Summer is On Her Way...

The wysteria is in bloom, the rhodedendrons are bursting to life and the flowers of early summer are brightening every patch of Cape Cod. Despite an uber-rainy Memorial Day Weekend, summer is on her way!

And... the Summer Issue of CapeWomenOnline magazine is on her way too! Two more weeks until the new issue of the magazine blooms forth - Keep an eye out for it!

And make sure you take time to smell the flowers...

Sunrise Over Nantucket Sound

Happy May! Happy Spring on Cape Cod!

 

CapeWomenOnline celebrated May Day with a traditional celebration, complete with Maypole and Beltane fires! Great fun was had by all in attendance - photos of the event can be found by clicking over to the fabulous CWO Facebook page - where you'll always find all the latest updates and information.

May brought the warmer weather with her, as well as the stripers back to our shores! Sunshine and striped bass - what more can we ask from a Cape Cod Spring?

Get out there and Enjoy!

Spring Poetry

April is National Poetry Month. And April is almost at a close.

But never fear, not only does the Spring Issue of CWO have some wonderful poems included, it also has a featured article in the Literary Women section by Kim Baker, sharing her journey to becoming a published poet.

In honor of the last 2 days of April, here's one of the poems from the current issue:

Cape Cod Spring Lament

by Annie Krohe

Yea, it is spring. At least it felt that way a week or so ago. The sun was
out, I swear. I saw it more than once. It's been grey, wet, soggy, damp
and dank. When I go out, I wear rain gear and muck boots. Water is
everywhere. The temperature is on the cool side. Flowers stand still in
the ground. And, if you were anxious and planted tomatoes, well…

They're doing nothing but standing still.

I have a good friend who says, "Ah, this is the perfect weather. I could
live with this all summer." I feel like punching him, but don't. I quickly
remind him that if we lived off the land, we would starve to death. I just
want the sun to shine enough so the veggies and flowers grow. It was a
long winter and it feels so unfair. But wait!

Looking up, I glance through the window.

There's the sun.

I saw it.

I swear it.

I really did.

The Spring 2013 Issue has launched!

The Spring Issue of CapeWomenOnline magazine went live this week, with a slew of inspiring stories and images, as well as a bold new look to the magazine!

Check it out and spend some time checking out all the cool new features - including adding feeds from this blog and from our Twitter account, to keep the conversation going!

As Spring finally reaches Cape Cod, we hope the articles and poems in the magazine help inspire you to get out there and enjoy the warming weather, the beauty of Nature, and the blossoming of our Cape economy.

Happy Spring!

Deadline for Spring Articles is TODAY

The deadline for all Spring 2013 articles is today - March 1 - because somehow it's already March!

Get your articles submitted to the Editor ASAP... or at least email with a good excuse why it's going to be late. And maybe a bribe (I do accept bribes on occasion. Chocolate works. So does coffee. Or wine.)

If it helps at all to know that you aren't alone, well, you aren't. There are still other articles we're waiting on.

But.

I need to include a shout out to our wonderful contributors who SUBMITTED THEIR WORK EARLY.

SEVENTEEN WRITERS have already turned in articles and poetry for the Spring Issue.

*yea*

So go on. Finish your article and hit send. I'm waiting.