{"id":2600,"date":"2013-05-27T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2013-05-27T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:22:00","slug":"memorial-day-time-for-the-seasonal-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2600","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day: Time for the Seasonal Shift!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401901c847c73970b-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401901c847c73970b\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"DSC_4086 - Version 22013-05-13-runners-esplanade-boston-summer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401901c847c73970b-500wi\" alt=\"DSC_4086 - Version 22013-05-13-runners-esplanade-boston-summer-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re like us, you view Memorial Day as the official start of summer. Even the runners on the Esplanade seem to shift to summer speeds. Sometimes, if you sit along one side of a lagoon or canoeway, the people on the opposite side seem to be moving in slo-mo!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for long walks around the city, visits to area beaches, clam shacks, and farm stands. Daytrips and weekends away are on the calendars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite things to do in and around Boston in the summertime? Do you have tips for free or inexpensive things to do in the city?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a Graduation or Wedding gift? 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