Mary had a baby ...

It finally snowed here yesterday.  I was beinning to think we would have a very brown, very warm Christmas.  We still may, but for now the snow got me into the spirit of the season a bit ... at least enough to get out some Christmas decorations. 

Since we'll be in Toronto for Christams, we won't put up a tree.  But it's just not Christmas around here if I don't put out my nativity sets.  I collect nativity sets -- big and small, colorful or monochrome, hand-made, manufactured -- almost any kind.  Here's a smattering of some of my sets:

If there's a horizontal surface, it probably holds a creche, or two, or six!

Ah well ... like I said:  Mary had a baby!