Author: Rosie

Sandwich is the Capes oldest town, established in 1637, its small historic centre wraps itself around the picturesque ‘Swan Pond’ Rosie certainly didnt see any swans, but, there were plenty of huge geese basking in the sun and Rosie stepped in plenty of goose shit picking her way across the minefield of grass.

There is a bylaw for sameness in this area, all of the houses whether they be new or old must be in the Cod style and of a limited colour palette, the letter boxes must be the same and mounted on the same style of post, no one is out of the ordinary or different here.  There is alot of retirees and middle aged people living here and believe me, they have the ‘Cod’ look too. Longish, tucked behind the ear grey hair is in vogue with pearls and twin sets accompanying.  They were all middle – high class white Americans here, not a negro in site!

Union Street is the oldest commercial row of shops in town, get this ‘it was at the Oyster House est in 1826 (to the left) that a man for the first time used a piece of wood as a toothpick’….what the….I really thought the caveman would have a first on this one….come on Boston, you cant be the first at everything!  Apparently this was JFKs favourite restaurant when he was in Boston…. 

Isnt this a beauty picture, see what a little liquid sunshine does, keeps the people away.  Take away the yellow PVC wet weather gear and you have stepped back in time.  This is a snapshot of Salem Harbour with a replica of the chebacco schooner Fame that was originally a fishing vessel until drafted as a privateer in the war of 1812.   Now it gives tours around the harbour.

It was Saturday morning, driving through the small towns were hand written signs pointing to church carparks advertising their ‘Flea Market’, on the roadsides tables were set up displaying wares and signs red ‘Yard Sale’….Rosie was in second had paradise watching all these beautiful potential treasures flash past.  Then we arrived in Woodstock, Oh yes, the original summer of loving Woodstock.  They had a flea market set up in front of the church and were raising money for something or another, Rosies not sure, she was already scoping the tables.