DECKING THE HALLS : TINSELED HOMES OPENED TO GUESTS.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer Joyce Prouty took one look at the decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. home on display Saturday as part of the fifth annual Holiday Homes Tour and realized one thing: She had work to do when she got home. ``I thought I had a lot, but this is unbelievable,'' Prouty said of one home she toured in Westlake Village as part of the fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. event. ``I've been decorating for a week, and I don't have nearly the amount they have. ``I was trying not to overdo it, but I guess you can't.'' Each of the four homes featured on the tour were chock-full of holiday decoration. So full in fact that at least one of the four homes blew a fuse - and the Fire Department was called to a second home when residents smelled burning wires. An electrical circuit had apparently burned out at the McCrite home, but once the firemen gave the go-ahead, visitors began touring once more. Although some lights remained unlit, and the mechanical piano playing piano playing Neurology A fanciful descriptor for finger movements linked to the loss of position sensation, in which the Pt seeks to discover finger position in space by periodic movement; PP occurs in Dejerine-Sottas syndrome; PP also refers to intermittent stopped, ticket holders hardly noticed the difference. And they still got to see the tree with nothing but moving decorations, topped with Santa and his reindeer reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers. circling overhead. ``I'm just so disappointed for the people visiting. There was so much more. There are 3,000 lights on the (main) tree,'' Carolou McCrite said while she waited for an electrician so the displays could be turned back on. She had been working on the setup See BIOS setup and install program. since September and began planning last year. Still, she said she was enjoying the day. ``I love this. I love to share it because this is what I do,'' McCrite said. ``I get a lot of enjoyment putting it up.'' Most, including the Risvolds, said they didn't decorate much differently than they do every year. ``That's why they've been after us for three years to do this,'' said Jerry Risvold, who put the lights and Nativity scene A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche (meaning "crib" or "manger" in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. In Italy it is known as presepe in the front yard while his wife, Kaarin, hung Christmas ornaments Christmas ornaments are decorations (usually made of glass, metal, wood or ceramics) that are used to festoon a Christmas tree. Ornaments take many different forms, from a simple round ball to highly artistic designs. in every corner of the house. ``It's nice to see so many people enjoying it, after all that work,'' Kaarin Risvold said. With coffee brewing brewing: see beer. for the guests and every Christmas light turned on, the Risvolds also blew a circuit and shut down the kitchen appliances to keep the Christmas lights on. Most of the visitors didn't have time to notice some of the problems the homeowners faced during the afternoon. They were too busy getting their own decorating ideas and admiring the homes - all of them standouts even without Christmas touches. Robbie Grange of Westlake Village was eager to get to the other homes after finishing her tour of the Risvolds' house. ``It's interesting to see the decorations and the themes - how people put things together,'' said Grange, who has gone on the tours for the last three years. ``This one is Victorian. Each one is done very differently.'' Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Wellness Community, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . The agency provides support and counseling to adult cancer patients and their families. Last year's tour brought in $33,000. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--color) Visitors get a look at the Christmas decorations adorning the home of Jerry and Kaarin Risvold. (2--ran in CONEJO edition only--color) Visitors get ideas for decorating their own homes as they tour the Risvolds' home in Agoura Hills on Saturday. (3--color in CONEJO edition only) Joan McCoy of Reseda looks up at Christmas decorations hung high at one of the four homes on the tour. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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