Girls Night Out on the Cheap
Posted 126 days ago

by Alyson M. Komyanek
Anyone else feeling the pinch from the tax increase hitting your pocketbook this year? I don't know about you, but even with my 2% raise this winter, my paychecks are smaller than…

Miss Funny Money: Girls Night Out on the Chea…
People for Cats: Lilly and Jazzy
Posted 143 days ago

This week we are featuring a pair of Maine coon girls, mom Lilly and daughter Jazzy. Maine coons are large, long-haired cats who typically have friendly, calm personalities. These girls are perfect examples of the…

People for Cats: Lilly and Jazzy
Cape Cod Happening Book Club: December Selection
Posted 199 days ago

December book club is here! Cold months call for curling up with a good read. Though this book might be considered 'intense', it's actually a story of perseverance and hope. Our choice for this month's…

Cape Cod Happening Book Club: December Select…
Custom Nothing Apparel
Posted 543 days ago

Cape Cod inspires…the vast open skies and sea offering a contemplative spot to meditate if you will, on what is important to us. Perhaps it is these open spaces, the non-confining feel to the cape…

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The Garden Muse for June: Architecture in the Garden

The Garden Muse for June: Architecture in the Garden

“The elements of garden architecture—paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art—together form the backbone of any well-designed garden.” In previous posts I have mentioned the importance of ‘good bones’ in garden design which refers to the structure and framework present before plantings are introduced. THE GARDEN IN WINTER, READY, SET, FOCUS [...]

Beach Reads: Story time for Grownups

With Memorial Day behind us pools have been officially opened, beach houses cleaned up and everybody has been given the green light for flip flops. If you are on your way to the beach you might find yourself whisked away on a great romantic adventure a la Dirty Dancing or like Stella when she got [...]

Miss Money Funny—Being a Fashionista on a Budget

Miss Money Funny—Being a Fashionista on a Budget

by: Alyson Komyanek Since I like fashion and looking trendy, people often assume that I visit stores like Roberto Cavalli and Versace. But anyone who really knows me knows that this couldn’t be farther from the truth. The only “designer store” I’ve ever been in was on a trip to LA one summer. I took [...]

The Garden Muse: Creating Curb Appeal

The Garden Muse: Creating Curb Appeal

The term curb appeal was originally coined by the real estate industry to explain those elements that prospective home buyers look for and find appealing when shopping for a future home. Most of the suggestions for providing this allure are applicable to our discussion here; i.e. making improvements to enhance the appearance of your home and therefore give [...]

Single in the Suburbs: Match.com Round 2

Single in the Suburbs: Match.com Round 2

by Anonymous Since my last entry I had stated that I joined eHarmony and invited you in following me on my “new adventures.” Well an adventure it has been for sure, and I’m excited to tell you that I feel like this is the 2nd round of Match.com, just a bit more expensive. So I [...]

Starter Mom: Baby Shower Gift Ideas (that she’ll REALLY need!)

Starter Mom: Baby Shower Gift Ideas (that she’ll REALLY need!)

By Nicole Loughan It got cold about 8 months ago, everybody went inside…some people got bored and some people got busy. For those who created life, it’s now time for you to get them a gift. Yep- we are heading into baby shower season! Every time I am invited to a shower, I rack my [...]

People for Cats: Ruby

People for Cats: Ruby

Little Miss Ruby is a gem of a cat. She has only been at the shelter a short while but she is already a favorite with our volunteers. A petite reddish-orange girl, Ruby is 3 1/2 years old and purrs as soon as we approach her. She has a favorite, fluffy fleece blanket that she [...]

Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra Presents Gershwin, Beethoven, and Mozart

Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra Presents Gershwin, Beethoven, and Mozart

What: Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra: Spring Concert When: Saturday, April 13, 7 PM; and Sunday, April 14, 3 PM. Where: John Wesley United Methodist Church, Gifford Street and Jones Road, Falmouth Admission: By donation. Suggested donation: $15 for adults; $5 for children and students. The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, John Yankee, music director, will present [...]

Happening in Fashion: 2013 Jean Trends (and where to get them!)

Happening in Fashion: 2013 Jean Trends (and where to get them!)

by Allison Riney Every woman in America is guaranteed to do one thing any time she flips through her old photographs: gawk at the denim of the day. In recent fashion history, we can all remember the lovely JNCO trend, the rebirth of flared denim, and the rise of the skinny jean. Jeans in America [...]

The Starter Mom: Trim the Baby Fat

The Starter Mom: Trim the Baby Fat

by Nicole Loughan I can’t wait until I can be counted among the ranks of the overweight again. It is such an improvement over my current status as part of the obesity epidemic. I have been carrying extra weight since July 30th, 1980. I was born nine pounds three ounces, two pounds over my ideal baby [...]