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Some blogs need to be reinvented...


...and this is one of them.

The Department 56 blog was created when I was at the height of my affection for the product line. I was collecting the Original Snow Village, the Original Snow Village Halloween, Dickens' Village and the "A Christmas Story" line from Sears.
A few years ago D56 was purchased by Enesco. Dealers were complaining about a change in the way they were being treated.

Financial struggles forced us to purge our pieces, except for Halloween and A Christmas Story.

I lost interest, barely paying attention to new product introductions. I saw dealers closing up shop. Two of my favorite dealers stopped carrying new merchandise.

I also happened to become a father -- a blessing which I gladly reallocated time for. Less blogging, more diapers.

Now I find myself interested in some other collectibles: Lego, Thomas & Friends, Comic Book stuff, things which he and I share a passion for now.

My son is now 2 years and 8 months, and as train tracks lay across my house, I realized what I should blog about are the things we enjoy. The blog will become a time capsule for him.

Now, I am going to work on getting him to really enjoy the North Pole Series...Rubber Duck Factory, anyone?
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