STUFF
This year Pippa Beams opened her home to the public to raise money for Dementia Wellington.
For more than two decades, Pippa Beams has decorated her home with a forest of Christmas trees when December comes around.
Not a month in the year goes by that Beams isn’t planning for the themes that will decorate her 25 artificial trees.
She describes herself as “Christmas-crazy”, but this year was the first year the mother of three decided to open her Upper Hutt home in the aptly-named suburb of Pinehaven to the public and collect donations to fundraise for Dementia Wellington.
“I just got such a great feeling from being able to talk about Christmas and the things they do. It was amazing.”
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Beams spent last weekend showing visitors around. People wanting …