It has been a long, cold, snowy winter but spring is here. Last weekend we turned the clocks ahead and now we have sunlight later in the afternoon. The green flower shoots are beginning to poke their leaves through the soil and the buds on the flowering trees are growing larger. If we do have …
Read MoreCape Cod Beach Review: The Best Beaches on Falmouth’s Coast Falmouth is surrounded with beaches on three sides and with the waters of Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. With its many outlets and bays, we boast of over sixty-eight miles of coast line and beaches. We have more beaches than any other town on Cape …
Read MoreI grew up in Rocks Village, Massachusetts in the Deacon Phineas Nichols House. The house was built in 1740 and is a classic example of pre-revolutionary architecture. It has a central chimney with five fire places. The flooring is pumpkin pine and some of the boards are 24″ wide. Before my parents purchased it, the …
Read MoreOn Thursday February 27th Bill and I were invited to a private party at Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub & Restaurant. It was an absolutely wonderful affair. That morning the four Maguires; Liam, with his wife Deb and their sons Rory and Shea, traveled to Faneuil Hall in Boston to be sworn in as an American …
Read MoreCycling on Cape Cod, Quite Time yet an Active Holiday Each spring and fall the Palmer House Inn has the pleasure of hosting the cyclists from”Escapades Bike Tours”. Escapades is a small company that provides high quality bike trips to very special places throughout the US and Cape Cod is one of them. Cyclists experience …
Read MoreThe British Beer Company, a Pub Review “Brilliant Ales, Invigorating Stouts, Authentic British Pub Fare & Bang on Night Life!” In Great Britain, Ireland and across Europe, the pub or “local” is the center of town life: a place to relax, refuel the body and the spirit, share news and be entertained. The British Beer Company is …
Read MoreA Romantic Cape Cod Valentine Getaway Guide for 2014 From cozy fireplaces, to warm pubs, to miles of pristine seashore, the Cape has a fantastic array of romantic sights and cozy nooks for you and your love this Valentine’s Day weekend. February 14, Start a Fire Your Cape Valentine Getaway Guide starts by whisking the …
Read MoreRomantic Chocolate & Raspberry Scones Lovely scone recipe is made with fresh raspberries and dark chocolate for a romantic bite at breakfast. Serves: 8 scones Ingredients: For the Scones: 10 tbsp unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries, cut in halves 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 cup organic Greek yogurt 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour …
Read MoreA Cape Cod Restaurant Review for the Cozy Quarterdeck Restaurant Recently Bill and I decided to walk to Main Street to have lunch at the Quarterdeck. It was a Tuesday afternoon in January. The first thing that we noticed as the smiling hostess showed us to our seats – the place was hopping. What is …
Read MoreThe Full Force of Blizzard Janice Hits the Cape It is 7:00 am on a snow day at our cozy Cape Cod B&B. Bill and I are warm and cozy and preparing to start digging out as soon as the snow subsides. Brian will soon be arriving with his red pick-up truck to plow the …
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