by oncapemagazine | Mar 22, 2024 | March 2024
By CHRISTINE LYNCH It was 8:30 on a weekday morning. Snow had fallen—maybe two inches—and flurries continued to float down as two healthy-looking coyotes came over the rise behind our house. Standing statue-still briefly, they began frolicking and shooshing up snow...
by oncapemagazine | Mar 22, 2024 | March 2024
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS As On Cape readers may have noticed, my mantra is that it is all about the recipe. You might ask why. I was a fussy eater as a child. I grew up liking the usual vegetables—peas, corn, and green beans—and not liking cabbage, Brussels sprouts,...
by oncapemagazine | Feb 2, 2024 | July 2020
By CHRISTINE LYNCH Growing up on the Cape, our young daughters were fascinated by sea glass. They would drop them into their pails or use them to top sandcastle turrets that sparkled like gems in the sun. When we went to places such as Crane Beach in Ipswich or by...
by oncapemagazine | Feb 2, 2024 | July 2020
By DAVE PEROS I’ve always wondered what it is about fishing that makes veracity such an issue among those who participate in the sport and, even more so, those who don’t. After all, renowned fishing author John Gierach even went so far as to choose as the title of one...
by oncapemagazine | Feb 2, 2024 | July 2020
By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER As the Arts and Entertainment editor at the paper, I keep a calendar at my desk to track play openings, concerts and other local events. That calendar has been empty for the past three months, but I recently stopped by the office to pick it up...