In the front foyer, just inside from the Porch,
you'll find our collection of M.I. Hummel® figurines.

It started innocently enough. I was admiring a Hummel bookend set at Lyle's Mother's house right after we married when she said, "You can have them if you'd like. I've kept them only because they've been in the family since the 1950's." Well, those bookends started our collection! Now we have 42 MI Hummels, 6 white MI Hummels, 1 Berta Hummel and 2 dolls!

In 1996, Lyle and I were thrilled to visit the Goebel factory in Rödental Germany. We watched the figurines being painted by the master painter and since we were the only two on the tour that day, we were able to ask questions with the aid of an interpretor. (Our German ain't too good! LOL!)

I'm a member of the official Hummel Collector's Club and receive quarterly newsletters filled with the latest releases and information. We own several Collector's Club special edition figurines and the Century Club figurines "Land in Sight" and "Rock-a-Bye".

Always on the alert for a rare or interesting new piece, collecting and researching these beautiful figurines throughout the last 18 years has been an exciting and rewarding experience.