Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013 

brings us a golden glow this year, 

with warm white fairy lights, 

and just a touch of silver and gold. 

 I have included a Nativity Scene this year …as I had promised from last year. 

We hope you enjoy your stroll 

through our festive décor 

and find yourselves blessed 

by the experience.

High above the small Christmas tree, 

sit Maggie and Colette, 

the little orphans from Hill House Orphanage.

They don’t own much that they can call their own, 

but 
they have each other.

As they do not have an earthly father, 

they are quite intrigued to learn 
from the angel

 that they do indeed 
have a Heavenly Father.

Maggie thinks this sounds 
too good to be true.

So she and Colette continue to listen intently 

to everything that is being told 

about this 

wonderful news.

Over the lane, 

under the big Christmas tree, 

three concerned friends are debating 

whether the rumours that they have heard are true. Word has it that Santa is not real. 

That surely cannot be the case.

Why, if that were true, 

then what was the point of living 

if there were no 

Christmas presents 

to look forward to each December???

Further along the lane, 

past the big tree…

…two young girls, 

are excitedly anticipating the holidays. 

No home work and no school till next year! 

Whoop-tee-doo!

Things are starting to look a lot like Christmas,

 here in the corner of the room, 

with angels singing, 

pretty baubles and fancy little trees 

made from 

sequins and paper flowers.

Madrona is not too sure she likes 

all the fuss at Christmas time. 

Don’t get me wrong. 

Though she dislikes the revelry with so many people, she does love the occasion 

to decorate the place 

with pretty ornaments and such. 

She is just more of a loner, 

and prefers 

her own company.

Bad enough she has to share her spot 

with the tiny fairy and butterflies, 

but at least she can keep them 

under the glass cloche 

and from there, 

they can’t really bother her too much.

On the far side of the room, 

there is quite a lot quietly going on…

…with a variety of art dolls 

helping to create 

a festive mood.

Romy finds she can really relate to the little Nutcracker, 

and likes to pretend to be a nutcracker herself. 

(I don’t think she is really fooling anyone though)

The mother mouse and her baby 

go along with the charade 

and pose like little nutcrackers as well.

From her high horse 

(um …I mean bunny) 

Liza is make believing 

that she is on a long journey 

following a 

bright star in the east.

The two little cherubs think it amusing 

that she isn’t actually going anywhere…

as the bunny is a stationary one 

and can’t really run

…but they are not about to tell her 

and spoil her fantasy.

Then there is Persephani Jo , 

sitting on the park bench.

She wonders why, 

she is always the one 

left minding the baby…

Wearing her tiny crown, 

the Princess Fairy knows 

there is going to be a 

Royal occasion 

this evening…

She also knows 

it must be almost time 

for the event…

…because 

there is another little princess 

who has stopped to wait just below her.

So 

SOMETHING ROYAL 

must be about to happen.

Under another 

small Christmas tree...

…sleeps Ana, 

with visions of sugar-plums 

dancing in her head.

Winged Kewpie is watching 

as Polka-dot Pixie 

places the last of the gold glass baubles 

onto the tree. 

Not a creature was stirring…

not even a mouse, 

underneath the tree branches.

Snail is just awestruck 

at how beautiful the Christmas tree looks.  

He thinks that Pixie 

has done a lovely job 

of decorating it this year.

The Pretty Maids 

are waiting all in a row, 

on the other side 

of the Christmas tree.

Cora and Mara Smius 

liked to think of themselves 

as pretty wall flowers… 

never quite mixing well 

with the other girls.

Lilly Bug and her friends 

are getting tired 

of waiting for this 

Royal Event 

to take place.

It feels like 

they have been

waiting for hours.

Big Eyes Fairy is also kind of bored 

with the long wait

…but is too afraid to complain.

Inside the white birdcage, 

two ballet fairies 

are flitting around 

trying to keep themselves amused.

And on the far end atop the birdcage, 

Victoria is wondering 

about this promised 

Royal Event 

that is soon to take place.

The nearby angel 

had whispered some remarkable things 

in Victoria’s ear, 

while the others were 

keeping themselves entertained.

And the news 

had left her totally stunned…

and astounded.

While all these things had been happening,

…the promised Royal Event 

had occurred.

The other dolls 

had all been waiting 

in the 

wrong place.

…thinking that it would involve 

grandiose and magnificent 

trappings and trimmings…

They had all overlooked 

the lowly manger 

with the strange visitors 

who had travelled afar, 

bearing gifts of 

gold, frankincense and myrrh.  

They had not imagined 

the human baby bearing undiminished deity, 

who was born to be King… 

as many others had 

also missed this fulfilled promise 

that had taken place. 

May you feel 

loved and blessed this Christmas season, 

as we remember 

He is the reason.

(So I could share the love…I have included a link on the names of many of the art dolls. To find out where I purchased each individual doll, just click on their names) 

With love from Vicki and Jill xx

(to view last years Christmas 2012 post click HERE)