Dinner at Water St Kitchen in Woods Hole is a delight – imaginative menu, attention to detail, superior service, and really good food! Their iconoclastic point of view inspired me.
Woods Hole Film Festival – “Best of the Fest”
Saw this moving documentary Sunday evening at The Cotuit Center for the Arts. By Beth Murphy, Falmouth and internationally acclaimed filmmaker, it describes the first girls’ school in a remote Afghan village, and its impact on the individuals, families and community. Beth was at the CCftA for a q and a after the film. I and everyone there was mesmerized.
This was part of the Woods Hole Film Festival “Best of the Fest” series. This continues for the next several months in different locations. Get to as many as you can! It’s another one of the perks of being here year-round – no crowds, easy parking, comfortable theaters, interesting films.
First Day of Autumn at Old Silver Beach
First day of Autumn, 82 degrees in Falmouth! Apparently I wasn’t the only person who thought the beach was a good idea. There wasn’t one parking space at Old Silver Beach. A perfect Cape Cod day, this is why we live here!
Wounded Warriors on the Bike Path
The Wounded Warriors were on the bike path this morning, with loud and fervent appreciation from people at every cross street. I didn’t know what to expect, if there would be hundreds of them, or if they would be on motorcycles roaring through. But there were only about 50-75 participants, some with obvious effects of their service, on adapted or regular non-motorized bikes. They were awesome! I was happy to cheer them on, and they were happy to be appreciated. An unanticipated moment of patriotic pride on a gorgeous first day of autumn…I didn’t have my phone with me, but here’s a link. Click Here.
Trade-Offs, Part 1
I often say that every home – even the most expensive – comes with trade-offs. Here are some current examples:
#21606219
32 Jeffrey Lane, Falmouth
$279,000
Not a tiny house, but a small house – 908 s.f. The bedrooms are decent-sized, the closets are good, the house is younger (1994) and nicely built and maintained, the lot is 12,000 s.f., and there’s a good buffer of trees in back. The street is a nice cul-de-sac of similar homes. For under $300K, it’s probably the nicest house in town. Trade-off? No garage.
#21605721
5 Roberta Jean Circle, Falmouth
$369,900
Here’s a cute, 1,296 s.f. ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a one-car garage, central air, hardwood floors, gas heat, irrigation, and a private yard that’s just the right size. And it’s in great condition! The trade-off? It’s a corner lot, and one of the streets is Old Meetinghouse, which gets quite a bit of traffic. But this is on the garage side of the house, so it’s invisible, and even the sound is buffered by the garage. I was not aware of the traffic when I was inside the home. So maybe this is an easy trade-off. The home is certainly well-priced, and offers good value.
#21606539
21 Pine Street, Falmouth
$539,900
This is a young, 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 1,799 s.f. condo that’s nicely built and in a nice location. It has that much-wanted first-floor bedroom suite, as well as 2 bedrooms and a loft upstairs. The living-dining area is a little tight as a result of the first-floor garage. The trade-off for this unit is that the location within the complex is such that views are of the street or the house to the rear.