NORWAY — Tom Hoy decorates his Norway home for every holiday. Every single one. A few weeks ago as he began to take down his annual Independence Day displays, he decided it was time to shake up the tradition.
“I asked my wife,” Hoy said. “What do you say we decorate for Christmas in July and give a little celebration to bring up people’s spirits during this time?”
Hoy’s wife Tammy, who doesn’t typically take part in the work involved but nevertheless enjoys the decorations, told him to go for it.
And the work it takes to decorate on Hoy’s scale is remarkable. For Christmas alone, he has an inventory of more than 50 life-size (and larger than life) inflatable, stationary and lighted decorations.
There are about 30 currently on display at the Elm Street home and every two to three days since Jul. 4, he has been adding more. He will keep adding to it through the end of the month. The backyard can be seen from Radcliffe Street.
“My son looked at this and told me me they must be able to see my house from the International Space Station now,” Hoy laughed.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less