Barber Tract

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Feb 11, 2000

The late December evening that our Atmosphere Editor and Cartographer surveyed the neighborhood they found indoor Christmas Trees, wreaths on doors and outside holiday lights on every street in the BT. On Fern Glen they found lights on the three houses in the Swedish Colony and at the homes of Carol Baker, the Rickets and the Richardsons. Carol Yorston?’s palm tree had lights on all its large fronds. The homes of the Mraz, Woodward, Foster, Schneider and Mortenson lit up the Vista del Mar cul de sac.

MONTE VISTA LIGHTS
On Monte Vista south, the homes of Anne Haynsworth, of Don Calder and Urrutia and Green displayed holiday spirit. Michael Duddy?’s palm tree lights were spectacular. The small trees in front of the Frances Zimmerman home were lit. Further North we saw one of the Fitch?’s trees through the window and laminarias on the walk to the door. The Durhams and Nelsons were well lit as were the homes of the Greens, Beardslys, Murphys, Luscombs, Clausens, Pings and Brummett.

VISTA DE LA PLAYA AND OLIVETAS
Vista de la Playa saw the most lights per home because the Bashors put up more than a thousand. Others on this cul de sac that exhibited holiday cheer included the Shanors, Hardings and Cummings. On Dunemere they saw lights on the homes of John Mowry, and the Pearl/Rep place. Carol Lowrie?’s outside trees were decorated as were the low lying plants along the McNair?’s yard. On Olivetas they observed decorations on Buckley?’s, Loomis and Skanga?’s places, on the Brewer/Peters home and on the homes of the Jacksons, the Eisens, Sears, Mudge, Feighan, Moxley and Shark.

BARBER NORTE
At the north end of our ?“little bit of heaven?” they saw lights and wreaths on the homes of the Clausens, Clarks, Bergstroms, Frenches and Evans. One of our perennial favorite decorations, the lights on Pat Miller?’s cactus, were missing this year.