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gingerbread exhibit

December 22, 2009 Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

There were so many creative exhibits in the Gingerbread display.
These are just a few of my favorites:


I was a tad surprised by the many themes on the 12 Days of Christmas. While this portrayal wasn't of that theme wasn't my favorite, the extreme detailing of this house was very impressive. One of the houses chosen to go to New York for the Christmas Eve ceremony on Good Morning America (which we missed watching) was similar to this one.And the morning scene. Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long for the roads to thaw so we could head on home to Alabama. It was a nice way to break the 13 hour drive into two smaller segments. I think I could live in the mountains, though my husband says not in the wintertime. It was interesting watching couples trying to push baby strollers over mounds of snow and ice on the sidewalk to get to the shopping centers. It made me very thankful we had our Christmas shopping done.
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Jennifer said…
beautiful pictures!
December 29, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Lydia said…
Fun!! I have a friend who used to exhibit at Grovepark- she made beautiful gingerbread houses! She's in another country now, doing missionary work, so no more competitions for her!
December 29, 2009 at 9:44 AM
sara said…
How fun! Did it make you hungry for cookies & milk?? :)
December 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM
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