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    deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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  • nintendo game pack
    nintendo game pack
    oldschool nes collector cards today ~ this nintendo game pack is from topps 1989 ~ & comes with game tips & scratch-off cards like this one with super macho man from punch out ~ as well as classic videogame stickers! like these with zelda, mario & double dragon images ~...
  • pokemon sword & shield
    pokemon sword & shield
    today raven's pokemon sword & shield playthrough debuts on youtube ~ he'll be playing an episode of each daily ~ full pokemon let's go pikachu & let's go eevee content will be included ~ he'll be a male character for pokemon sword ~ & a female for pokemon shield ~...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ sekiro finale
    flashback friday favorite ~ sekiro finale
    today my son raven's sekiro finale will be posted to his youtube gaming channel, we've watched him expertly platinum & conquer this game of the year award winner & hope you will too. not for the faint of heart or novice gamer, he makes it look easy.. it's Not. here's...
  • chuck e cheese
    chuck e cheese
    remembering chuck e cheese today ~ one of the very first chuck e cheese's opened literally across the street from toxic's house :D ~ & our videogame addiction flourished ~ galaga, centipede, pacman, tetris, donkey kong, asteroids & who remembers space zap? :D ~ pizza & prizes too ~ &...
  • wii cooking mama
    wii cooking mama
    one last old wii game ~ cooking mama world kitchen ~ i like to think i know my way around the kitchen ~ but it seems i kinda suck at this virtual version ~ ug, big sister will have to help ~ there we go! ~ bren
  • wii play
    wii play
    one more old wii sports game ~ wii play ~ i'm confused, i think it's duck hunt but aliens are taking me away ~ mii (i'm a ghost) ~ bren
  • wii sports resort
    wii sports resort
    another old wii game today ~ wii sports resort ~ let's jump in ~ from 2009 ~ this time it's raven playing ~ swordplay against someone named ryan ~ knocked him into the pool! ~ you win! ~ lots more to try on this one ~ bren
  • wii favorites
    wii favorites
    my favorite wii games today ~ disney & tim burton's alice in wonderland ~ more here ~ & coraline from laika here in portland ~ nunchuk required for this one ~ more here ~ be careful what you wish for ~ bren
  • wii sports
    wii sports
    still poking through old wii games today ~ how about some wii sports? ~ that's me, ghost ~ let's try bowling ~ brooklyn! (only vintage kids will understand this..) ~ one more time ~ 8 pins ~ i can hear chick hearn now ~ c'mon! ~ check out big daddy...
  • wii fitness
    wii fitness
    more wii fitness today ~ my fitness coach ~ whatever this is ? ~ i always go for the yoga workout ~ choose your music preferences.. so where's the radiohead? ~ yoga's always kinder & gentler to migraineurs ~ sun salutation ~ personal trainer maya ~ there's also wii fit...
  • wii classics
    wii classics
    so i recently set up my old wii system downstairs thinking i should get back to my wii yoga routine ~ instead we've been waxing nostalgic about our old classic videogames ~ when raven was small he was enthralled with my final fantasy playthroughs & i remember the day i...
  • wii yoga
    wii yoga
    it's been awhile since i updated my old wii yoga profile (note cobwebs) ~ actually i haven't done wii yoga since i lost my little yoga partner, miss pickles.. in 2013! ~ we all updated our miis ~ uh-oh ~ ok ~ apparently it's all about glutes? ~ this part...
  • wii biggest loser
    wii biggest loser
    so i hear the biggest loser tv show is coming back? ~ i have the old wii game ~ with oldschool bob & jillian ~ i've never used this one for workouts ~ as someone with a heart condition, it's really good to see bob harper back on the show...
  • more collector cards
    more collector cards
    are you a card collector? ~ my son's elementary & jr high schools were right behind a little place called amazing comics down in socal ~ so i'd often stop in on my way to pick him up after school just to see what was new & grab a couple...
  • wii rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
    wii rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
    so last night we ended up watching most of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer on tv ~ again ~ so i thought i'd share this wii game i picked up & tried recently ~ from nintendo ~ you can play as a helper elf ~ misfit hermie ~ santa ~ yukon...
  • elder scrolls online
    elder scrolls online
    do you play elder scrolls online? ~ if you do, look for me & we'll kill stuff together (bren-ghost) ~ i just started recently in elsweyr, home of my beloved khajiiti ~ i've played elder scrolls games solo for decades ~ & so i finally took the plunge to mmo...
  • sekiro: shadows die twice
    sekiro: shadows die twice
    i tried the fromsoftware game sekiro: shadows die twice ~ & i soon learned that i should leave this one to raven ~ i've earned platinum trophies on the other fromsoftware games ~ but truly the student has gone on to supersede the master ~ in this game set in...
  • north american bigfoot center
    north american bigfoot center
    so do you believe in bigfoot? ~ we recently took a rainy day drive to visit the new north american bigfoot center nearby ~ the town of boring oregon just got a little less boring ~ so my first impression of mr dad upon first glance was that he was...
  • fall library sale
    fall library sale
    yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~ it's book nerd heaven ~ & it's like my xmas ~ wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~ i always scoop up the dover coloring books ~ kittens & butterflies ~ vintage wonder, elf &...
  • american mcgee's alice asylum ~ cheshire cat
    american mcgee's alice asylum ~ cheshire cat
    i'm still grieving the loss of my own sweet cheshire cat, snug, who i lost just weeks ago ~ always by my side for my american mcgee's alice & madness returns playthroughs ~ but at least i just received my new asylum plush kitty yesterday, he's super soft & feisty...
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11/09/2014

rain

Rain book by virginia parsons

i love rain ~

Rain book by virginia parsons 1961

this 1961 book by virginia parsons is all about rain ~

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partly why i moved to portland was my love of rain ~

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i have actually watched our kitties enjoy rain when they would get soakerpaws in the puddles in our patio & then run back into the house sliding on the kitchen floor ~

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toxic remembers so many days walking to & from school in the rain ~

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my mom always wanted to move back home to portland where she grew up & would tell her stories of how she took the bus or the streetcar everywhere in the rain ~

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memories of rainy days are especially nostalgic & magical somehow ~

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bren

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