As a child I remember the nativity scene my mother put up every Christmas. It was a dark brown wooden house, a baby Jesus and his parents, shepherds, sheep, and the three wise men. And a star. It stood there in the living room even though we somehow forgot it existed, but today it reminds me of more traditionally celebrated Christmasses.

As an adult I've never been much for Christmas decorations even though, most years, we've had a tree. The children have become used to travelling a lot and the period before Christmas has been the one we have focused on here at home. We have baked and made candy. We have enjoyed the smells of the approaching holidays and planned Christmas presents for everyone. This year's Christmas will no doubt mean a lot of travelling as well, since we have family in all kinds of places, but I have nevertheless decided to buy our own nativity scene from Serholt. It was extremely difficult to get hold of last year, but now it's in the stores again. I just found the subdued white and gold so beautiful and I think it will function as a very good reminder of the Christmas spirit, the reason why we celebrate Christmas. We'll probably be putting it up in mid December in order to have some time to enjoy it. :)

The image is a montage with photos from House of Hedda and Design, Photography and Fun.