This makes me happy all the way to my toes

'Christmas village' is a very fluid term with my mom and I, left open for interpretation. When I was little, it was a homemade one fashioned from milk cartons and fabric. However, over the last few years... and since I have started collecting dept 56 pieces the scale has increased, just a tad.

It really is a small town...

'Tis the season...

...for Dept 56 and Christmas villages.


A preview of things to come.