It takes about 2 hours to put my Christmas village up every year. It's so darned cute that it is worth every minute. (Of course, it also means that it takes about 2 hours in January to put it away again. I don't always feel as patient, then.)
But I was trapped at home, waiting for the repairman to come and rescue my clothes dryer from almost immediate extinction (from the way it was sounding, anyway...) and when you have 5 hours in waiting-hell...well, let's just say it was a good time to do something like that.
I love my reindeer barn, especially...and Santa and the reindeer, and Father Time and the New Year Baby...oh, I love it all.
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Oh, that's great! I so like those little villages. Back in the sixties, the shopping center in my home town had these little animated Christmas village scenes every year, and when I was little I could've stood and watched them for hours. Your village reminds me of that. I love the kids making snow angels, and the pond. I can see how arranging all the details just so could take some time. Beautiful!
Posted by: Barbara W. Klaser | Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 05:21 PM
They are very sweet and make me nostalgic for my Great Auntie Gussie. Her house was a Christmas wonderland with all sorts of scenes such as yours.
Enjoy the season! Are all the kids ocming home?
Posted by: Mrs. Pom | Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 04:37 AM
That must have made waiting for the repairman a lot more fun. I love those little village scenes.
Posted by: tinker | Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:20 PM
It's beautiful! I feel the same way about the girls' winter music globes. They are very nice once I've put them out--but it takes forever.
Posted by: Margaret | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 04:59 PM