I miss the things I used to worry about. Those anxieties seem so pleasant in retrospect. One of the main things I used to like to mull in the years […]
About Teresa Parker
WILD THINGS
Fully Vaccinium-ated
Wampanoag people across southeastern Massachusetts have appreciated the astringent qualities of the native Vaccinium macrocarpon for thousands of years. Europeans were not entirely unfamiliar with this plant either when they […]
WILD THINGS
Feeling Fine on Blueberry Wine
The chance to look closely at the zig-zag branching habit of several old wild highbush blueberries is one good reason to walk around Great Pond in Wellfleet on a cold […]
PRE-POP-UP
When the Canoodle Caucus Came to Dinner
Buttery onions and homemade pasta make for a luxurious lasagna
Back when political conspiracy theories seemed so absolutely bonkers (birtherism, for example) that they made us laugh out loud, a few of us decided to get into the zeitgeist and […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
After 20 Years, Two Best Friends Tie the Knot
PROVINCETOWN — Nicholas Busa and Olushola Reis were married outdoors at the Provincetown Visitors Center in the Cape Cod National Seashore on the afternoon of Nov. 27, 2024. “I didn’t […]
COMFORT FOOD
Rosemary Soup by the Fire
A bowl of broth that’s a ‘surprise and delight’ feature for fall
Back when we rented our house out for summer weeks, we’d drive away with trepidation. There were problems — nothing terrible, but we knew we hadn’t plugged enough of the […]
AWARDS
The Independent Is Newspaper of the Year
PROVIDENCE — The Provincetown Independent was named Newspaper of the Year among the region’s small weekly newspapers at the fall conference of the New England Newspaper and Press Association on […]
COOL AID
Oh Yeah
Laura Brown, who works at Bayberry Gardens in Truro, planted this container to create the illusion of cooler temperatures on hot days. She chose an aluminum trough for its watery […]
FATHER’S DAY
Cornbread Should Not Be Sweet
Practicing Dad’s lessons in doing barbecue right
One thing my dad has learned since moving to Cape Cod from Hot Springs, Ark. is that the main difference between people here and the people he really relates to […]
AURORAE
Northern Lights Dance Over Outer Cape
WELLFLEET — On hearing there was a solar storm on the way, Jeremy Storer went online to find maps of where the northern lights might appear for those of us […]
MOTHER’S DAY
Red Fruits and Roses for Dessert
Cold strawberry and raspberry soup that’s a big step up from Jell-O
In the garden today looking for the first signs of fruit and smelling nothing but garlic chives, I figure the Outer Cape’s first strawberries are still about three weeks out. […]
DESIGN
The Objects of Modernism
Furnishings at the Breuer house reveal the architect’s ideas about everyday design
The house Marcel Breuer built in Wellfleet in 1949 represents the modernist ideal. It is above all simple. Pilings hold its small and seemingly lightweight box-shaped rooms just above the […]
ARCHITECTURE
The Nature of the Beach House
Seaside getaways where sun and wind inform the design
Beach houses have evolved since the modernists built their getaways on Outer Cape Cod starting in the late 1930s. But their work is still present in the minds of today’s […]
SUGAR AND SPICE
The Bossest Molasses Cookies
Sometimes I wish I lived in my friend Karrie Adamany’s neighborhood. That way I could go over to her place with my sketch pad and colored pencils for drawing night. […]
INCIDENTALLY
On the Lookout
We are lucky to have the kind of neighbors who send us a text on a Saturday night to say we should come over and watch the Moon tow Jupiter […]
