• Spring Antique Home Tips

    While many people live on Cape Cod for its rich history and many beautiful natural resources, the windy winter weather here can be tough on your antique home. With spring around the corner, here are some additional maintenance tasks you should consider to ensure your home stays in great condition. 1. Check for wood rot.

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  • Adirondack Chair Trail

    The biannual Sandwich Arts Alliance Adirondack Chair Trail has returned to Sandwich. View 30 artist enhanced chairs throughout the town this summer. Mark your calendars for September 10th at the Sagamore Inn as they will be auctioned off to the high bidders. For more details, visit the Sandwich Arts Alliance

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  • Brass Polishing

    Do you have tarnished brass in need of professional polishing? Paul MAdden Antiques / The Weather Store now offers polishing service to produce a high gloss finish using a commercial grade polishing wheel. Please contact us for more details and pricing.

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  • Short answer is Yes! I am asked this question daily in my store The Weather Store in Sandwich, MA. Here are two images taken just a day apart with vastly different weather and you can see the change. Essentially it has to do with the cell structure of the branch. They are larger on one

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  • Do you have a barometer in need of calibrating, a Nantucket Lightship with broken hinges or weaves, or simply a brass item in need polishing? Brad Finch of The Spyglass is on hand a few days each week with his special restoration service. Contact us (email or phone) with a detailed description of your broken

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  • YouTube

    Want to learn more about the many fine new and antique weather instruments we offer at The Weather Store? Follow us on YouTube

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  • For a detailed report on the Cape Cod (Barnstable County) real estate market, please click here

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  • Blue Porch Ceilings

    Ever wondered why people paint the ceiling of a porch light blue? I used to think it was to mimic the sky color but recently an old Cape Codder told me it was to keep witches at bay. Since I love a good story, I decided to look into it. Turns out painting parts of

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  • Creating Cape Cod

    Featured exhibit at Heritage Museums & Gardens opens today 4/23/22 How did Cape Cod move from the “Yankee backwater” that Henry David Thoreau described in 1855 to a destination that more than 5 million people visit each year? This story is revealed in Creating Cape Cod. Over a hundred years ago, Cape Cod was plagued with

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