MASHPEE — Nitana Greendeer of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe knows that children are the key to preserving the Wôpanâak language. “When you haven’t got 20, 30, 40 years of English grammar embedded in your brain,” she said last week, “it’s a lot easier to make room for other ideas of how language can work.” … ▶
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THIS WEEK ON THE OUTER CAPE
TO THE MAT
How to Open Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind
The Locust Pose strengthens you to face the stresses of this season
THE DAY AFTER
Leftovers Fit for a Diva
With ties to an opera legend, Turkey Tetrazzini is more than a mid-century memory
CYMRU DISPATCH
Of Quakers and Whalers on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path
Walking in Wales, a Wellfleeter encounters a parallel universe
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Fisherman’s Glimpse of a Simpler Life
Awaiting whales, watching corals, and avoiding parrotfish in Tortola
ON THE BEACH
Searching for Solace on Gull Pond
Fly-casting as a cure for a case of ‘intolerance of uncertainty’
ROOTING AROUND
A Mage and a Bard Turn Up at a Library
21st annual Eastham Turnip Festival brings visitors from near and far
ISN’T IT GOOD?
Sugar, We’re Not in Norway Anymore
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
TURKEY TROT
The Trot Must Go On
Truro’s first-ever ‘Gobble Hobble’ makes its rainy debut
THE BASICS
Liquid Gold
Cooked on Thanksgiving Day or made ahead, homemade gravy is like money in the bank
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Long Island Sound Lost Its Lobster Fishery. Is Cape Cod Bay Next?
With warmer water and a steeper thermocline, it’s hard to know where the lobsters will go
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
No Thanks to Retrogrades This Thanksgiving
The stars are saying take it slow and steady
BEACH/HOUSE Fall 2024
Upstairs, Downstairs
Going big on design gives a small house room for entertaining and for retreat
Provincetown is a high-density town. Case in point, what once was a small home in the East End with two buildings on a narrow lot recently became three condos … ▶
In Truro, Memories of Old Provincetown
At home with Nate McKean and Braunwyn Jackett
Braunwyn Jackett and Nate McKean describe their North Truro house as having an “old-school Provincetown” aesthetic. “This is how we grew up,” Jackett says. The … ▶
Scratch Circles
Stories of the winter wind, the compass grasses, and the sand
We stood on the steps of the dune shack, chipped enamel cups full of strong coffee in our hands, and looked out over a world made clean and new. The footprints we … ▶
Blurring the Edges
A landscape architect’s advice on how to help your garden — no matter how big or small — fit in an Outer Cape setting
Keith LeBlanc has focused for years on designing landscapes and gardens that eschew suburban ideals of clipped lawns and formal flower beds while seamlessly blending … ▶
A Craftsman Finds the Power of Punk in Plywood
Thomas Moses builds his own riffs on Cape Cod modern design
When the Cape Cod Modern House Trust was a fledgling organization, Thomas Moses signed up to advance its mission to restore the Outer Cape’s modern houses, many of … ▶
Kitchen Conundrum
Small changes with big results for when a space doesn’t suit your style
I knew I would have to make compromises when I was in the market to buy a house here a little over a year ago. Along the way, I saw more than my fair share of awful … ▶
On a Former Gravel Pit, a Healing Garden Grows
Fiona Mulligan is wearing a shirt that she hand-dyed using indigo she grew herself. The color is a dusty purple-blue that stands out against her deeply suntanned … ▶
