TELL US: Where Do You Buy Your Christmas Tree in Tiverton or Little Compton?

Where are you planning on finding your perfect Christmas tree this year?

With only a few weeks to go to Christmas, time is running out to find your perfect tree. To help give a little direction, we are asking local residents where you can go to shop for trees in town. Here's a few locations offering Christmas trees in Tiverton and Little Compton this year: Boughs & Berry Farm 255 Peckham Road, Litte Comtpon Choose and cut trees available, $35 and up. Open daily from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.      Clark's Christmas Tree Farm 4191 Main Road, Tiverton Choose and cut or precut trees available. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday's from 10am to 4 p.m. Ferolbink Farms 993 Neck Road, Tiverton Choose and cut or precut trees available. Call for hours: 401-624-4107 Maciel's Little Compton Tree Farm 100 Maple Avenue, Little Compton …

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Sea, Sky & Spirit

A Tree Grows in the Desert?

Musings about life by the sea.

Most people would not associate Christmas with a day at the beach, but we do. One sure sign of Christmas in our neck of the woods is the opening of the Ferolbink Tree Farm on Fogland Road, overlooking the Sakonnet River. A few months ago, vehicles transported swimmers along this street to Fogland State Beach, but now those same cars and SUVs stop at the farm and soon sport a colorful holiday accessory, a tree tied to their roof. All I have to do is breathe in the scent of pine, and my mind is flooded with images of Christmases past, especially the annual trek to find the perfect tree. Braving the cold, my father patiently held up and rotated tree after tree while my mother scrutinized each limb and nodded her head in dismay. Finally, when …

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Towns Lighting Trees to Kick Off Holidays

Tiverton and Little Compton will hold respective tree lighting ceremonies Sunday, Dec. 5.

Merriment and yuletide cheer come to Tiverton and Little Compton on Sunday with tree lightings taking place in the late afternoon. Ben Wilkie Memorial Tree Spree, Little Compton The 17th annual Ben Wilkie Memorial Tree Spree begins at 1 p.m. at the Wilbur & McMahon School gym in Little Compton. There will be dozens of theme-decorated trees and other items to win, as well as a craft and small business show. The Village Improvement Society will be providing food. In July 1994, resident Caroline Wordell lost her brother Ben to cancer, and the Tree Spree was started as a memorial to him and to help fund a scholarship in his memory. In its 17 years, the Tree Spree has grown to a huge event for the community, according to Wordell, where it …

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Earth Tones By Cindy

Take Care of Your Tree and It Will Last the Season

How to keep your Christmas tree fresh all season long.

When I was very small, I went to bed on Christmas Eve in a bare, undecorated house. I woke up on Christmas morning to see a resplendent, lighted Christmas tree with all the trimmings. Underneath the tree was a pile of shiny presents. Clearly, this was the work of a very great magician. Santa Claus brought every detail of Christmas to us in one night - while we were asleep, no less.   Our tree stayed up until New Year's Day, and we spent the first day of the year disassembling it. We carefully removed the angel from the top, peeled off the leaded tinsel, and returned the glass ornaments to their boxes. After the lights were removed, Dad stood the tree up outside and we decorated it with popcorn and fruit for the birds. We had our tree in …

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