COVER STORY
A family
by Sean McCarthy
Back row from left, Tom Simmons (owner) and Abraham Macutkiewicz. Front row from, Jennifer, Sárah and Lucien Macutkiewicz.
For many families the Christmas season begins with the search for a Christmas tree, and finding that perfect tree can be an exciting and memorable experience. It is an experience that Mockingbird Hill Christmas Tree Farm has been providing for more than 40 years.
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experience,” says owner Tom Simmons. “It’s something people want to do as a family. They enjoy finding and cutting their own tree, it’s something that their children are going to remember.” Mockingbird Hill’s Christmas tree fields are open Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They open on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26. “Families are coming back year after year,” Macutkiewicz says. “They’ve had a
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“There’s a perfect tree for everyone!” has been a long time motto at Mockingbird Hill, located at 147 Rhode Island Road in Lakeville. “We offer a variety of trees for a variety of people. Someone may want a large tree or a smaller tree, a full tree or a sparse tree. We shape all of our trees so that they’re symmetrical and well groomed,” says manager Sarah Macutkiewicz. At Mockingbird Hill, customers can walk amidst five-acres of fields to find their preferred tree or choose from the precut trees brought in from Nova Scotia. They have the option of cutting down their own tree with tools provided at the location, or they can have an employee do the cutting for them. The trees are then transported to the parking lot where they are affixed to their automobile for the ride home. Customers can enjoy free hot chocolate on the weekends during their visit! “What we sell here is a family
What we sell here is a family experience, says owner Tom Simmons. It’s something people want to do as a family. They enjoy finding and cutting their own tree, it’s something that their children are going to remember.
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personal experience and many of them have become friends with our family. They appreciate the service they’ve gotten.” Harvey and Mary Coles are part of one of those families. Twenty years ago the Raynham couple and their children began buying their trees from Mockingbird Hill. Today they share that experience with their grandchildren as well. “The kids look forward to finding our Christmas trees, they get excited about it,” Mary Coles says. “It’s a great experience when they’re young and Santa Claus is a big part of the picture.”
The perfect decorations
Once a tree has found its home, the fun of decorating it begins. “A lot of the joy of having a Christmas tree is making it your own,” Macutkiewicz says. “You can make your own decorations by stringing popcorn, dehydrated orange slices and/ or cranberries, you can make your own
