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Note: "Fort Frightful" is the codename given to this collector... What got you started collecting villages? I found a local Hallmark store that had a huge display. I thought they looked great, and started looking for my own. How many years have you been collecting? 7 or 8 years What is your favorite D56 series? It is a tie between the original Snow Village, and the Halloween series How many displays do you build per year? 2 – one for Halloween, and one for Christmas. I am a little slow taking down each series, so I display the houses for a good 4-6 months at a time. This past year, we didn’t get the Christmas display down until Mother’s Day! LOL Do you keep a list of all your pieces that you own? Yes What's the latest piece you've bought? Actually it was a lemax piece for Halloween called “Bridge of Bones”. The last Dept 56 piece was “building fort frightful”. What was the first piece you bought? It was either the Monopoly series, or the Snow Village Carousel – I...