by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
By CATHERINE FRONDORF When it comes to restoring antique furniture, one might find oneself in the predicament of, “What to do with it, exactly?” To answer this question, we must delve into the multifaceted and complex world of antique furniture. In fact, the word...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
Story & Photos By PAMELA QUIRINALE Soares Flower Garden Nursery Once you enter Soares Flower Garden Nursery, you will likely not want to leave. At the entrance, you’ll see old-fashioned claw-foot painted bathtubs, creatively filled with greenery and plant...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN Autumn on Cape Cod is idyllic. There’s less traffic, the beaches are not as crowded, and temperatures are more tolerable. There may be no better time of the year to get outside and prepare your yard for a long winter’s nap. “I love the fall....
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
Story & Photos By GAIL BLAKELY Farmers markets in the fall have a special feeling. Bittersweet is perhaps the best way to describe it. We look back over the year and remember the first signs of spring: chives and fiddleheads, then strawberries. Soon it’s radishes,...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
By MARTHA SCANLON FISH Like most things involving children, the practice of childproofing is constantly evolving. When I was growing up in the 1980s, my parents childproofed their wood stove by building a small wall out of cinder blocks. However, when my own daughter...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | September 2021
By ROBERTA CANNON When I rescued my dog Finnigan, a Boston Terrier mix, 12 years ago, I stocked up on the essentials such as pet toys, a crate, treats, collar, leash, food and a dog bed. He tore the toys apart, loved his treats, and while the dog food took some...