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Tour sees hundreds o nests
Gerard Craves the Alexandra Marine and General Hos-
signal-star staff pital.
It was a look at Christmas, a look at While Marylo Graham's Cobourg
style and a look inside some of the town's Street residence was originally built as a
most exquisite heritage homes. summer home in 1975, it made the tran-
The IODE Home Tour saw more than sition to holiday haven seamlessly.
900 people walk through five homes Filled with Canadian antiques and
Saturday and Sunday, featuring profes- Goderich memorabilia, Graham said his-
sional holiday decorations from Huron tory has always been important for her
County's leaders in style. and her husband, John.
'The wonderful weekend weather The positive comments were many
brought the community out in droves;' from the tour -goers, and behind the
said Nancy Hughes, IODE regent. "To scenes, volunteers and decorators are ex -
see the fabulous homes which were hausted after a whirlwind weekend.
beautifully decorated by our local mer- The IODE is in the process of getting a
chants." committee together on the next palliative
Decorators have had full reign of the care suite, and estimate the job to be done
homes on the IODE tour for the previous by next fall.
week, and homeowners were able to see Homeowners who opened their doors
their houses transformed into glittering this year were: Marylo Graham, Roger
examples of holiday decor. and Sandra Goddard, Carole Broad -
"It was fun to watch the house change," ley and Randy Morgan, Art and Mary
said Mary Fitzgerald, whose Cameron Fitzgerald and John and Angela Gra-
Street home was one of five on the IODE ham.
list. "Working with Luanne's group was Merchants and decorators who partici-
fun. They didn't make it stressful at all." pated are: Karie-Sue McLean (Exeter),
The staff at Luanne's Flowers and Katherine Chinnick (Full -Circle Tea
Gifts decorated Fitzgerald's home, and and Pottery), All Around the House, Lu -
Mary said she was happy to oblige, as the anne's Flowers and Gifts, Finchers, Tasty
money raised by the IODE goes to great Treats and Treasures and Interior Trends
projects, like the palliative care suite at of Clinton, Zehrs and Canadian Tire.
Photos by Gerard Creces
Top right: Cameron Street homeowners Mary and Art Fitzgerald opened their
doors to tour -goers, who took in the interior design work of Luanne's Flowers and
Gifts. Bottom right, reindeer were a recurring theme in many homes, this pair at
the Colborne Bed and Breakfast were courtesy of Interior Trends of Clinton.
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