Stained glass nativity made by my mom for our first anniversary

on a shelf in our living room

 

Olive Wood Nativity from Bethlehem 

a gift from our friend Tim on a table in our friend hallway

 

Porcelain nativity inherited from my late mother-in-law Ann Knowles

on a shelf in our dining room / school room

 

Our basket of favorite Christmas books

 

Porcelain Christmas village with a papier mache guardian angel

(I love the symbolism of her peace banner resting over the town.)

This is atop the high cabinet in our front hallway

 

Cinnamon-scented pinecones on the shelf below the nativity set

(yes, I love antique books)

 

Our angel banner, a gift from my mother

And, oh yes, we do have a Christmas tree

bedecked with angels, snowmen, teddy bears and more!

My grandmother, Dorothy Hess, made all of the cross-stitch ornaments,

and my sister Barb and her kids made many of the others