Presépio is Portuguese for "Nativity Scene". Follow along as we build this year's version of a long family tradition. Mai e Pai (Mom & Dad, in Portuguese) started this tradition with just a few figurines bought in a Paris airport, to hundreds of pieces lovingly collected or hand-crafted over the decades and across two continents.

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16 December, 2009

First visit!.. Dec 16

Just got our first viewers - Larchmont sister-in-law and pilot nephew...  They approved heartily, and were able to detect many differences from the 2007 version.  Hopefully they'll be back with babies and siblings in tow.


Forgot to mention other progress - the Angel Orchestra is now in full swing, comfortable on their puffy cotton cloud.  These are the next generation handmade German wooden angels from the Erzgebirg.  My folks collected them about 40 or 50 years ago, and they are remarkably similar - though the older generation have curly hair.
I also prepped the crèche (the stable where Mary & Joseph await the blessed event.  In our little world, it is not a stable - it is a stone structure - you could call it a cave, or even a dolmen, which is what it resembles most.
Pics of that later...!

4 comments:

  1. What an impressive seascape with the culturally correct Portuguese fishing boat - and lo and behold the leviathan!!! Thar she blows! What kind of whale is native to those water, eh? I certainly am glad the Giant cat didn't wreak havoc on the natives nor choose the catch of the day!

    I'm so pleased the elves arrived and that they do such good work.

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  2. That sister is certainly a looker!!! And just love her style in clothes!!! Whose sister is she? The little Jacob Marley??? That little lady is as cute as a chipmunk!!!

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  3. Where is the Tiara today? Certainly Tereza is qualified to wear one all the time!! Love the site and all the posts. Thanks for the invite. Keep the post comin'

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  4. We know that this village rarely sleeps, if ever, so inquiring minds need to know what else has transpired of late - please?

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