BY Marimar McNaughton | PHOTOGRAPHY BY Andrew Sherman
Most Wonderful Time
december 2018
When driving Summer
Rest Road on Wrightsville
Sound, passersby slow down
when they approach the
Ward home during the holi-day
season. Gigantic eight-inch
balls hang from live
oak limbs, reflecting sun-light
in frosted red, white,
green, gold, blue and silver
flashes. The hanging of the
balls is a tradition that dates
back to their children’s first
Christmas, when the family
lived on Harbor Island.
Oversized retro outdoor
lights and green garland are
draped over the white picket
fence bordering the front
yard, and also outline the
porch that surrounds the
home’s facade.
“I love the idea of every-one
decorating with coastal
colors — blues and greens
— but we love the tradition
of growing up with colored
lights,” Alisa says.
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