BY LORI BYRNE PHOTOS BY STEVE SMITH, VISIONFIRE STUDIOS
The North Shore
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ids dart around the yard, coming from the surrounding streets to play and skate on the backyard rink. Footwear and warm layers get peeled off in the back porch and a parade to the playroom ensues. Meaghan and Mark Denholm have dreamed and planned for a life like this. Life on Broad Street in the hub town of Truro has come full circle for Meaghan, having grown up across the street and Mark is thrilled to have the house where all the kids end up, recreating his own childhood experience for their two boys, Rory and Finn. The Christmas season is exceptionally fun in the Denholm household. When it comes to decorating for the season, Meaghan said, “I enlist the help of my mother and sister, and they help out a lot.” There is no set day on the yearly calendar, it just depends on when the schedules of the busy households align, then they will get together and make the house look and feel festive. Gnomes tuck into greenery on windowsills, the tree graces the living room, and the four stockings get hung with care on the mantel of the wood-burning fireplace.
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