79-Year-Old Grandmother Decorates Home With 57 Christmas Trees

Published on December 19, 2023

CHINO HILLS, Calif.—When it comes to spreading the joy of the Christmas season, Sylvia Nash doesn’t just bake a few batches of cookies for friends and family, she bakes 170 dozen. Nor does she simply decorate her Southern California home with a Christmas tree or two—she adorns it with more than 57 lovingly decorated trees. “Over 12 years ago, I came up with the idea to share this blessed time of year with a group of women, without gifts, or kids, or husbands, just dessert, coffee and sweet bites in a beautiful Christmastime atmosphere,” Mrs. Nash told The Epoch Times. The spry 79-year-old says it all started when she noticed younger generations were skipping many Christmas traditions like baking and decorating, or not bothering to put up a tree....

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