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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

~little church~

On one of my now not so daily walks I was delighted to discover this little church by the side of a gravel road. It is a scale model made by the father of the man who owns the house in the background. I am told he places it by the gravel road every Christmas and hangs a star above it. The star is barely detectable in two of the photos. I love small country churches and photograph them all the time.
Edited: Some of my readers this morning and CC's grandmother did not realise this was a tiny church. Tiny as in doll house size. Perhaps 18 to 24 inches tall. Olive does not wish to confuse.










 I went kind of crazytown in Picnik today. That is the only snow we will see. For my friends in the Great Britain I know you are covered with snow and are having travel issues for the holiday. I do wish you safe travels and pray for your safety.
I am linking with A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.



grace surrounds us
Olive

28 comments:

  1. What a beautiful gift to the community! Hope you have a wonderful holiday! Annie

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  2. What a cute idea that little Church is! I bet it looks lovely all lit up at night. Thank you so much for your good wishes for our travels here in England, Olive. We're still living in hope of getting away! Take care.

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  3. Olive...what a sweet little church :)

    Merry CHRISTmas!
    Gail

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  4. OK Olive... I'm confused... Real or Not Real??? Life size -OR- Table Top??? It must be that PicNik application!!! Either which way - LoVeLy!!! Thanks to YOU I linked up with Outdoor Wednesday!*!*!
    Jeanine, ChiPPy!-ShaBBy!

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  5. Jeanine-it is about 18-24 inches tall I think. In one of the photos you can see the owners house in the background.

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  6. In going back to look at the photos, I just discovered the tiny elves! What a lovely gift to all who drive by.
    Girl...you are the best. Merry Christmas!!!
    Debbie

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  7. Oh Olive, that is so precious! How sweet that he puts that out at Christmas time... I too love little country churches... thanks for sharing... xoxo Julie Marie

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  8. That is so cute. That reminds me of a tiny little church (people sized, but small) in my hometown. Even down to the handrails at the front door. You have very neat neighbors.

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  9. Love this...what a dear man he must be. I'd love to see you next to it, you could pretend to be Gulliver!
    love U.
    Debra

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  10. The little church - what a lovely idea! Wishing you, Joe and all your family a happy blessed Christmas. x

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  11. Sweet little church, looks like Hummels are regular attenders!

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  12. That is absolutely darling!

    Wishing you a blessed and Merry Christmas, my friend!

    Hugs,
    Anne

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  13. I got here after the postscript so I was not fooled..but I would have been : D
    xx
    z

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  14. What a lovely little church! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  15. This little tree is so precious, Olive! It nmakes the perfect Christmas decoration. Merry Christmas and a Happy 2011!

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  16. Gorgeous...I love it Olive...I also see you having fun on PICNIK...I love that place, but it takes too much of my precious time:) Happy Holidays to you and your family.

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  17. that man is so sweet! the house is just so nice and quaint!

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  18. This is just such a precious church!!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!
    XO

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  19. What a delightful gesture for that man to do & now you've allowed so many more people to enjoy it as well. I'm sure he would be pleased to know that.

    Merry Christmas to you & yours, Olive!
    fondly,
    Rett

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  20. What a special treat! I think the little church is simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Happy Outdoor Wednesday and Merry Christmas!
    ~Holly

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  21. That is so lovely and perfect for Outdoor Wednesday. Have a very Merry Christmas.

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  22. What a wonderful little church...it's perfect for Christmas!

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  23. How precious and uplifting, Olive! I love miniatures and country churches so this is so special.
    Yesterday I went to Americus and on the back roads near Montezuma I saw a tiny replica of a barn. It was sitting by a driveway and they had decorated it for Christmas. I loved it! Love this church too! Hope you and your family have the most blessed Christmas! Best, Vicki

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  24. What a lovely thing to do each Christmas. I love it when people do such generous-hearted things - it seems to caputere something of the spirit of Christmas perfectly.

    Sarahx

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  25. You are master of PICNIK. I thought it was life size too even though you said in the text it was doll size. We bloggers read what we want sometimes....haha
    We've had only dusting of snow! I guess that's a good thing.
    xx
    Merry merry
    Carole

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  26. Even though I read 18 to 24 inches tall, I see the tiny church as huge. It must be all the spirit and love that went into building it. Merry Christmas!

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  27. Thank you for taking us along on your walks, Olive!
    Wishing you a safe and healthy holiday season and all the best for 2011!

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  28. Dear Friend, Blessing, and Blogger-
    Yes, that's you.

    Have a very Merry Christmas!

    You are so special to me and to a million others!

    Laura
    White Spray Paint

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I adore your comments. They are like finding unexpected chocolates. olive