tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.comments2022-02-02T01:46:05.078-05:00Presépio Building: It Takes a VillageTitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-72575435787292132932012-03-07T01:08:59.923-05:002012-03-07T01:08:59.923-05:00I love this time-lapse stuff!! Looks great! Can...I love this time-lapse stuff!! Looks great! Can't wait to work on it again next year. I have a good idea for an as yet undisclosed addition to the town!! I hope I remember in 9 months!!!!!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394732913185853494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-51131850132590159182012-02-28T08:19:02.057-05:002012-02-28T08:19:02.057-05:00Very impressive! It sounds as though you all had a...Very impressive! It sounds as though you all had a great time and that the many hands made light work of an extremely involved project!<br /><br />Three cheers to you all for making it fun - and I loved the time lapse photography, too!BB W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18248668180175184909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-34813480789556398682011-12-27T22:16:49.046-05:002011-12-27T22:16:49.046-05:00Ines F.A. said - Beautiful in every sense: criativ...Ines F.A. said - Beautiful in every sense: criative, social, familiar, full of live and light. One suggestion - to pass the scenes more slowly so that we can appreciate them fully!<br />E ainda venho a tempo pois ate dia de Reis ainda e Natal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-89749690635061802632011-12-27T07:37:48.792-05:002011-12-27T07:37:48.792-05:00Ooops my signature is wrong! Here it goes again:
S...Ooops my signature is wrong! Here it goes again:<br />SKWHG - ufAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-52285983489437746202011-12-27T07:36:42.562-05:002011-12-27T07:36:42.562-05:00Hei give us a final photograph of this marvellous ...Hei give us a final photograph of this marvellous event! We are over Christmas and we can no longer follow you...<br />Ficamos à espera das últimas notícias!<br />SKXHG (remember us? The Belgian branch of the family?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-47255143260640334942011-12-23T16:50:16.412-05:002011-12-23T16:50:16.412-05:00My oh my what a difference this year's elves h...My oh my what a difference this year's elves have made - but wait - where is Santa Claus's sleigh and with its eight tiny reindeer?! <br /><br />I hope when we come up that we will be hearing the cherubim and seraphim singing from on high!<br /><br />Great work y'all!BB W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18248668180175184909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-21873662406570377232011-12-21T21:05:59.606-05:002011-12-21T21:05:59.606-05:00Thanks Michelle - we ALL love the Comet!Thanks Michelle - we ALL love the Comet!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-78914433376892966212011-12-21T21:04:39.011-05:002011-12-21T21:04:39.011-05:00Ana - actually, your stone walls ARE still in plac...Ana - actually, your stone walls ARE still in place! With helpers of any age, I try to leave their "efforts" in place, no matter how much strength of will I must summon to keep me from going back and "re-arranging"... :D<br />They were not highlighted in this post because the rest of their landscaping is not yet complete!!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-32300805258207404382011-12-21T18:56:37.708-05:002011-12-21T18:56:37.708-05:00Fantástico Teresa :)
Já tinha vindo procurar o teu...Fantástico Teresa :)<br />Já tinha vindo procurar o teu Presépio mas foi cedo demais... ainda estava o do ano passado. Bravo à Emily and Tessie... o céu está lindíssimo.<br />Beijinhos e saudades para todos, vou estar atenta até ao dia de Natal, para ver como fica.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166506216666764004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-13508386893127522702011-12-21T11:30:14.049-05:002011-12-21T11:30:14.049-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-45580762270231050372011-12-21T10:53:08.889-05:002011-12-21T10:53:08.889-05:00I love the Comet!! Everything looks great!I love the Comet!! Everything looks great!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045176393513820557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-40608751115781881002011-12-21T03:12:42.800-05:002011-12-21T03:12:42.800-05:00Que bonito! Desculpem não ter escrito mais cedo ma...Que bonito! Desculpem não ter escrito mais cedo mas sempre que tentei acabei por enviar um e-mail ao Hans!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehe que burrice!<br />Nice to see Comet again, so you see he keeps garding you from the sky!<br />Go on with this beautiful work and thanks for sharing with us!<br />Beijinhos muitos - Sven, Kurt, Ward, Hans e Graça<br />P.S. I'll try the Anonymous now ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-54107789675748816992011-12-20T23:39:08.757-05:002011-12-20T23:39:08.757-05:00Yes - a very good start to this year's presepi...Yes - a very good start to this year's presepio!! We arrived at around 11:45 and things got off to a slow start - BUT - after we were served a delectable lunch (kudos to Phil) of pigs in a blanket, we were were off! Tessie to paint, Emily to work on cover letters for her job hunt, and me to work on the "square". Emily did stop in for a break to help out on the painting and other projects (her interior design degree coming in very handy) and Tereza just ran around telling everyone what a great job they were doing. She did not, however, like my stone wall for Sheila's house and I notice there were no pictures of it posted on this blog. She has undoubtedly demolished it!! Her excuse will be that I never did get a building permit for it and it does not comply with zoning restrictions. Oh well!!!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394732913185853494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-89442516655648502352011-12-20T18:40:36.457-05:002011-12-20T18:40:36.457-05:00very impressive, keep up the good work! it just se...very impressive, keep up the good work! it just seems to expand and get better every year - your elf worker count must be growing!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-10155872287863661162011-12-20T16:59:21.150-05:002011-12-20T16:59:21.150-05:00Ralph- some folks tell me that it would be great i...Ralph- some folks tell me that it would be great if I could find a way to put it "under glass" or somehow preserve it year over year. <br />Or even just leave it up all year round!! (Now THAT alternative is almost tempting...) ;)<br /><br />Your observation is spot-on - it would recede into the background.<br /><br />Plus, that would be so completely at odds with an important part of how it grew under my parents stewardship - it's a reason for gathering; for family and friends to stop by and help; and to unleash a bright spurt of creativity.<br />Our village, nice as it is, will never be the same place twice!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-7644863197393534432011-12-20T16:52:28.454-05:002011-12-20T16:52:28.454-05:00BB - the Collie/Sheltie's flock ought to be re...BB - the Collie/Sheltie's flock ought to be ready by tomorrow morning!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-21790561768603026272011-12-20T15:12:54.244-05:002011-12-20T15:12:54.244-05:00I think it is cool that your Presépio is different...I think it is cool that your Presépio is different every year. It keeps it in the foreground rather than relegating it to the background. I was just at a friend's house where they use the same artificial tree every year but each year it acquires new ornaments. You can barely see the tree now.r.alphbunkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-8976807485057058162011-12-18T18:25:20.835-05:002011-12-18T18:25:20.835-05:00It's about time we had an update!! I'm loo...It's about time we had an update!! I'm looking forward to all the water features...and can't wait to see the log flume! ;-)<br /><br />Let us know when the waterfowl arrive...and you might want to have a Border Collie around to keep them in line.BB W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18248668180175184909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-18081878790274241892011-12-12T12:38:37.209-05:002011-12-12T12:38:37.209-05:00Oh shucks, for a second I thought you were going f...Oh shucks, for a second I thought you were going for a lunar presepio this year. ;-)<br /><br />An impressive beginning. Let me know when it's time for the farm animals and the collie!BB W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18248668180175184909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-10756999409000068242011-12-03T22:17:11.156-05:002011-12-03T22:17:11.156-05:00No horns - it was only last year that we got the c...No horns - it was only last year that we got the crossing lights! <br />Now - planning and zoning will be meeting this week, so the idea of a bridge could be put on the agenda. I think the Wetlands Commission has already done the environmental impact study...<br /><br />Thanks for the idea!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-9761850650654756252011-12-03T14:23:24.558-05:002011-12-03T14:23:24.558-05:00This is a good start, but you really need to build...This is a good start, but you really need to build a bridge over the tracks somewhere. I live in a small town that has a railroad through it. When you hear the train and you are driving toward the tracks you head to 2nd street because that is where the bridge is. <br /><br />A group of townspeople are petitioning for the train to stop blowing its horn when it comes to crossings. <br /><br />I hope that your Presépio doesn't let the trains blow their horns. Perhaps that could be Gabriel's job although there is some evidence that when Gabriel blows his horn there is something bigger than a train about to happen.r.alphbunkerhttp://www.crucimetrics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-20096936302948091052011-01-05T21:24:50.426-05:002011-01-05T21:24:50.426-05:00The "wise men" (since when are men are w...The "wise men" (since when are men are wise??) I are just praying that the snow doesn't spoil their plans to arrive by the 9th. As it is, they are already 3 days late.<br />Oh! by the way, they are also praying that a "happy little girl in a tutu and tiara" be there to greet them.;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340727113340613578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-35294478270793323352010-12-26T18:24:14.182-05:002010-12-26T18:24:14.182-05:00That was really me with one of my alter-egos AKA a...That was really me with one of my alter-egos AKA a friend was using my computer. ;-)BB W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18248668180175184909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-504009439831448472010-12-26T18:10:40.505-05:002010-12-26T18:10:40.505-05:00Wait, who painted/donated that background?! Um, I ...Wait, who painted/donated that background?! Um, I mean - what a beautiful setting for this Portuguese village. What part of the country are we in?<br /><br />Happy post ChristmaSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287102695351142590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416554019258516404.post-16442419604372258652010-12-18T09:51:11.844-05:002010-12-18T09:51:11.844-05:00Vóvó says - you need PEOPLE on the benches - the s...Vóvó says - you need PEOPLE on the benches - the square is too empty...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com