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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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happy easter!
happy easter! what did the easter bunny leave at your house? ~ for us it was reese's peanut butter eggs ;) ~ of all kinds ~ tucked inside a nice big easter egg ~ click on easter in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime...
gumby easter
an old post from gumby on this easter weekend.. this plush has gumby coloring an easter egg ~ his paint brush looks a bit wilted.. vintage 1986 gummy gumby & pokey candy wrapper ~ you could send wrappers away to get a cool keychain ~ the keychain ~ gumby &...
flashback friday - springtime gumby!
in 1996 trendmasters released these ltd ed springtime bendies in pastel colors ~ perfect for tucking into easter baskets ~ gumby & pokey ~ i know toxic wants more of these in her easter basket ~ a blue blockhead ~ what other variations are out there? ~ & there were...
mad hatter's tea party
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wizard of oz cookbook
a fun cookbook from my retro kitchen today ~ it's the official wizard of oz cookbook :D ~ one of my favorites ~ from auntie em's recipe box ~ classics ~ as well as cool new weird stuff to try :) ~ from over the rainbow ~ follow the yellow...
flashback friday - retro kitchen
this is a flashback friday favorite post from 2022 ~ growing up in my great grandma's house was a privilege & she was my role model & first best friend <3 ~ i've always loved a retro kitchen ~ i've posted some of the retro tin signs we have around...
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happy sticker sunday ~ some un pc hilarity stickers today ~ click ephemera in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~ bren
nesting cats
happy caturday! ~ check out these chonky kitties ~ from running press minis ~ they're like nesting dolls ~ one fits inside the other ~ all inside this big boi ;) ~ a siamese ~ & a tiny white kitty ~ with mini book ~ chonky cats are happy cats...
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flashback friday post since i've found myself thinking about elliott again <3 xo.. well, it's vinyl friday again, & this time i'm sharing my love for the late elliott smith ~ like so many others, i first saw him back in the 90s on the oscars, where he performed his...
eso jester's festival
it's appropriately jester's festival days right now in elder scrolls online ;) ~ & i've been enjoying my new stick horse toy :D ~ his name's porkchoppy! ~ the jester king is alot of fun!! ~ & there are special festival events you can take part in with other players...
skyrim wall art
i recently put up this cool skyrim map in our playroom ~ i've spent so many years in the elder scrolls universe ~ now up in the playroom ~ bren
secret life of cats journals
more cat lady journals ;) ~ the secret life of cats collection ~ lined, dotted or plain pages ~ these kitties are having a good time ~ more fun from powell's books ~ & chronicle books ~ bren
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meow
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for throwback thursday an old post about a favorite place we happened to drive by recently.. so we have too many cool places here in portland to count ~ one of them is music millenium on burnside ~ we were there yesterday looking for some vinyl ~ it's not your...
keep portland weird
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ghost's top eleven rpg's:
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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...
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01/19/2017

wild creatures in winter

i'm back to posting after being sick with what was maybe the flu, it swept through our family & i am only just kinda crawling back from the dead now, but i can type..lol ~

our long snow event is melting away now, but i wanted to share this book about wild creatures in winter ~

vintage from pacific press ~

jack frost appears ~

then comes the ice & snow ~

we have a loud frog that lives in the yard around our house & after our last ice storm i heard him croaking & was glad he'd survived it all ~

i've heard one, i know they're here at times, but i've yet to see an owl here ~

the home of tiny the meadow mouse ~

we've also had a mouse in our house ~

we get the coolest winter birds here in pdx ~

merry xmas ~

i would love to see one of these ~

i think i spied one of these once here on one of our drives, but he just disappeared ~

bren

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