Some people clean their houses from top to bottom before the New Year; I clean out my hard drive. I’ve been deleting duplicate photos and unwanted files all day when I came upon the tons of photos from last summer’s trip to Boracay, Aklan and Capiz, including a visit to the Panay church. And there were so many photos that never got published including those taken at the Sampaguita Gardens Resort where the theme is Christmas all year ’round.
The two photos above were taken at Sam Butcher’s mansion (see a related entry with photos of a Cory Aquino painting and some gorgeous Faberge eggs). Mr. Butcher is the creator of the Precious Moments figurines and dolls. The photos below were taken at Jojo’s Christmas Cottage, also in Mr. Butcher’s Sampaguita Gardens Resort, a three-story store selling Precious Moments dolls and figurines in all sizes and themes.
I’m thinking it’s a good thing I forgot to post all these photos during the previous months because I now get to post them in time for the holidays.
I love Precious Moments–they’re so cute!
Connie, I love your site’s new look!
Asianmommy, Sam and Alex each bought a Precious Moments doll and Sam Butcher personally signed them — under the foot.
Geri, thanks! I think this should solve the issue of the index page loading so slowly because of the number of pics. Oh, and there’s a little more to be done. I’m moving the Daily Photos section here too.
Sassy I actually stumbled on to this guy Sam Butcher’s place in Aklan last April and wondering what the hell that was about. I mean, seeing this in the middle of the summer heat wasn’t comforting at all, it was downright unnerving and bizarre. I actually questioned some of the people working there if this guy engaged in pathological pederasty or was some kind of evangelical sociopath. I appreciated the blank looks. The vibes of that place freaked me out.
I love precious moment. Even my ATM card and Checks have precious moment design. (It’s from Bank of America.)I envy your daughter precious moment with Sam’s name on it.
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