One of my favorite things about off season on the Cape is being able to watch the cranberry harvest just beyond our neighborhood. When we’re lucky and get the timing right, we’ve been able to join a crowd of onlookers, walking the paths along the flooded bog, watching the wet harvest take place. This year, as we arrived masked and kept our distance, the harvest felt even more special. And…
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The state of things
Today was one of those perfectly grey days, the sky melting into the gentle waves of low tide. While the kids splashed and explored, I let my shoulders drop from somewhere up near my ears. I unclenched my jaw. And I let the tiniest bit…
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Cape Cod Magazine feature + a few favorite Cape Cod photos
I got the most unexpected (but exciting + encouraging) email early this year from Lisa Leigh Connors, the editor of Cape Cod Magazine. She had been following me on Instagram for a while and asked if I’d be interested in having some of my Cape Cod…
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Late summer bliss
August is winding down, people are talking back to school, stores are selling Halloween candy and pumpkin spiced nonsense… and I’m here, pretending to be immune to it all, soaking up some late summer bliss. This has been a summer to remember. Fortunately I…
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To just be happy.
“I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.” –Nnedi Okorafor In a world such as this, it’s so easy to worry, to fear, to fret. To slip into a funk and hide there (and if there…
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Winter on Cape Cod
When we closed on our beach house last fall, I was longing for summer. I looked forward to long days at the beach, warm evenings on the deck, and starry nights with our family. While I know this coming summer will be wonderful, I can’t tell…
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Oh buoy.
Oh buoy. Sorry. Couldn’t resist. These beauties are on the side of Capt. Cass Seafood, at Rock Harbor in Orleans. I think this would be a fun scene to paint… one of these days. In the meantime, I’ve cracked open a new sketchbook + some gouache and…
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The week according to Instagram
It’s been a while since I shared an Instagram-ish update, mostly because that used to be a weekend thing… and there’s not much difference now between my weekdays and weekends. 2 Exceptions: The number of adults present (a.k.a. persons capable of rational thought + behavior,…
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Happy long weekend.
A long weekend is the best kind of weekend. Saturdays feel like Fridays, Sundays feel like Saturdays, and Mondays feel like… well, Sundays. That extra day is such a gift. I’m going to spend as much time as possible watching the waves (one of the…