Sunday, December 30, 2012

Our 1st Annual Traditions in New England

Our move to New England, will mostly be to create a home, family for our pets and future children, and traditions. Here are some annual places we'd like to go see and some of which we'd like to create a tradition of going to every year, we'll also add lot's of other adventures, and may even have other daytrips that aren't even planned. Here's a start:
 
New Years Eve
 
First Night Chatham or First Night Boston
 
Make a time capsule
 
January
 
The 24th Annual Cape & Islands Orchid Society Show in Hyannis, Massachusetts
 
January 26th 2013 celebrate Edith Whatron's (1st woman to win the pulitzer prize) 151st birthday at her home The Mount (free admission)
 
February
 
February 10th the Cape Cod Bridal show at New Seabury Country Club
 
Celebrate Lincon's birthday by visiting Hildene in Manchester, Vermont
 
or take a trip to Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vemont
 
or go to the Antique Snow rally in Old Sturbridge
 
Go out for a Valentine's Dinner
 
March
 
Daytrip to
 
the Native American traditions weekend at Old Sturbridge
 
Easter brunch at Old Yarmouth Inn
 
April
 
April 19th is Patriots Day. In Masachusetts there is a re-enactment of the battles of Lexington and Concord at the Minute Man National Park.
 
The Freedom Trail to trace the footsteps of our forefathers and other attractions in Boston, Massachusetts
 
Daytrip to either
 
the Louisa May Alcott's Farm (The author of Little Women) and watch the movie Little Women, or
 
the Ralph Waldo Emerson House
 
 
May
 
May 1st also know as May Day Family photo for Mother's & Father's Day
 
Daytrip to either
 
The Emily Dickinson Poety Walk or
 
the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts or
 
the Mary Baker Eddy Museum or
 
 the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
 
June
 
June 20th 2013 is our Wedding in Martha's Vineyard
 
June 21st-23rd 2013 is the Newport Flower Show in Newport, Rhode Island
 
 
The Long Table
 
July
 
4th of July parade
 
4th of July celebrations at Old Sturbridge, with a fireworks display six o'clock onwards
 
Perhaps take a family vacation
 
August
 
Spend days cycling to the beach
 
Annual family camping trip to Horseneck Beach State Park
 
Go to a Clam Bake
 
September
 
Visit local museums and attractions on The Cape
 
October
 
 Visit the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Massachusetts or
 
 Cogswell’s Grant the summer home of renowned folk art collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little in Essex, Massachusetts
 
Halloween decorating and trick-or-treating
 
November
 
Family Photo
 
November 10th we send out our Thanksgiving cards
 
Thanksgiving Celebrations by visiting the Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts
 
Shopping at Colony Place and Village Landing
 
Thanksgiving day lunch and visit with friends
 
December
 
Family photo
 
December 10th we traditionally send out our Holiday cards
 
Christmas at the Newport Mansions in Newport, Rhode Island and
 
The Strawbery Bank Museum in New Hampshire one or
 
Nantucket Noel.
 
December 24th Annual Holiday Party at our home
 
 
Other Traditions
 
 We buy a postcard everytime we go somewhere new for our photo album

1 comment:

  1. Hi Kiki,
    My name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable.
    I was looking for blogs about New Seabury to share on our site and I came across your post...If you're open to it, shoot me an email at jane(at)dwellable(dot)com.
    Hope to hear from you soon!
    Jane

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