This Week in New England - a Festive Round Up
Hello from Sarasota, Florida! I know - Florida is not New England. Although the weird weather pattern we're having means that it is literally the same temperature in Sarasota as it is in Stoneham right now. Hmmmm.
In keeping with the theme of this blog, however, I will write about last Christmas, which we spent in Vermont. My husband's parents came up and we stayed in Barnard, VT about 10 miles north of Woodstock on a small lake.
It doesn't get more cliche than Christmas in Vermont and Mother Nature delivered the snow. Had a delicious dinner at the Barnard Inn, patronized the Barnard General Store (Yankee Magazine has a great article about the store from May 2017) and Bentley's in Woodstock and attended church service on Christmas eve at the local church.
We also skied Suicide Six - a small ski area affiliated with the Woodstock Inn in Woodstock that was on my New England Bucket List - and skied at Killington on Christmas day. In the words of Mary Poppins - 'practically perfect in every way' :)
A few New England tidbits from the last few weeks -
LL Bean has a holiday pop-up at Quincy Market, complete with the 2018 Red Sox World Champions Boot Mobile. I couldn't resist an LL Bean boot key chain. :)
Stoneham, while close to Boston, is pretty much a quiet suburb, but it does have a zoo - the Stone Zoo. During the holidays they put up Christmas lights and do an event called Zoo Lights. Last Sat night after dinner we decided to go check it out. Support the community, enjoy the 40-degree weather, do something festive - that kind of thing.
We got in the car and started to drive the mile or so over to the zoo when we encountered crazy traffic. Very unexpected. Who knew Zoo Lights was such a draw?! After about 20 minutes of sitting in traffic we bailed and went over to Winchester for our festive fix. Grabbed a drink and decadent dessert at The Waterfield Kitchen (aka TWK) and walked around the downtown area. Next year we will walk over to Zoo Lights!
Was chatting with my coworkers about the term 'Yankee' and its origins this past week which led me to this quote from E.B. White -
In keeping with the theme of this blog, however, I will write about last Christmas, which we spent in Vermont. My husband's parents came up and we stayed in Barnard, VT about 10 miles north of Woodstock on a small lake.
It doesn't get more cliche than Christmas in Vermont and Mother Nature delivered the snow. Had a delicious dinner at the Barnard Inn, patronized the Barnard General Store (Yankee Magazine has a great article about the store from May 2017) and Bentley's in Woodstock and attended church service on Christmas eve at the local church.
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| Christmas Eve 2017 in Barnard |
We also skied Suicide Six - a small ski area affiliated with the Woodstock Inn in Woodstock that was on my New England Bucket List - and skied at Killington on Christmas day. In the words of Mary Poppins - 'practically perfect in every way' :)
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| Lodge at Suicide Six |
A few New England tidbits from the last few weeks -
LL Bean has a holiday pop-up at Quincy Market, complete with the 2018 Red Sox World Champions Boot Mobile. I couldn't resist an LL Bean boot key chain. :)
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| LL Bean Pop-Up at Faneuil Hall |
Stoneham, while close to Boston, is pretty much a quiet suburb, but it does have a zoo - the Stone Zoo. During the holidays they put up Christmas lights and do an event called Zoo Lights. Last Sat night after dinner we decided to go check it out. Support the community, enjoy the 40-degree weather, do something festive - that kind of thing.
We got in the car and started to drive the mile or so over to the zoo when we encountered crazy traffic. Very unexpected. Who knew Zoo Lights was such a draw?! After about 20 minutes of sitting in traffic we bailed and went over to Winchester for our festive fix. Grabbed a drink and decadent dessert at The Waterfield Kitchen (aka TWK) and walked around the downtown area. Next year we will walk over to Zoo Lights!
Was chatting with my coworkers about the term 'Yankee' and its origins this past week which led me to this quote from E.B. White -
"To foreigners, a Yankee is an American. To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner. To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner. To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander. To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter. And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast."It's an Old New England Custom to eat pie for breakfast! My parents have this book and its mission aligns with that of this blog (although the blog offers a much more modern take) -
"It's an old New England custom to delight in the fine old institution which is New England itself. From Maine through Connecticut, New England continues its adulation of New England weather, haunted houses, strange gods, longevity, churchyard literature, and New England's gift to all the states of the Union- turkey and cranberry sauce."Though this year's Christmas will be green we'll keep it merry still. :) Happy holidays to all.
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