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Cake Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a half sheet pan. Line the bottom on the pan with a piece of parchment paper. Butter the top of the parchment paper. Lightly dust the entire pan with flour. Set aside. In large bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.

901 Main Street, Osterville • oneillbowes.com CCH: What is your connection to the Cape and the building industry specifically? Tim: Born and raised in Barnstable, I grew up on the water with a deep appreciation for traditional boatbuilding, and that’s what drew me to the craft of carpentry and construction.

Chatham has always felt deeply personal to me. It’s a place rooted in family, tradition, and some of my most formative memories, and that connection has only grown stronger over time,” says Kathryn Tinsley, of her deep love and appreciation for the town of Chatham. “My grandparents, Joe and Anne Giangregorio, owned a home on Barcliff Avenue for over 50 years, so I spent every summer of my childhood visiting them in Chatham.

There is a moment, just as the afternoon light begins to soften over Dowses Beach, when everything seems to settle into place. The breeze carries the rhythm of the water beyond, the horizon stretching wide over Nantucket Sound, and in the backyard just above it all, three generations gather in a space that feels as natural as it does intentional. Children slip easily between pool and patio, their laughter rising and falling with the wind.

When we think of the 1960s, we imagine or recall a decade of rapid change, of turbulence, and of youth culture built around music, self-expression, and protest. It was also the decade of the beach. In 1962, the Beach Boys set the tone and fashion for the surf scene with the debut of their first album and their blue plaid Pendleton shirts.

What begins as a house assembled in parts does not always end as a home built with intention. Modular construction, by its very nature, is efficient and practical—a puzzle of pre-fabricated components brought together to create something whole. But over time, as needs evolve and lifestyles shift, those once-sensible spaces can begin to feel constrained, their logic no longer aligned with the rhythms of the people living within them.

There is a certain kind of home that doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t rely on bold gestures or dramatic statements, but instead unfolds slowly, revealing its character in layers—through texture, through light, through the quiet confidence of things well chosen. In Chatham, interior designer Nancy Boughton has created such a place for her family—a cottage that feels as though it has always been exactly as it should be. Her home stands apart not for its grandeur, but for its authenticity.

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Provincetown, the last town on the tip of the Cape, has many unique distinctions, including the first stop for the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620, the oldest continuous art colony in the United States, and one of the oldest working fishing ports on the East coast.