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From Nepal to Truro, with love
Couple puts down roots in farming community In Nepal, sweet potatoes can grow as large as a man’s thigh. Perhaps this should be expected from a country whose mountains scrape the stratosphere, but here on the Cape, in the rolling glacial moraine built upon remnants…
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A growing trend
Hoop houses promote a culture of sustainable farming that is good for you, and good for Cape Cod Farming, in many ways, is an art form—one that is heavily dependent on the environment around us. If winter comes too early, the crops a farmer has…
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Painters from Provincetown’s past
William and Lucy L’Engle were part of Cape Cod’s early art colony Among the artists and writers who gathered in Provincetown in the early 1900s were two prolific painters who met and fell in love while studying in Paris. William and Lucy L’Engle, Modernist artists&hell…
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Cape Cod Life General Store Partner Profile: Charted Mermaids
Charted Mermaids combines a passion for the sea and a creative mind to deliver inspiring results Deborah Watson, like sailors and fairy tale lovers alike, dreams of mermaids. She finds inspiration in the natural beauty of the ocean, its changing colors and, most importantly,…
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Photo Portfolio: Sharing the Beauty by Stephanie Foster
Harwich photographer Stephanie Foster vividly remembers the first photograph she ever took, on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston on a gray day. “A group of women were sitting on a bench talking. They wore dark coats and most had kerchiefs tied under their chins and bulky&helli…
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Gunkholing: Celebrating our 40 years
In May 2018, Cape Cod Life begins its 40th year. Here is our first 40-year retrospective. While attending a recent family gathering, my nephew, also named Brian Shortsleeve, was talking about Cape Cod LIFE and showed me a few photos he had taken of his…
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Where the living’s easy
Planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket? These two boutique inns were voted tops in our annual “Best of” survey. Behind the stately, Victorian façade of Edgartown’s The Christopher is an island retreat owner Anne Hajjar describes as “St. Bart’s meets …
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Espresso Yourself
Who doesn’t love a good cup of coffee? There’s no shortage of places around the Cape and Islands to get your morning cup o’ Joe, and we want to share with you some of our favorite “Best of” winners. The Hot Chocolate Sparrow started as a…
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How does your garden grow?
This is the time of year when everyone is yearning to replace the dreary grays of winter with the bright florals of spring. Whether you want to start gardening or just need a refresher, there is a local garden center to help. Here are a…
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Creating lasting impressions
Sandwich artist Rachel Avenia turns to painting for a deeper connection to the world around her Rachel Avenia loves to be in nature. Biking, bird watching, kayaking, rowing, sailing, even beekeeping—she and her husband, Bob Prol, have several beehives at Johnson Tree Farm …
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Shining a light
Lisa Genova’s latest novel explores love and forgiveness along with ALS In the course of her gripping, sensitive novels, Cape author Lisa Genova has tackled Alzheimer’s disease, brain damage, autism and Huntington’s disease. Her latest novel, “Every Note Played,” e…
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Daylilies to delight
Wild orange daylilies are a classic staple in any Cape Cod garden, but there are other varieties of this spectacular flower that also make a statement. We have information on all things daylilies to get you excited about your next gardening project. For a stunning…
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Second star to the right & straight on ’til Martha’s Vineyard
Tara Gayle’s imaginative gardens provide storybook-like inspiration for gardeners across the Cape and Islands There’s a reason all the best fairy tales begin in a garden. J.M. Barrie’s classic young protagonist, Peter Pan, starts his adventures in Neverland as a whimsi…
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For the love of floribunda
This low-maintenance, high-reward rose is a true delight Would a rose by any other name really be the same? In the case of floribunda roses, this discussion could go on for hours. These especially hardy and vigorous roses are perfectly propagated to become the workhorse in&…
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