BlogBits™: Bass

BlogBits™: Bass

March 27, 2023

Bass (like most fish) don’t have eyelids but the amount of black pigmenting around their eyes helps reduce the amount of sun that reaches the inner eye, so they kind of have built-in sunglasses. 

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BlogBits™: Conch

BlogBits™: Conch

March 27, 2023

Conch shells are actually the homes of a species of sea snails. The shells are used after the animal abandons it or dies as home décor, musical instruments and elsewhere. 

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BlogBits™: Canadian Goose

BlogBits™: Canadian Goose

March 10, 2023

Canadian Geese migrate through Massachusetts and Peter Costello grew up seeing them during their annual trips to and fro. 

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BlogBits™: Surfboards

BlogBits™: Surfboards

March 05, 2023

Did you know that surfing goes farther back than 1778, when Captain Cook’s men spotted men surfing in Hawaii?

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A Sea Life Adventure: One Little Star

A Sea Life Adventure: One Little Star

March 02, 2023

What happens when a starfish and manatee (who becomes very sick) are friends? Read the story and find out how Stephen the Starfish figures things out.

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BlogBits™: Tuna

BlogBits™: Tuna

February 24, 2023

As his expertise in carving increased, Peter Costello grew more confident in his abilities and started doing things that others asked him to. 

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Do a Spring Refresh for Your Cabinet Knobs

Do a Spring Refresh for Your Cabinet Knobs

February 24, 2023

It’s almost springtime and maybe your cabinets or storage needs are looking a little (how do I say this?) in need of spiffing up? Sometimes things are not in need of a huge amount of work, just a little scrubbing and maybe some new hardware will do.

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BlogBits™: Heron

BlogBits™: Heron

February 19, 2023

Wood becomes a piece of art in Peter Costello’s gifted hands. He learned about nature, shorebirds and fish, by spending time watching them, studying their shapes, habits and surroundings. 

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BlogBits™: Yellowlegs

BlogBits™: Yellowlegs

February 14, 2023

Exploring nature in his younger years, t-shirt left aside, shorts getting wet in the tidal pools he dug into, running on the beach and dunes only stopping to see something closer...

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BlogBits™: Chickadee

BlogBits™: Chickadee

February 03, 2023

Fascinated with nature and all it had to offer, Peter Costello started noticing the details at an early age.

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Refresh Your Coastal Colors

January 26, 2023

If you want to refresh your coastal color scheme for the new year, but you’re not sure where to start, or what is new, let’s give you some options.

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BlogBits™: Carved Wren

BlogBits™: Carved Wren

January 26, 2023

Pete Costello’s coastal cabinet knobs came from the experience he had in carving wildlife in wood.

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