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Wednesday
February 24, 2021
Thanks for the kind comments - Santa will put you on the "NICE" list.
We truly appreciate your support.
We also get comments directly to our columnists as well.
Here's a sample of David Spears' Fan Mail:
“Confirming receipt of another wonderful edition of JSYK!”
“Many thanks. Please keep on writing!”
“I'm delighted, as usual. Thank you for your hard work!”
“Love reading your prose and humor.”
“columns 'newsy”
“Enjoyed the comments – thanks”
" feedback from a fan."
From David, and all of us here, Thank You!
Your response to what we do here is really
special to us, and greatly appreciated.
Barb Potje: "The calendars are a great souvenir.
Thank you so much for doing them."
Mark Frendo: "First and foremost I want to offer you a sincere Thank You
for all the work that you are doing for all of us villagers out here. I've
visited the website quite a few times in the last few weeks, (who am I
kidding I've been on every day)! ... I've taken a little time to look, listen
and learn a few things from what you have posted ... my spare time now
is watching what other villagers do. And the cherry on the cake now is
your website that is trying to get the whole villaging world to come
together. Thanks to both you and Kathy for what you are doing."
Lefty Crafty (Rolly): "Thank you for including me in the list.
(Nominee #23 for The TVC Village Video Hall of Fame)
I feel honored to be part of the Hall of Fame."
Karen Rice: "Thank You so very much for choosing my video to be a
"Village Video of the Week" - I was so surprised and excited! There
are so many beautifully made, professional Christmas videos posted
on your site, I never dreamed mine would be selected. Kudos to
TheVillageCollector.com for showcasing videos made by us novices
that love displaying and sharing our villages."
Soaring Hawk EO: "Thank you for choosing my video!
What an unexpected honor!
Mary Ann: "Thank you. Our listing looks great. I'll let everyone
in the club know about your website!
Myrna R: ". . . looking forward to many happy hours with this site!"
Ron H: "I will do my best to spread the word about
your website! It's really neat."
Mary Lou: ". . . I did check out The Village Collector . . .
it's very nicely done."
Mark Frendo: "The Village Collector website looks really good and
informative . . . Thanks for all you do for the sake of our Villages."
Don Williams: I just noticed the link for this website in one of the emails
from David Spears about the discontinuance of the Yahoo Group
discussion page. This website is wonderful! ... after looking at the
fab videos of some of the villages, they are totally unbelievable.
I will visit this site on a regular basis."
Elaine & Gene M: (about the 12 Days of Christmas) "Hi all you folks at
The Village Collector! I've started watching your site ... it sounds and
looks great. Thank you for such a beautiful card. We wish you all a
wonderful Christmas and a safe & warm Happy New Year."
David & Linda Spears: "Love your home in the woods of New Hampshire.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! . . . Very nice 'showing' on the
Video Hall of Fame voting. I know you have to be very happy
with the numbers."
Bonnie Cernosek: "Just wanted to say hi. I am from Sleepy Hollow, IL."
WintersElf: (from our Forum) "WOW! What amazing website and village
pieces ... makes me want to do lots more. It looks great and thanks
for using my picture due to my Mom being ill. I'm gonna cherish our
village pieces and wish we would have started this years ago."
Kim: "I'm new to your site and to "villaging". I have enjoyed looking around
at the info and pictures. Your entire site is very uplifting and entertaining."
Lbiello: (about the 12 Days of Christmas)
"Gotta love those Muppets with John Denver. My favorite"
Art Kilmer: (Cozy Christmas Podcast about his interview with Bill)
" . . . so far your episode is one of the highest downloaded episodes I've put out."
Barb & Shelby Potje: "... I've especially enjoyed the videos you've posted
over the last while. There has been some great work there ... we built a new
room for our village and the scary part is we don't even use all our collection."
David Spears: (about the 12 Days of Christmas) "The guitar version of
White Christmas by Doug MacCloud is great. Thanks for posting it.
Linda and I both enjoyed it "
Voilier Fuligule: "This Hall of Fame is a really nice idea!"
Phil Adkins: Loving the site and weekly updates.
I'm afraid it's changing from a hobby to an obsession!"
Miki Design: Thank you so much ... when I shared my video, the
purpose was to share a story and a dream leaving the watcher
travel in a magical world and forget the rest watching. That is
exactly what I feel when I watch such videos. Thanks again."
Sam Portelli: Thank you for sharing my Christmas village
on your website. Much appreciated."
Tom Jenssen: It's an honor to be featured on your website. Merry Christmas."
Lefty Crafty: "Awesome site . . . I shared it on my social media. God bless."
David Spears: "Congrats to Bill & Kathy on reaching
100,000 visitors on The Village Collector. I'm sure it
took a lot of work on the part of one, and much patience
on the part of the other. "Hi" to Mickey as well."
lostintimeNL: "That is so Nice. Thumbs up."
deborah zordan: "I (heart) this site"
Phil Adkins: "We are Lemax Villagers here in Northampton, England
and would like to see other villages for inspiration and appreciation."
Phil Adkins: "I have just found this site, and I can't wait to explore
it all! Already I'm 20 minutes late for going to work as I can't
put it down! Our Christmas village is just completed!"
Linda B: "I love all the info on this website.
The picture of your driveway is really pretty, and the
cartoons brightened my morning. Thanks so much."
David Spears: "The new logo/pin looks a lot better. Thanks!"
Art the Bookworm: "I'm a big fan of Christmas villages.
I love your website - the villages are beautiful."
BECZEL: "My family loves this hobby so much. My husband
and my six children all help in setting up our village."
Andy G. Matula: "Hello Bill, Mabuhay from the Philippines!
I love your website. It is absolutely awesome."
Diamond on Demand Films: "It is a joy to know that many
other people appreciate this art and . . . hope others
can be inspired to create a village of their own."
Villaggi di Natale: "The site makes me very happy.
It's full of information and great advice."
Andrea: "Your website has a lot of useful information and
wonderful pics and videos . . . congrats for your great job."
My Wonderful Crafty Life: "It's a wonderful website!!! I loved
the villages!!!! Made me want to make mine bigger this year!!"
North Pole Christmas Shop: "I enjoy your site. Lot of
wonderful villages and information."
Valerie Faria: "I am delighted to share my passion
with you. Thank you for your interest."
Pogon Lwow: "Hi! Your first flag from Kazakhstan
for your awesome website."
Jeff Westover: (MyMerryChristmas.com) "I greatly enjoy your site.
I love the homey feel and the personal tone of it."
Linda Biello: "I LOVE this website! I have so many new ideas after
seeing how creative some people are. It really puts me in the holiday
spirit. Every year I tell myself my village will be up and finished
by Thanksgiving, but it never happens until after.
Perhaps this will be the year!!"
John L: "Thank you very much for your comment, we appreciate
very much that you help us so that our Christmas village has
been more seen in www.TheVillageCollector.com and that
everyone can enjoy the work done.
Congratulations on your great work. Thank you."
Michele Thomas: "My youngest son and I were just
checking out your website!!!! It's great!!!!!!
We will check back and share!!!!"
Steve Flaunty: "Greetings from New Zealand.
All the best for the new year."
David Spears: "Interesting villages . . . Saw a lot of 'new to me'
stuff. Plan to go back and take a few more notes."
Sharon: " . . . your site is quite entertaining (full disclosure, have
only visited a few pages so far) and spreads joy. Great job!"
Ted K: ". . . like your website and appreciate the work you do."
Ponytramp: (MyMerryChristmas.com) "I'm glad you
joined MMC and told us about your website. I've been looking at it
and I LOVE it!! I am looking forward to exploring it more . . .
Keep up the good work!"
Todd Whittier: "Thank you! . . . I checked out your page -
very cool. I love watching Christmas Village videos -
Lots of talented people out there!"
Greg and Rose Cummings: "Thank you for creating a space for those
who have a passion for village creations and collections."
Wicklines: "This is such a beautiful website. Thank you for featuring our
song on your website! . . . this is so cool and truly a blessing!"
Phil Renninger: "Came across your site via a Facebook post.
I have been a Dept 56 collector for over 30 years."
Christmas Village World: "Thank you very much . . .
We knew your site, really rich in content."
Rowee Meh: "Wow! I check that out! . . . so awesome!"
Barb Potje: "I just wanted to say that I am enjoying your site very
much . . . It has been a pleasure to browse your site and I have
enjoyed your video links immensely."
Julie Brassington: " I just love your web-page . . . wonderful
information. As a long time collector I have been searching
for a page like this. Wonderful to know I am not the only one
obsessed with lovely Christmas villages!"
Greg and Rose Cummings: "We will DEFINITELY visit your site
throughout the rest of the year and beyond! With all that's
been going on in 2020, your site can be a
much-needed beacon of happiness!"
Jerry Lachance: "WOW I was not aware that there was such a website.
I will become a regular. Thank you."
WinterPep: "Keep up the good work with your
The Village Collector website."
Curt Wiegand: "Just found your site. Very nice . . . Thanks!"
Barb Potje: "I am enjoying the site and have gotten some great ideas from
your chosen videos/photos . . . it's almost impossible to find good sites anymore."
Frances Deffenbaugh: "I was so pleased when David Spears told me about
your site . . . I will tell my friends to also check in. Thanks so much!!"
Sue Smith: "Your site is a real treat! . . . Wow! This is amazing - awesome
and a long list of superlatives! Can hardly wait to send the link
on to other friends and collectors."
Velva Heck: "Thank you for doing this site. Little houses have been a love of mine
since childhood when I made cardboard to put under our Christmas tree."
