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lost & found 10th birthday!

Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog!

i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 10th birthday post! ~

i'm a collector of vintage toys, books & pop culture items, including holiday, retro or even contemporary toys that i particularly like. i host a website called gumbyland that i've maintained for more than 20 years, as my biggest collection is of the 50's character gumby! all the items i have up at gumbyland link back here to show off the collection in detail for my fellow gumby fans, but there's much more here to interest vintage kids & collectors, i've posted a toy, children's book or collectible every day since i started this site 10 years ago ~

my bucket list is to try to find all the toys & books i lost in childhood, & whenever i mention the nickname 'toxic' i am referring to my own inner child (yeah i am a little bit dysfunctional.) i've also been known on the web for years as 'ghost' in part because i like to photograph old cemeteries.. & i also paint & write & create art installations, dollscapes, miniature houses & digital art so i have a ghost gallery of my art up at gumbyland for anyone who's interested.. there are links in the sidebar & footer to all my different sites & pages ~

if you're looking for a particular toy or item please try the search box & the categories list in the sidebar, although i've found it doesn't always work to find all of the items i've posted, so if that doesn't work you might want to peruse through the archives.. each archived month has a page with 3 posts & you can click at the bottom to continue through all that month's posts.. there's even an inventory album in the sidebar with thousands of item thumbnails.. & you can ask a question anywhere using the comments, i am usually able to answer by the following day.. i try to go back & update old posts where appropriate so check back ~

vintage kids & nostalgia buffs please feel free to comment on any of the posts new or old & share your memories here.. from here on i won't be posting every day, but don't worry i still have lots of cool stuff to share, including highlights of fun old posts from the archives that i want to bring back ~

my toy room has changed since i first started posting, so this is an updated look (click on pix for the larger size) ~

my toy room is my happy place.. have fun!! here's your own ghostgallery library card :)

	ghostgallery library card		2021
	ATT: this official card allows carrier full access to the ghostgallery, gumbyland website & all affiliated blogs, links, albums & archives, including toxic vintage library. do not lose.
	gumbyland  the lost & found toy blog ghost blog the ghost gallery rows of never opened doors photo albums ___________________________________ your name here			all artwork & photography by ghost are copyright protected 2021 all rights reserved brenda roudebush
	Note: gumbyland & the ghost gallery require laptop or pc for essential music, phones & tablets will disable this feature.

bren (ghost) & toxic

p.s. Hey! we were featured :)

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— Brenda Roudebush (@GhostAtTheGate) July 24, 2018

 

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flashback friday favorite ~ alice birthday!

this is a special flashback friday favorite post from this day last year! let's check the kitchen calendar ~

it looks like someone has a birthday today! ~

yep, our little alice is 1 year old today :) ~

once upon a time she was a tiny rescue baby in hawaii <3 ~

now she's all grown up! ~

birthday breakfast please! ~

& then it's playtime :D ~

now that she's grown up we got her this smartykat sheepmouse toy to fill with catnip :o ~

smells nice ~

she likes it :) ~

i feelz funny! ~

:D ~

followed up with some treats from the go cat go treatball! ~

happy birthday alice, we love you! ~

be sure to check tomorrow's post for an update ;)

bren

alice's wonderland bakery

following up on yesterday's post with a new mini toy ~

alice's wonderland bakery tea party ~

i always try to pick up at least one of these mini blind toys when i find them ~

especially when it's alice in wonderland ~

ok now i didn't know i'd have to add water?? ~

i didn't ~

the reveal ~

yep i got the dormouse ~

bren

alice in wonderland cookbook

brace yourself for a bunch of pictures ;) ~

because i just brought home the official alice in wonderland cookbook ~

from disney ~

with over 50 recipes ~

a very generous selection of treats! ~

from fairy cake butterflies to curiously cornish pasties ~

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the cat's meow milkshake <3 ~

a growth potion :o ~

white rabbit graham cracker cottages ~

& bill the lizard's ladder bread ~

an ocean of tears blue drink ~

& of course a cheshire cat panna cotta :D ~

so these are practically works of art ~

too pretty to eat? ~

but i'll have to decide on one of these to try out ~

hmm, curious tea? ~

something for the mad hatter? ~

afterall it is my unbirthday today ;) ~

more like this tomorrow ~

& be sure to click on alice in the category list in the sidebar for much more ~

now i'm off down the rabbithole.. ~

click the links if you are curious ~

bren