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these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)

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flashback friday favorite ~ family nature guide
does anybody else remember hodgepodge lodge?? this flashback friday favorite post is from 2013.. a vintage book i found recently from 1976 ~ what caught my attention was that it's by jean reese worthley, 'miss jean' from hodge podge lodge ~ toxic loved to watch that show on public tv...
audubon birds
more dover books ~ mini sticker books ~ all birds ~ common birds ~ for your birdwatching journal perhaps? ~ & audubon birds ~ called seals here ~ vintage style ~ the robins are up early here <3 ~ wrapping up bird week ~ bren
birdwatchers
this one is for the birds ;) ~ today's dover coloring book ~ & for the birdwatchers ~ our backyard robin nest is empty now ~ & the young fledglings are all about the back & front yards with their parents ~ all this rain we're having has provided lots...
backyard nature coloring book
another dover coloring book ~ backyard nature ~ by dot barlowe just like yesterday's dover book ~ raccoons ~ birds & bunnies ~ mice ~ bats ~ bees & butterfies ~ chipmunks & squirrels ~ we've enjoyed a wealth of backyard nature here in oregon ~ so many birds ~...
a walk in the woods
more dover books this week ~ with a focus on nature ~ starting with a walk in the woods ~ we have so many birds active all around our house currently ~ & i recently spotted a dear deer in a stand of trees on one of our rockhounding drives...
loads of ephemera!
more vintage ephemera today ~ this book of vintage ephemera has over 580 stickers! ~ with everything from steampunk ~ to ostriches :D ~ letters ~ circus ~ & of course halloween :D ~ bats & skellies ~ sun & moon ~ big bugs ~ birds ~ & much more...
vintage halloween ephemera
continuing halfoween week ~ with this cool book of vintage halloween ephemera ~ rats, bats & brains ~ jols ~ black cats & witches ~ old fashioned halloween ~ curiousity cabinet labels ~ poe & the raven ~ more like this to come ~ bren
flashback friday favorite ~ halfoween library sale
this is a flashback friday favorite post from 2016.. it's mayday which means we are halfway to halloween! ~ oh yeah, & it's also time for the spring friends of the multnomah county library book sale! ~ i came home with a boxfull of books & it's still going today...
flashback friday favorite ~ friends of the library
i've been to the spring friends of the library sale today ~ i find less & less good kids vintage each time ~ but i always come home with some treasures ~ little golden books, scholastic & wonder books ~ i also venture into some other categories ~ like psychology...
kitty cottage
happy caturday ~ from the kitty cottage ~ alice has aNother scratcher house ~ this one has a bluebird of happiness ~ for her to eat ~ it smells tasty ~ but it's hiding from her ~ here's where she got her head stuck inside the kitty cottage & pulled...
poe coloring book
more poe today ~ because a household such as ours must have an edgar allen poe coloring book ~ it's wonderful ~ with artwork by odessa begay ~ the black cat, the raven, the cask of amontillado, the oblong box, the pit & the pendulum ~ & many more are...
edgar allen poe
once i did a post of all the poe books & items i've gathered into my library here ~ i had to add the poe notecard & stickers to my a of e ~ like i've done with alice ~ & mr rogers ~ cool stickers with quotes ~ again...
flashback friday favorite ~ girl scout 1951
today's flashback favorite post is our old girl scout handbook from 1951 ~ toxic wanted to be a girl scout, but her mom said no. but when she found this vintage 1951 manual she figured she could read up & be a scout on her own.. haha this fff post...
neon magnet valentines
almost valentine's day ~ neon cats ~ & other cool creatures ~ i'm thinking about this one for mr dad this year ;) ~ heart stickers included ~ & the best part, kitty magnets! each valentine has a slot to tuck one inside <3 ~ now there's one on our...
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage valentines
i thought it was about time i share some recent vintage valentine finds ~ since sunday is already valentine's day ~ this sweet one for grandmother has cute kittens ~ ren & stimpy valentine stickers from 1993 ~ some nice antique valentines ~ a little painter with another kitty ~...
holiday ephemera
valentine's day is almost here ~ short post today ~ a few vintage holiday postcards & stickers ~ have you mailed your valentines out yet? ~ bren
antiquarian stickers
so as a sticker addict i of course bought this full hardback book of over 1000 antiquarian stickers ~ yeah it's a lifelong weakness ~ in a past life i was a victorian lady of leisure ~ starting out poor like toxic ~ but ending up living in a fine...
new pins
some new enamel pins today ~ i've posted numerous pins & buttons here at the lost & found over the years ~ vintage & new ~ i got these for my hat ~ i'd still like to find the gumby vampire pin :) ~ anatomical hearts ~ always a favorite...
journals
so it's that time of year when i get to choose which new journal i will start writing in ~ i have a bunch of blank ones to choose from ~ because i've been a rather hypergraphic journaler for the last 30 years or so ~ hmm, vintage christmas? ~...
burger king toys
more kids meal toys from burger king today ~ some vintage from toonsylvania ~ & viva rock vegas ~ wild thornberries ~ gulliver's travels ~ never saw that one myself ~ hop ~ from 2011 ~ chick & bunny ~ open season ~ strawberry shortcake ~ more like this here...

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

vintage recipes for children

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' meals

kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

pogs

assorted pogs..

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

our game gallery..

my comic book page..

Amazon.com Widgets

other cool sites ~

stars antiques portland
featured us at their site :)
pdx estates services/sales
these ladies are the best! i'll see you in line ;)
the bloggess ~ jenny lawson's blog
so much cool & funny stuff here..
culture of comics blog
cool blog by jeff whitman of papercutz..
bright & tiny gems blog
vintage & other cool things here..
dinosaur dracula
cool site i just discovered on twitter..
mystic halloween blog
a cool halloween blog i discovered..
jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
a cool creative site..
view from the birdhouse
fun vintage to be found here..
vintage teen books
a great site full of young adult books..
ravensblight haunted paper toys..
one of my favorite sites..
zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
for dark shadows fans..
little people meet mr potatohead
this site is a blast!
tracy's toys
a cool toy blog..
retroland
everything retro
timewarp toys
buy old toys here ~
vintage valentine museum
some good vintage ephemera here ~
tommy's toys
a cool vintage toy blog..
dis forum
for fans of disneyland..
vintage halloween toys
cool vintage halloween stuff here..
collectible vintage toys
an auction alternative to ebay..
kathy's fastfood toys
kid's meal prizes
online antique mall ~ toys
lots of cool antique toys for sale here..
imaginary world
lots of good retro stuff
halloweentown
nightmare before xmas site
doombuggies
haunted mansion site
this old toy
fisher price store
enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
vintage halloween blog
greenleaf miniatures
for dollhouse enthusiasts
little golden books
steve santi's store
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

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09/01/2016

along the way 1940

september is book month here at the lost & found ~

let's go back in time to oldschool ~

another vintage easy growth in reading book by gertrude hildreth ~

along the way from 1940 with charming illustrations by erick berry & frederick t chapman ~

'you look very sad, i am going to eat your head..' this story should be titled 'mary terrorizes the gingerbread man' ~

freddie's surprise ~

mrs redbird's tailfeather ~

lightning bugs ~

i would like to see lightning bugs for myself someday ~

how do you prepare for winter? ~

fuzzy caterpillar's secret ~

halloween lovers be sure to check the lost & found in october! ~

i'll be posting up a bunch more vintage readers for now ~

a butterfly ~

over in the meadow ~

bren

Posted at 09:07 AM in birds, books, cats, halloween, native american, old school | Permalink

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