The Cape

On Sunday, we drove over to the Quaker Meeting House in East Sandwich.  The current Meeting House was built in 1810 still with separate entrances and sides for men and women.  The Meeting, however, was established in 1657...it's the oldest continuing Quaker meeting in North America.  Ten members gathered around the wood burning stove during worship...the previous Sunday was a "work day" in which they came to chop wood for the winter services.  

So while we think of Thanksgiving and Pilgrims at Plymouth...just up the road from East Sandwich...the traditions are found all over the landscape.

After Meeting, we drove back to Sandwich to a Catholic church (built in the 19th century) and now converted into a bistro with Sunday brunch....another way of preserving tradition...using the soft light coming through stained glass...to fall on glasses of mimosas and plates of brunch fare.  Cheers.