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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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    kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)
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  • 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...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ vintage gamer journal
    flashback friday favorite ~ vintage gamer journal
    if you love vintage videogames like we do at our house, you'll want to check out this flashback friday favorite post from july of 2014 ;) over this month i've been posting vintage videogames & often pages from my old notes ~ this is my old game journal that i...
  • dark souls
    dark souls
    yesterday i earned the platinum trophy for dark souls remastered ~ i've actually platinum'd all 3 dark souls games.. shouldn't there be a trophy for that? ~ as well as bloodborne, another from software game that i rate as the best of the lot ~ of course my son, raven...
  • hamsterz 2
    hamsterz 2
    so i have a new pet virtual hamster ~ which is the only safe way to keep one in this kitty household ~ thanks to hamsterz 2 on the nintendo ds ~ you can feed & pet your hamster & give it gifts ~ you can even visit friend hamsters...
  • Raven's Bloodborne Playthrough
    Raven's Bloodborne Playthrough
    as we all await our E3 coverage, i'd like to invite everyone to check out my son's new youtube gaming channel ~ back in may he kicked it off with a full completionist's playthrough of our beloved bloodborne ~ i can tell you raven's lore knowledge is unsurpassed & i...
  • dream alone
    dream alone
    yay! E3 weekend is finally here ~ what game are you most hoping to hear about? ~ as a huge fan of bloodborne & dark souls games i'm interested in any news from software has to offer, especially if it's bloodborne 2 ~ or of course anything elder scrolls related...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ bloodborne
    flashback friday favorite ~ bloodborne
    today is a special day for players of the rpg videogame bloodborne, of which i am one ~ this is my character, my past is that of a troubled childhood.. lol ~ mess with me & i will strike you with my cane ~ this game is gothic victorian lovecraftian...
  • Raven Bloodborne Playthrough Exclusive!!!
    Raven Bloodborne Playthrough Exclusive!!!
    so today i'm excited to announce the debut of raven's youtube gaming channel ~ starting off with a full completionist's playthrough of our beloved game, bloodborne in HD~ i can tell you raven's lore knowledge is unsurpassed & i know you'll appreciate his skills & ability as he explores every...
  • nintendo switch
    nintendo switch
    i'm trying out nintendo switch ~ i've been a gamer since the old 8 bit days ~ pc, sony playstation, xbox or nintendo, i've played them all ~ even atari & handheld e-football.. lol ~ i felt i needed the pro controller which is more standard rather than use the...
  • cereal fun
    cereal fun
    time for breakfast, so what's your favorite cereal? ~ mine has always been the kind with the best prize inside ~ we end up trying all the new varieties of old retro standards too ~ toxic ate apple jacks most mornings ~ did you ever try super mario cereal? ~...
  • for the love of alice
    for the love of alice
    i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
  • the legend of drink
    the legend of drink
    oh look, it's an old 8 bit nes game, isn't it? ~ not quite, but toxic would hide it with other nintendo games out in her camper ~ click these pix to see them closer.. tomorrow's st patrick's day ;) did i mention i'm irish? my name means little raven.....
  • flashback friday favorite ~ fallout friday
    flashback friday favorite ~ fallout friday
    it's fallout friday! ~ yeah i just made that up but i wanted to post all about fallout games today ~ i've spent the summer fully immersed in fallout 4, the latest in the fallout videogame series ~ i first tried fallout 3 on xbox 360 ~ fallout 3 got...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alice
    flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alice
    today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
  • legendary pokemon
    legendary pokemon
    this has been the year of legendary pokemon ~ i'm someone who collected pokemon cards from the very beginning ~ since my son was also doing so & we were taking him to pokemon league & all playing the game back then ~ 20 years later we've come a long...
  • flashback friday cassettes
    flashback friday cassettes
    happy flashback friday ~ toxic loved her cassettes, & so did our son, raven ~ these old super mario bros tapes were his back in the 90s ~ & this teenage mutant ninja turtles one ~ some kiddie music ones here ~ classical bedtime music ~ you could often get...
  • nj croce gumby bendables
    nj croce gumby bendables
    did you know you can win free nj croce bendable gumby toys just by playing games on your phone? ~ retro bendables like these ~ dr zveegee has been scooping up a bunch for gumbyland & you can too, just dowload the app ~ & the latest gumby news is...
  • sad ghost club
    sad ghost club
    this sad ghost club enamel pin was my birthday present this year ~ i wanted it for my new hat ~ back in the day toxic always wore a hat kinda like this one only covered in pins & buttons ~ i follow @theofficialsadghostclub on instagram, they have lots of...
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charlotte house..
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Beebox
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patchwork playhouse..
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xyz dollscape
Annie
annie's saturday house..
Toyroom mouse
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Autumn butterfly
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Lab
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Dollies
toxic dollies dollscape
Never
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migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
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the haunted forest installation
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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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