The blog picks up on December 18th, which is notable only because of our 1st snowfall of the season on the Cape. It was just enough to look pretty for a couple of days and gave us the opportunity to get new winter pictures taken. We were treated to more flurries on Christmas Eve, but it was more for mood than accumulation. We're under the same "where's winter" influence as much of the rest of the country this year, with a coat-day now and then, although we're not immune to the occasional Arctic blasts that also roll through.
Our friend, Chandler, has been the host for the Annual Christmas Musical Caravan to raise money for the Cape's homeless shelter for more years than he'd probably like to acknowledge. To his credit, it grows larger every year, with every familiar name on the Cape performing a couple of holiday numbers. We finally made the scene this year, decked out in our Santa bobble hats. With standing room only, we just made it through the first set before giving in to gravity and calling it a night. I was glad to have been able to finally see the highly recommended Parkington Sisters and Tripping Lilly live for the first time. Next year, we'll go earlier and save seats. Click on the links, if you'd like a little sample:
We spent Christmas Day as we frequently do, seeing a movie and ordering Chinese take-out for dinner. This year's well-worth-it movie was Steven Spielberg's Warhorse, and we received a surprise random act of kindness when the woman ahead of us turned around and shared a free pass. Later, Hunan III's Beef & Broccoli over Fried Rice ably scratched my Chinese food itch. We didn't hear any sleigh bells that night, but our wind chimes sang their usual sweet sea songs.
We were invited to spend New Year's Eve, with a large group at Hunan III's buffet table OR, light eats and quiet conversation with half dozen friends at one of their homes. The buffet and merriment was tempting, but the quieter choice won out. On the way, a quick stop at the store for party food also yielded two, complimentary Happy New Year balloons, which were almost as shiny as our goofy, three year old grins. Big revelers that we are, we were all home in our comfy clothes well before the ball dropped, ready to gently tip a hat to another new year.
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New Year's Day 1, which was again, seasonably warm, was spent blazing some new walking trails for me at the Salt Pond Center, and bonus motorcycle rides for Ron. The New England Patriots did their part to start the year off right with a come-from-behind win, ensuring their place in the play-offs. GO PATS!
New Year's Day 2 was spent together flying kites at beaches that I hadn't seen, yet, in the town of Dennis . All in all, except for the Cape Cod Canal being closed for four hours for a rare passage of a pod of right whales, the holidays crept by uneventfully, with most people quietly confiding that they couldn't wait for them to be over. I was beginning to wonder if I knew anyone who was immune to the negative aspects and actually looked forward to the holidays. Please, speak up and share what you loved about the holidays this year!
Click on the link below to see a quick video:
Click on the link below to see a quick video:
At the B&B, we hosted one couple from Northampton, MA for Christmas and another from Cambridge, MA for New Year's. Both expressed a strong desire to get away from the holiday madness to a peaceful place where they could just read and explore the natural beauty of the seashore. That's one bill we can confidently fill any time of year.
Wishing all a year of good health, good choices, patience and humor. We're going to need it all in an election year!
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