" Butter and honey shall he eat, " Dad droned, low and monotone, weary from a long day hauling scrap. " That he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good" .
I tried many, many times to explain what a moment like that means to a little girl, a kid watching from the cheap seats as my mom came through the door bone tired from cleaning other people's houses.
Cape Cod has long provided the stage for American dramas, grand and small, from the weary Pilgrims who waded ashore for a better life, to the early beachcombers who soughtquiet refuge from the industrial age.
" Worn out from daily routines and work, these dramas offer me moments of escape. I don't care if the plots occasionally don't make sense, as long as they are enticing, " she says.