Tag: christmas

From our home, to your home; this holiday season, We light up these boxes; and give you a reason, To share with the children, the stories of old To make our hearts glad; whenever they’re told Our old stone farm house first had Christmas lights about 1980.  The lights were initially modest (several strands of lights on the bushes at the front of the property). As the family grew, more lights were added and some hand-made decorations appeared.  Plywood was cut into the shapes of Christmas trees, wreaths and candy canes.  The wreaths were 4’ tall and the candy canes were up to 8’ tall.  They were painted and had holes drilled through the wood and 5 watt lights were inserted through the holes. These early efforts remain in storage. Perhaps we will refurbish them and put them back out (they’ve been in storage for over 10 years). Our Christmas display in only turned on after Remembrance Day has passed.  We consider it fitting to start...