2009 Holiday House Tour & Boutique

Sunday, December 13th, 12:00 – 4:00 pm The West Falmouth Library on historic Rt. 28A is hosting its annual holiday house tour and boutique sale. There are eight locations on the tour, all festively decorated for the season. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are: $ 25.00 For more information: WestFallib@comcast.net

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Cape Cod Cranberry Harvest

The October 2009 issue of Cape Cod Life has a lovely article on the modern cranberry harvest. Before they flooded the cranberry bogs creating the glorious sea of red berries, the harvest involved back-breaking work with pronged wooden baskets. In the early 1900’s, this mother and two children (photo below) would pick about 40 measures a day at …

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October Recipe – Peanut Cookies

Try these heart warming peanut cookies this Autumn. We like to have them fresh out of the oven with a big glass of milk. Go to the Palmer House Inn site for the full recipe. Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn You can find this recipe (on page 94) and many more in the Inn’s …

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