Thursday, November 26, 2009

Santons

XMas is soon here. So this is the Santons season again.
There is a market in my village on the third weekend of November. Maybe not the biggest Santons market (Marseille and Aubagne are larger), but it is nice because it is inside, with plenty of room, and the sellers are all friendly. I try to go each year, often buying a piece. Up to now, I have not bought any Santons (little saint), because my grand-father left me a large collection, and I have never found other Santons of the same quality. Mine have pretty faces, well painted, at least in my opinion.

Instead, I buy houses and accessories. This year, I found a nice hen pen.


I was going to leave with it, when a nice lady bragged she had the bestest olive trees of the room, yes, not the best but the bestest. I think she was right. She was also funny and nice. And I did not have trees yet, so I purchased one.

While she was packing the tree, I saw those stairs. I found they were cute and would be perfect for Monsieur le Maire.


Well, it would be time that I display my Santons for XMas, for real, I think I have enough houses to make a village. No more excuses. Maybe.
In fact, they are on display all year round, in a glass cupboard in my living room, but they deserve to have a real Santons "life". If they do, I'll take pictures, promised.

6 comments:

Rosemary said...

Verobirdie; I have never heard of Santons but they look delightful ... lovely collection,.

nikkipolani said...

Oh, I think she's right! That is a lovely tree. And the hen pen is so very sweet. Do the hens get to come out?

wendy said...

Oooh... the little model is so cute! :)
We're going to the Union Square market in NYC this weekend. If it doesn't rain, at least!!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

By all means put your colllection together and show us.

Jackie said...

So when you build your village will it be a tourist attraction? I think people would pay to see such attention to detail!

uk essays said...

Wonderful!