And The Nativity....

 

You Know How It Goes...

Well, Dear Readers, I don't know where the Time has flown off to, but here we are suddenly almost at Christmas... and I am never quite ready! When last we peeked into The Folly Living Room to see Gabrielle's new Lighted Tree, it was too gloomy and dark to be able to see the Nativity she had set up in the window sill. It is much brighter today, but still a little dark for photos... but never mind... we have seen it before, this simple gathering of Mary Joseph and the Child with an Angel hovering overhead. It is just perfect in it's simplicity.... for who else was there when the babe was born that Dark midwinter night? And even though we have not Quite arrived to that moment this year... we still can treasure the Story we know so well. And if you were passing by from outside in that Wintry Wonderland, you could just spot it if you glanced the right way...

along with the glowing fire in the hearth and Gabrielle's little tree!

 

And Meanwhile, over at The Lovely Old Dollhouse,

 Pollyanna has remembered to set up the family Nativity

 in it's spot on the sideboard in the living room.

 

As we know, it is always

 a little bit of a Last Minute Thing...

After all, Mary could not predict

 when exactly the babe would arrive.

And Pollyanna would not have her sitting

 waiting week after week...!

And suddenly it is here... 

Time draws short....

all the players have been assembled...

"It looks lovely as always, Dear" says Helen happily.

"I think it looks so peaceful...." added Charles.

 

"Hmmm...." said Pollyanna, not quite sure she agreed.

"I am not sure the camel should be over here..." she added,

pointing to the right side of the arrangement.

"But it never seems to fit on the other side with the Kings...!"

 

"Well..." said Helen..."maybe the Kings and the Camel

 should just arrive later.... they didn't actually arrive

 until Twelve days later, after all!" she added.

 

Just then Arthur looked into the room...

"Ah, I see you have assembled the Nativity!" he said.

 

"But.... " said Pollyanna... 

"I am just not sure the camel should sit over here... 

when the Kings are all over there..." she said

 pointing to the other end of the sideboard.

"Ah.... I see what you mean...." said Arthur diplomatically.

 

 

"Perhaps he is just happier over here 

with the other ruminants?" he added tactfully.

"Well.... I suppose there is that...." 

said Pollyanna thoughtfully.

 "I still think it looks so peaceful as it is..." declared Charles!

"Well..." said Pollyanna... 

"I suppose it will have to do!"

"We can't, after all... actually ask the camel...!" she muttered.

 

 

"But I do think he looks happy over here..." 

she added, smiling at Arthur.

 

Well, Dear Readers, You know how it goes...

The Nativity is always a last minute thing...  

and the camel is notoriously difficult to order about...

But the Eve will come and the Babe will be born

 and the World keeps spinning on!

 

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and 

Happy Holidays to those who celebrate other traditions.

 

(And I could almost swear I saw the camel wink at Arthur!)