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September in Northeast Iowa has been colder than normal. It almost feels like fall here. I was asked recently how my apple tree was doing and whether I was going to get any apples this year. I’m …

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Greetings from Dyersville! It’s August in Northeast Iowa. Time for sweet corn and baseball games. In case you haven’t heard the big announcement already, the Chicago White Sox and the New York …

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Greetings from Dyersville! I can’t believe it is already July. Where is the summer going.. I had a good time talking to some of you at the Summer Farm Toy Show. We were able to show you some …

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Greetings from Oak Brook! Bill Walters was kind enough to hand over his #26 blog edition to me. My name is Pete Henseler and I am President of TOMY. I’ve been involved with the Ertl brand for …

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Greetings from wet Dyersville! March finally has brought us some warmer weather which helped melt all of our snow. Unfortunately it did cause some flooding. Mother Nature does whatever it wants …

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Greetings from Dyersville, and New York!! I apologize for being a little late with my blog. February has been a busy month. I just returned from New York City where I attended the 2019 Toy Fair …

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