Summary
Joy Marks and her husband, Frederick, love the Yuletide season so much that they put up and decorate seven Christmas trees in their West Deer home -- yes, seven. Their branches hold hundreds of ornaments the couple have collected over the decades.
Putting up and taking down the trees, and all the other decorations, takes so much effort that it's both a bit sad and a relief when the holidays end and January begins, Joy Marks says.See the full content of this document
Extract
Post-Holiday Time Brings a Mix of Relief, Sadness
"By the time it's all done ... it's a relief, but I miss the beauty of the whole thing," says Joy Marks, 62. "My house is ... beautiful at Christmas. We do a lot of entertaining during that time."
Now that the holidays are over, she says, "it's kind of like, 'Oh, we're back to normal.' ... I think...See the full content of this document
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