Every year, Janet and I look for new light displays at Christmas time. One year we went down to Boston to see if they could match the displays of Kansas City and New York. Sadly we were disappointed. I wrote a post about that a few years ago. A few years later I found that Boston had more to offer than I’d initially declared. This year though, we decided to stay closer to home. If you recall from a previous entry, we visited LaBelle Winery in Amherst last year for Janet’s birthday. We had a great time touring the winery and partaking in a tasting and dinner. Since then, they’ve expanded to a second location that is only a few miles from us in Derry. We had dinner at the new location in for my birthday and loved it!!

We had seen the advertisements for LaBelle lights and Janet made plans for us to go. Originally we planned to go Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, but Janet wasn’t feeling well so we chose Friday instead. Fortunately the weather was much better on Friday and we had a beautiful night to enjoy the spectacle.

Last year we went to a light display in Newport, RI and this was about the same size. We traveled along the golf cart trail on the golf course and enjoyed the myriad of lights. It’s similar to those you drive through, but you can go at a slower pace. We enjoyed it a lot.

I don’t rely on municipalities and other enterprises to decorate for the holidays. I’ve made it a tradition to decorate on Veteran’s Day for the last three years. I think we add our own beauty to the New England Christmas landscape!