Cape Cod has lots of weird and creepy names. Falmouth. Mashpee. Woods Hole.

As it got closer, I realized it was an otter. I panicked to find my phone to get a picture. I looked everywhere for it…I realized I was ON MY PHONE with my friend and barely got this picture as it galloped across my yard. I’m told it’s a Mashpee River otter.

Good morning. Dropped Doozie at 7 in Mashpee. She is headed to Nantucket with her gang. Whaling Museum. Walk around Lunch. She has been reading up on whaling. I think she could fill in as a docent. We had guests over the weekend. So I am working through laundry.

I think Mass is probably more expensive to live depending where you are than Florida is. I have some experience, I lived in Mashpee (John’s Pond) and Falmouth. Worked at W.H.O.I before joining the Marines.

Reminds me of when, on the Other Site, @sampotts.bsky.social & I mused about East Coast names for cars: Hyundai Swampscott Kia Quincy Mazda Mashpee Dodge Taunton Chevy Gloucester Pontiac Revere Toyota New Hampshire Audi Newport Chrysler Braintree Honda Providence Jaguar EQ Tanglewood edition

A Mashpee river otter climbed my back steps and darted across my lawn while I was talking on the phone. I told my friend and he said "get a picture" so I frantically looked everywhere but couldn't find my phone!! Yep. My phone/camera. Only managed this one shot.

Library book clubs are still reading ANCESTOR TROUBLE, and each time it happens I'm filled with the awe of my child self approaching the circulation desk with the max allowed books to check out. Thank you, Mashpee Public Library Nonfiction Book Club! mashpeepubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/12698535

Cape Cod town names are fundamentally unserious. Mashpee. Sandwich. Dennis??

I avoid it if I can. We’re in Mashpee off 151 so Sagamore is easiest coming from the north shore but there have been times when I head down there from PVD and holy hell do I regret it.

Mashpee, MA Especially if you have kids in the car