Post by Brenda on Feb 8, 2014 19:38:37 GMT -5
Hi! My name is Brenda and I live in Ohio. I have a wonderful husband and 12 year old son.
My first Fontanini piece was purchased at a garden store that sells Christmas decorations. I got the stable and Holy Family. That was in 1999 and since then I have built a very large collection. My display got so big that it outgrew both our house and church. I approached some people in our downtown about whether there would be a place for a display in a building on Main Street. I was able to get a space that provides four large, ten-foot wide windows. Christmas 2013 was the 10th year in a row we have assembled the display downtown. My son has grown up with Fontanini around his whole life. When he was little, he called them "Mommy's people". Now he just helps with the boxes (and not so happily at that!). 
I am looking forward to sharing our love for Fontanini on this forum.