Here’s to my puzzle-makers

The combination of my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fabulous fiance George Three had their puzzle-making goggles focused keenly this Cape Cod getaway. Together and individually, three 1,000-piece jigsaws were assembled and then put back in their boxes (after I crept in to capture the photo, of course). Long may they continue to…

A short walk on a long pier

River side. My dear wife Karen and I arrived to one of our favorite stops, Sundancers, about 15 minutes before its 3 p.m. opening time on a Wednesday during a Cape Cod adventure. We strolled on the pier built alongside the parking lot … and the river that backs the restaurant/bar. The sights were lovely.…

Sit a spell on the beach, yes, thank you

Always my beach woman with a wanderlust. Yes, my dear wife Karen and I surely found a sunny, warm day to bring the beach chairs and provided flag down to the private beach 1/10 of a mile from our vacation cottage in Dennis Port. Good look. It was an hour very well spent, enough to…

Let there be lobster

Now those are delicious tacos. Note from my dear wife Karen and I’s walk-for-dinner visit to the Ocean House Beach Bar: If you know the Cape Cod temperature is, say, 62 degrees when you’re sitting in the pleasant cottage, do not think that your shorts, long-sleeve T-shirt and vest will be enough at the water’s…

Artistic trimming

I suddenly wanted a pina colada. As we four Cade Cod adventurers strolled with cherished rescue mutt Ellie around the sweet cottage, of course a certain tree on a neighboring lawn caught me eye. That’s one heck of a trim job, I called out to my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance…

Yes, we all can walk to the beach

Yes, we have access! My dear wife Karen, our cherished rescue mutt Ellie and I couldn’t wait to show terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three just how close the beach is from the tidy cottage we’d rented in Dennis Port. Us three arrived at check-in time on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend,…

Happy faces for Cape Cod vacation 2023

Joyful spot for us on the Cape. We returned to the near-beach cottage for another year of rest, relaxation and good times in Dennis Port, Mass., for a 10-day stretch that began the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. My dear wife Karen and our cherished rescue mutt Ellie show how much they love the spot…

Finishing another Cape Cod puzzle

Congratulations to my dear wife Karen! From the shelves in the store in Chatham to the dining table in our Dennis Port rental, this 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle went from all apart to complete finished. Yes, one last Dennis Port rental shot needed to be shared! Last year she had the help of terrific daughter Elisabeth…

A different lobster roll

My dear wife Karen and I saved our visit to the Ocean House’s Beach Bar for the tail end of this year’s Cape Cod Getaway. The new rental left the popular outdoor pub/restaurant a short walk from our house. And that gave us days to long for our meals. So I ordered the king-sized hot…

Rubbing it in?

My dear wife Karen and I always stop at the restaurant/pub The Red Nun, nestled cozily on Main Street in the Village of Dennis Port. We visit in the afternoon so we can again chat with bartender Jack. This year he served us tap pints of Cape Cod Blonde Ale in glasses adorned with Boston…