December 14. 2014 Christmas House Tour

The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Christmas "house tour" this afternoon.  There were only two homes, but very full of the Christmas spirit.

Here's a few pictures from the afternoon.

House Number One:

A snowy welcome--even in the desert.

 One room was filled with a display of Christmas villages.

 These all had moving parts!

Just one table of goodies!

One room was decorated with 'Nativity Scenes".
The hostess told us she and her son-in-law work on decorating and setting up the villages every week-end starting the first of October.

Here's House Number Two:

 Welcome to the Lozano (family) home.

 Water feature in the front lawn.

 Welcome!  "The front door was approximately ten feet tall.

 The "owl"-themed tree in the office area.

 Table filled with Christmas themed salt and pepper shakers.

The back lawn was secluded and beautiful.

 Pots of greenery (all grown in this area).

 The back of the home.  Swimming pool to the right.

 One of two koi/goldfish ponds.

 A grapefruit tree, one of many kinds in the orchard area.

 Different types of cacti.

The outdoor entertaining area.

Keep in mind that everything (except the cacti) have to be watered...the orchard, the lawn, the rose bushes, etc.  

It was an entertaining afternoon.  We enjoyed conversing with the host/hostess of each home.  The college-aged daughter gave us the house tour at the second home.  The host led us through the secluded back yard with all of the different destinations.  One area that I didn't get a picture of was an enclosure/outdoor bird cage, 10'x15'x8'(height) filled with exotic birds.  

We sat outdoors after we returned from the home tour.  We enjoyed visits from neighbors.  

It was 80 degrees and sunny today.  

Remember you can click on the photos to enlarge.