They were there to meet us and acted as tour guides in the village. How exciting it was to have my 92-year-old relative say she loved my mother and remembered me well as a baby. The travel bug may well have had a hand in the decision to retire from teaching. After our return ...
Have my oh-so-loved-Dickens village,one real(fancy) tree and one (big) fake tree,and entry and diningroom are pretty much the same. I think what I was most sick of, and did eliminate this year, was most all of the fake( but very pretty)garland... miles of it on banisters, etc...