Jeanine and I decided to check out the Somerville Winter Farmers Market this afternoon. It is open on Saturdays from December to mid-April. There, we enjoyed live jazz while eating a very healthy lunch before setting about to check out all the vendors. The music alone was worth the trip.

On the drive home, we spotted a large group of young people all dressed up as Santas. I had to stop for a photo and to inquire about the motivation. I learned that they were on their way to attend SantaCon, a free pub crawl and mass gathering where people dress in Santa Claus costumes or as other Christmas / holiday characters and parade throughout Boston and several cities around the world. Last year, over 3,000 Santa’s participated in the Boston event which this year includes one route through Boston and one through Cambridge, both culminating in Fenway.