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All Aboard The Polar Express – Cape Cod To The North Pole

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Front Articles 2,November 2024 | 0 Comments

BY BARBARA CLARK PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD All aboard the Polar Express! The train, which flies through children’s best dreams at holiday time, will...

Gifts For Getting Outdoors

by | Nov 28, 2023 | Front Articles 2,November 2023 | 0 Comments

By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN The natural beauty of Cape Cod may be its strongest allure. It’s why so many visit here and why so many end up moving here. “Of course, people...

Places To Visit To Get Into The – Holiday Spirit

by | Nov 28, 2023 | Front Articles 2,November 2023 | 0 Comments

Story By DEBORAH G. SCANLON Photos by BRENDA M. SHARP The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner and I can’t wait to share with you all of the...

Activities This Holiday Season

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Front Articles 1,November 2024 | 0 Comments

By BECCA LOWRY The holiday season is here, and Christmas will be here before we know it! So, let’s look into a few fun festivities that will be going on around Cape...

Popular Christmas Toys Through The Decades

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Front Articles 1,November 2024 | 0 Comments

By GEORGE Z. CLONDAS Maybe it’s because I’m getting older or maybe it’s because my daughter is now in college and for the most part out of her "toy stage" that I’m...

Holiday Theater – Offerings Range From Traditional To New Takes On Old Classics

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Front Articles 1,November 2024 | 0 Comments

By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER The holiday season offers many opportunities to gather with friends and family. Dinner and a show is a great way to enjoy the company of loved...

SIMPLY HOLIDAYS

Illuminating And Enjoying

Winter’s Darkest Days

Walking through the cold, gray December woods in the afternoon brings back so many memories. There is a silence about the land while the sea sends its melancholy notes from afar, blowing them through the treetops. The odd squirrel or chipmunk breaks the spell as it rummages through the cast-off leaves looking for a morsel to fortify it through the bitter months to come. Though the day is far from over, the light fades as the sun sinks somewhere over the horizon. It seems like all is sleeping.

We step to the brightly lit entryway of our home, decked for the season in strings of lights. The gloom of December afternoons is held at the door. Inside is warm and bright, a welcome change from the woods beyond.

It is with this backdrop that many of us celebrate a season of light in the darkest days of the year. Astronomical fall closes by the end of the month, and winter takes hold. We bring greenery indoors and light candles to remind ourselves that even in these cold days, there are still things to bring cheer to hearth and home.

There is much to do in December, from baking to riding the Polar Express. We bundle up to watch a parade and buy presents for our families from the many wonderful local shops. In these pages, we hope you too will be inspired.

John H. Hough

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