Lakeside

A self-taught quilter, Antoinette MacMurdo often plays
host to the Friendship Quilters Guild. Examples of her
handiwork are placed throughout the home, including
the living room.
like to come out to the deck and have lunch. There’s always a
slight breeze out here, and when the family comes over, we’ll
use every chair out here.”
In the den, vaulted ceilings accommodate a nine-foot
traditional Christmas tree that contains at least 1,500
ornaments. “There are years and years of family ornaments
on this tree,” she said. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s hard not to
put it up.”
The front room serves as both living room and dining
room, and it contains Antoinette’s Victorian Christmas tree,
decorated with angels, cameos, St. Nicholas figures, miniature
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