In case you didn’t know, the Weston Public Library closes at 1 pm tomorrow, November 22, somehow now known as “Thanksgiving Eve”. I didn’t make it up. So beware if you were planning to have your kids hang out there for a few hours before you get home from work and make pies and stuff. Stuffing. Here’s the news from
Read moreA group of Weston trail and road runners has started up a Weston Turkey Trot on the Mass Central Rail Trail for all of us who need some group inspiration and pre-gigantic-meal calorie burning. Having participated in Turkey Trots for all my years here in the US (9 years and counting), I will say it is massive amounts of fun,
Read moreSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Weston is once again partnering with WATCH CDC (Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing, and Housing) to provide food-insecure Waltham families with a $75 supermarket gift card to purchase Thanksgiving groceries. Many families are struggling to feed their families right now and need assistance. Please join the Thanksgiving drive and consider donating the equivalent of
Read moreDid you know that Thanksgiving Day became a holiday during the Civil War? According to Britannica, it was the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for a national Thanksgiving Day to promote unity. She eventually won the support of President Lincoln and on October 3, 1863, during the Civil War, Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be
Read moreContent Warning: If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you may want to skip this post. I have no idea where to get a Tofurkey so you’re on your own. It’s time to order your pasture-and-forage fed turkey for Thanksgiving. Getting one at Codman Community Farms in Lincoln is easier than battling Verrill or Wilson Farms crowds, and you’ll be
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