Peters Township man decorates home to spread joy
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The Peters Township home of David A. Smith, a retired architect, always dazzles front and back with thousands of lights at Christmastime, as shown in this image from a few years ago on his computer screen. He bought most of them at garage sales. “I get thank-you cards from various neighbors,” he said Saturday.
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David A. Smith of Peters Township said several neighbors who were out and about Saturday afternoon thanked him for his efforts.
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Solar-powered lights have been twinkling on bushes for the past few weeks in front of David A. Smith’s home in Peters Township, but he decided to augment them this weekend.
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David A. Smith of Peters Township put his Christmas decorations away, only to haul them out of the attic again as a way to spread a little cheer at a time when it’s sorely needed. Spring daffodils kind of look like stars, don’t they?
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David A. Smith of Peters Township sawed slats from crates to make pine shapes, and used snowflake ornaments as stencils when spray painting.
The Peters Township home of David A. Smith, a retired architect, always dazzles front and back with thousands of lights at Christmastime. Smith was joining in on a growing trend Saturday of bringing Christmas decorations back outside as a way to spread cheer as the coronavirus pandemic continues on.