lisa were selling. And great place that it was, they found a taker. We missed our annual trip last summer. My dear wife Karen regrouped. She found a place…

Here’s to another great stay at The Happy Cottage

I managed to get two-weeks-plus worth of posts out of eight days in Cape Cod for my dear wife Karen, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I. The Happy Cottage in Dennis Port is the center of it all. It’s set on a private lane, with parking for two cars out front. That came in…

Even on vacation, the library grabs me

While walking in Cape Cod, I couldn’t help but notice two striking libraries while walking with my dear wife Karen. The Eldredge Library in the heart of Chatham exuded old charm. The Town of Dennis Public Library filled its square with a more contemporary feel. Karen told me I’d fit in at both. Tomorrow: Wrapping…

These folks went all out for their grad

While my dear wife Karen, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I were talking one of our daily walks around Dennis Port during our Cape Cod vacation, we spotted this sign of high school graduation week. The older generation in this place obviously are very proud of their girl. I asked Karen if she thought…

Sundae School educates the local birds

I got more than my cup of No-Sugar-Added coffee ice cream, single scoop, on my dear wife Karen and I’s trip to Sundae School in Dennis Port. Yes, this Cape Cod joint had a spiffy addition out front for this lover of bird-watching. Their expansive bird house had visitors, too. My interruption with the iPhone…

We can’t skip the Pancake Man or the Kream ‘N’ Kone

Not that our Cape Cod vacation is all about food or anything, but … I must tell you about continuing the traditions to The Pancake Man for breakfast. And Kream ‘N’ Kone for lunch. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show. My pancakes were as…