Tales of Falmouth’s Whaling Industry on Cape Cod

May 25th, 2010 by insideout

Come stay at our cape cod bed & breakfast and among other activities, take a short stroll around the corner and  enjoy the newest exhibit “Greasy Luck: tales of Falmouth’s Whaling Industry” at Falmouth Museums on the Green.   This exhibit brings to life the stories of Falmouth’s 19th century whalemen, their families, and the […]

Very Special Guests

May 13th, 2010 by insideout

Many of you know that we are scheduled to officially open our Cape Cod Inn on May 27, 2010 for Memorial Day weekend.  We just had an unofficial opening with a couple of very special guests.  About 6 weeks ago a movie producer stopped by our Inn to see our renovations and request if we […]

The veranda awaits

May 13th, 2010 by insideout

The major renovation of our cape cod bed & breakfast veranda is complete!   We are starting to put the rockers and wicker furniture out for all guests to enjoy and it very tempting to take a break and just enjoy the beautiful spring weather.  I can just imagine the original owners in their finery having […]

A good cleaning

May 7th, 2010 by insideout

One of the jobs we knew we had to do at our cape cod bed & breakfast was to clean the pink granite pillars at the entrance to the Inn.  After some prep work and then a good power washing the granite looks fabulous.  Below is a before and after picture for you to see.

Special Thanks

May 6th, 2010 by insideout

As we prepare to open I am writing this blog to share interior pictures of the Inn and thank Carmen McNeil of Changes by Carmen for her interior decorating help.   Carmen traveled from Western Massachusetts to provide consultation.  No stranger to the Cape, she made the trip to be on-site providing consultation.  I recommend her […]

Living Room comfort

April 29th, 2010 by insideout

The other day I posted a copy of before and after pictures of the Lawrence room at our Cape Cod bed and breakfast.  Today I wanted to share a before and after picture of the Living Room.  After new paint, new carpets, new ceiling fans and new furniture we look forward to hosting our guests […]

The Lawrence Room

April 26th, 2010 by insideout

The Lawrence room is named after H.V. Lawrence who was a well known arborist in Cape Cod and is responsible for the beautiful and unique trees and shrubs on The Captain’s Manor Inn property.  The room has recently undergone a significant renovation/redecoration and I am pleased to post a before and after picture for you […]

A wise neighbor hangs out

April 24th, 2010 by insideout

During our spring yard cleaning today Kevin made a unique discovery.  Perched in a back yard pine tree was a baby owl.  We were able to snap some pictures …..Kevin Jr. was so daring as to climb a nearby tree at one point to snap a closeup.

The sign is up!

April 24th, 2010 by insideout

How exciting…today we picked up the beautiful hand carved sign for the Inn done by local cape cod sign carver Anne Downs.  It was a family affair to get the sign up and in position.  Kevin and I plus son Kevin each had our job to do and after about 2o minutes we had success […]

Landscaping has begun

April 21st, 2010 by insideout

What a great day.  Spring is in the air and the landscaping has begun.  The crews are busy at work bringing our bed and breakfast park-like lawns back to glory.  An early owner of the property, H.V. Lawrence, was a well known arborist and there are beautiful trees and plantings on the property.  One of […]

Getting heat efficient

April 21st, 2010 by insideout

For those of you interested in the mechanical side of things I am posting some pictures of the previous boiler/heating system and the new one. The previous one has been our Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast since 1959 and was operating at 64% efficiency…if the truth be told that was the year of my birth […]