Showing posts with label Cape Cod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Cod. Show all posts
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Friday, July 23, 2021
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Marash Boy Guards The Anchor Chain At Jim's Clam Shack
Monday, July 19, 2021
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Monday, August 19, 2019
Zarouhi: Eastham or the Island in Maine
Many, many years ago, Marash Girl's Auntie Zarouhi who lived in West Newton in an apartment above where West Newton's CVS now resides, decided she wanted to buy a stretch of land for her family along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Eastham, Massachusetts, land which was (unknown to Zarouhi or her family) the future site of the United States Federally owned beach in Eastham. Her parents complained because the land was a vast wasteland, as they saw it, with not a tree in sight. So rather than Eastham, the family settled on a small wooded island off the coast of Maine, building a wooden bridge in order to access the property by automobile, as none of them were seafaring, nor did they own a boat. Not sure who owns that island today, but keeping the bridge in good repair soon became more expensive than the island itself, thus forcing the family to sell their dream.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Antiquing with Raffi on a Hot Summer's Day
Some tips to remember when Christmas Shopping on Cape Cod next summer!
1. Real brass won't attract a magnet, but then neither will white metal.
The weight, then; the weight!
2. Can't see in the dim light of the shop? Feel the edge of the dish or the glass for chips . . .
Ama -- didn't you feel the edge of this? It's chipped! You don't want it! (Out of the mouths of babes!)
And remember . . . even if there is a slight chip, you can use emery paper or an emery board to smooth the chips that you missed!
1. Real brass won't attract a magnet, but then neither will white metal.
The weight, then; the weight!
2. Can't see in the dim light of the shop? Feel the edge of the dish or the glass for chips . . .
Ama -- didn't you feel the edge of this? It's chipped! You don't want it! (Out of the mouths of babes!)
And remember . . . even if there is a slight chip, you can use emery paper or an emery board to smooth the chips that you missed!
Friday, August 11, 2017
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Trouble in Paradise
Upon first arriving in Chatham, on the walkway above Lighthouse Beach, Marash Girl noticed a plethora of TV cameras, police cars, and local gawkers.
Fearing the worst, Marash Girl tentatively approached one of the TV broadcasters and asked what was going on. "See that boat over there? The boat on the front lawn of the lighthouse?"
"Yes. What about it?"
"They just found a dead body in that boat."
And on to Tuesday morning when Marash Girl walked to the local Ocean State Job Lot to buy a cap with a bill to keep the sun out of her eyes on her morning walks -- (MG had forgotten hers at home . . . ), she got to talking with the check out lady about Saturday's occurrence. Marash Girl asked, "What happened yesterday?"
The woman behind the counter answered. "He was a friend of my son's. A wonderful boy. He was married with a little three year old daughter. But he was bipolar. When he went missing, his family thought he had gone to Puerto Rico, leaving his car here at the beach. He was a friend of my son -- oh, my son works for the sheriff's department. They're going to check this out, believe me! Some say that the Coast Guard is at fault, as once the young man got inside of the boat, the lock system prevented him from any means of escape!"
The next day, Marash Girl met a women -- they were both waiting to see the play at the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham. Her son was friends with the young man. All of Chatham is grieving this tragedy.
Fearing the worst, Marash Girl tentatively approached one of the TV broadcasters and asked what was going on. "See that boat over there? The boat on the front lawn of the lighthouse?"
"Yes. What about it?"
"They just found a dead body in that boat."
And on to Tuesday morning when Marash Girl walked to the local Ocean State Job Lot to buy a cap with a bill to keep the sun out of her eyes on her morning walks -- (MG had forgotten hers at home . . . ), she got to talking with the check out lady about Saturday's occurrence. Marash Girl asked, "What happened yesterday?"
The woman behind the counter answered. "He was a friend of my son's. A wonderful boy. He was married with a little three year old daughter. But he was bipolar. When he went missing, his family thought he had gone to Puerto Rico, leaving his car here at the beach. He was a friend of my son -- oh, my son works for the sheriff's department. They're going to check this out, believe me! Some say that the Coast Guard is at fault, as once the young man got inside of the boat, the lock system prevented him from any means of escape!"
The next day, Marash Girl met a women -- they were both waiting to see the play at the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham. Her son was friends with the young man. All of Chatham is grieving this tragedy.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Four Free Toppings!
One of the many delights of the grandchildren on their trips to Cape Cod was the local pizza shop which offered three free toppings every Tuesday. . . It had been years since Marash Girl had seen such generosity in a pizza shop, and now, she was in NYC with Marash Boy, awaiting the train to Boston, when Marash Boy decided to get lunch. And guess what! There it was, but even more generous! Four free toppings for his pizza! What a wonderful surprise at the end of a wonderful weekend. Marash Girl hastened to regale her granddaughter with the story, and yes, indeed, she too remembered: three free toppings on Tuesdays in Sandwich, Massachusetts!
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Pied Piper of Falmouth
Early one morning on a beach in Falmouth at low tide, the Pied Piper played his tune. Photo by Marash Girl
Friday, October 14, 2016
Was she the model for this nautical figurehead?
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| Was the ancestor of this antique shop owner the model for this antique nautical figurehead? |
Known as "Neptune's wooden angels", carved nautical figureheads, usually of women, wooden figureheads such as the one pictured above, used to be mounted on the bows of ships and were thought to bring good fortune to the ships on which they were mounted, as well as to those ships' sailors.
The nautical figurehead pictured above was for sale in an antique shop on Route 6A, in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this past August. The only nautical figurehead Marash Girl has ever seen outside of a museum! It may still be there, if you hurry.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
"When a Church Becomes a Restaurant"
Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
"When a Church Becomes a Restaurant"
And the altar (not pictured) has become the bar!
"When a Church Becomes a Restaurant"
And the altar (not pictured) has become the bar!
Photo by Marash Girl
Monday, August 22, 2016
How Time Flies!
Can't believe that it's August 22nd already and Marash Girl hasn't written a word for ten days! I guess time flies when you're havin' fun! (See post below on August 11.) Let's see if Marash Girl ever does catch up on those missed entries. If not, feel confident that she was having the time of her life!
Friday, August 12, 2016
Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove, Route 28, Yarmouth, is the best mini-golf in the Commonwealth, according to the kids attending --
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| Which one is scarier? |
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Celebrating a birthday AND an anniversary?
Couldn't find a prettier place to do that than Chatham, (Cape Cod), Massachusetts!
Thank you, Peter Metz!
Thank you, Peter Metz!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Farmer's Market, Chatham, Massachusetts
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| Marash Boy tries the "home made" ginger beer at the Farmers' Market; Marash Girl renegged, fearing for her sobriety. |
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