Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Benvenuto, Settembre!


Welcome, September!

The weather here on Cape Cod has turned, and there's a cool chill in the air early this morning as I let my male cat, Maddie, out through the breezeway door. I keep an eye out for coyotes, and tell Maddie to stay close, because, "there are baaad doggies outside...bad doggies!"

Last night, th
e family met for lobster rolls from St. Bonaventure's church for the last summer feast. Each Monday, the church serves up a dinner of a fine lobster roll, a package of Cape Cod chips, a slice of blueberry or lemon meringue pie and a drink...all for the bargain rate of $15.00 a person. The children's peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are free, and Bella and Luccey are more than happy with the chips, cookie and chocolate milk that accompany it.

Most late Monday afternoons during this summer, Mom and Dad have headed over to Sue's house in Falmouth Heights, where Sue leaves the children with them while she runs over to the church on Main Street to gather up the armload of brown bags. Last night, I stopped at my house to take care of
the cats and change after work, then pulled into Sue's driveway just before her station wagon.


The last l
obster roll feast -- it was delicious, and something we'll think about all winter.


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Safe harbor


A great man passed away here on Cape Cod this week.

Safe
harbor, Senator.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Morning has broken on Cape Cod




It's early morning, and I'm listening to Cat Stevens singing "Morning has broken." This is something my cousin Beth does every day. She gets up very early, and once she's in her wheelchair, and settled, she plays it on her computer.

She says it's her prayer. That's nice, don't you think?
Here it is for you, with lovely photos to go with it. Enjoy:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ESHjYat9r









Friday, August 21, 2009

Happier....



It's my day off .

...and I'm happier than
a seagull
with a French fry!

Have a lovely day,

Thursday, August 20, 2009


It's still miserably hot and humid here on Cape Cod, and I 'm so, so happy to have my little job in the little office of the little church where I work...I love working there, but during the last few weeks, what I've loved most is the air-conditioning!

But now, after describing the blissfully cool air of work, I'm afraid to say that I have tomorrow off because (oh, boy, you won't believe this one) the gas company man is coming for my annual tune-up. Yes, this is where everyone is supposed to laugh...

So until it cools off a bit (we're waiting for you, September!), I thought I'd post a refreshing photo of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, where my sister Cathy and I bicycled during her visit earlier this summer. We had a lovely day bicycling the trails, and then we picked up mussels and steamers (the Cape Cod clams also known as quahogs) and brought them to our sister Sue's house in Falmouth for dinner. Cape bliss.

Stay cool, everyone; fall is coming!