
Author: Leslie Hatton
Leslie (Horne) Hatton enthusiastically joined Cape Cod Life in October of 2022. Educated in Mashpee and Falmouth, she graduated from Assumption College and received her Master of Education degree from Lesley College. A former teacher, she has taught middle school, preschool and most recently, fifth grade. She and her husband Tom have three children: Aidan, Colin, and Erin. Their newest family member is Millie, an outgoing, outrageously happy chocolate lab. She loves to talk about all of them so better not ask. One neat tidbit about Leslie is that she is the author of the locally best-selling children’s book Cape Cod ABCs, with over 10K books sold on Cape Cod, the Islands and across Massachusetts. Happiest in the summer with a little sun on her face, she loves being with friends and her family, laughing, drinking and eating all over beautiful Cape Cod.
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Good Reads in LIFE: A Feast For Your Eyes
Living on Cape Cod we (thankfully) have no shortage of extraordinary fish markets and restaurants featuring locally sourced seafood; it’s in fact, one of the reasons that the Cape is so popular. However, we often find ourselves stuck in a rut of how to prepare the endless …
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Renovate to Update
Longfellow Design Build helps bring a family’s dated summer home into the present day making it practical as well as inviting for generations to come together.
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Special Spaces: Stay Awhile
Writer: Leslie Hatton Photographer: Ryan Maheu
Style meets comfort in this barn-inspired guesthouse designed to make you feel right at home.
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Somewhere, beyond the sea…
Improvements to the Cape’s premier oceanfront destination makes Wychmere Beach Club the ultimate seaside beach haven.
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Where the Green Grass Grows
The landscape team at Outerland takes their role in creating a beautiful yard to heart.
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Mastering the Trade: Mike Duffany
With a new year comes change; the inclination to revamp, update and make modifications that strengthen and improve us. In…
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Southern Charm
Writer: Leslie Hatton Photographer: Meghan Murphy
Old Main Mercantile is the store you’ll want to return to again and again.
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Shorethings: ChappyWrap
Whether it’s for comfort or snuggling, ChappyWrap aims to be your favorite blanket for all of life’s moments.
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Next Wave: Melanie Gowen
Named Nantucket’s best interior designer for 2023, Melanie Gowen brings her eye for design & her expertise as a real estate agent to help clients every step of the way.
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The Business of Giving
Shining a light on nine local businesses with philanthropic values at their core.
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Worth the Wait
Writer: Leslie Hatton Photographer: Joyelle West
Embracing change as they write their next chapter, a couple builds their dream home. Any new construction project comes with…
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A Place in the Sun
Writer: Leslie Hatton Photographer: Amber Jane Barricman
A family takes their time to plan, build and maximize space in their forever home.
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Next Wave: Anton Emelianov
Anton Emelianov had a vacation house on the Cape but he was still looking for the right set of circumstances…
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Spotlight: KAM Appliance
Erin Cox deftly maneuvers through her role as a relationship cultivator for industry leader KAM Appliance.
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If the Walls Could Talk
Portraits of the past found tucked into the walls of historic homes in Provincetown rock the local art community.
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Photo Portfolio: Gabriel Beaton
Writer: Leslie Hatton Photographer: Gabriel Beaton
Chatham’s Gabriel Beaton indulges his quest for light and his passion for photography.
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Good Things in LIFE: Contessa At Home
No longer do local residents need to wait to get a table at Boston’s Contessa Ristorante—now they bring their cuisine and service to you.
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A weekend to remember…
Nantucket’s own Elin Hilderbrand gives reason to get away with friends in her new novel “The Five-Star Weekend.”
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