the night before christmas

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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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videolog gems
following up on my recent vintage videolog posts ~ digging into the old videolog also revealed these gems ~ various little notes & drawings made by my son daniel/raven ;) ~ including his own characters & homemade paper pogs <3 ~ happiness is being a mom ~ we are weird...
videolog pages
more videolog today ~ so let's get into the pages ~ on one side i had categories like cartoons & animation (all kinds of fun vintage here, just click on these pix for the larger image) ~ classics <3 ~ comedies (lots of good oldies here too!) ~ original gumby...
the videolog
so summer's here & it has been too hot ~ this is the season for vampires like us to close up the curtains & turn on the a/c & bingewatch old movies, right? ~ a good time to share my old videolog ~ which is of course covered in stickers...
cd sunday ~ windham hill
it's cd sunday ~ with some dvds too ~ i've enjoyed windham hill since the old vhs days when i rented & bought their peaceful videos to help calm my anxious brain ~ i even listened to windham hill on cassette in preparation for labor when i was pregnant with...
flashback friday fun
flashback friday fun from the lost cause memory theater today ~ so this is our video vault, yeah i was obsessed with taping shows back in the old vhs 80s days ~ i kept this videolog of all my tapes ~ i taped all the old night gallery, twilight zone...
flashback friday favorite ~ radiohead
i've been thinking how much i would love a new radiohead album just about now, so this flashback friday favorite post is all radiohead, from mother's day 2016.. ok, so today the new & possibly last radiohead album is supposed to drop & i can't think of anything that would...
flashback friday favorite ~ gumby for president
this large vintage gumby for president button was a promotional item in conjunction with the release of fhe's gumby for president vhs videotape ~ from 1987 ~ & i'm also fortunate enough to have this vintage gumby for president t-shirt from 1983 ~ i'm fortunate because this cool item was...
flashback friday favorite ~ radiohead
i have been enjoying thom yorke's latest cd, anima, which i just received for my birthday, so today's flashback friday post is everything radiohead, from a mother's day of the past ~ ok, so today the new & possibly last radiohead album is supposed to drop & i can't think...
flashback friday favorite ~ frog & toad
my favorite books to read to my son when he was little were arnold lobel's frog & toad stories ~ i even painted them for his room (now they're on the toy room wall..) ~ i also found this cute journal which i just started writing in this spring ~...
vintage vhs flashback friday
it's flashback friday time again ~ one last vintage vhs kids lot as we say goodbye to summer ~ classic disney movies, the rescuers & the jungle book ~ or some scooby doo ~ movie version ~ before you know it, it'll be the holidays ~ classic xmas fare, peanuts...
flashback friday dvds
it's flashback friday ~ looking through our dvd shelves for more vintage to bingewatch in the ac this weekend as we wait out the summer heatwave ~ a good deal of our dvds are homemade, like these classic family film festival treasures ~ because i was a compulsive videotaper back...
vintage vhs flashback friday
it's vintage vhs flashback friday ~ we dare you to look into dr blood's coffin ~ oldies from our vault ~ the screaming skull scared mr dad as a child ~ another favorite of mr dad's, fireball xl5 ~ marionettes scare me ~ here's my favorite ~ cool vintage toy...
frog & toad are friends
i've posted frog & toad here at the lost & found before ~ a particular favorite at our house especially when my son was small ~ with adorable stories & illustrations by arnold lobel ~ i'm with toad ~ i'm oldschool & love actual book in hand bedtime stories for...
vintage vinyl flashback friday rock 45s
it's vintage vinyl friday again ~ rock 45s ~ radar love ~ classic bowie, wouldn't he be pleased with the recent spacex event? ~ toxic saw foreigner at the forum in la ~ alice cooper is a favorite ~ toxic saw the stones in la too, at the coliseum in...
clue vcr mystery game
here's another fun vintage clue game from parker brothers ~ for your vcr.. lols ~ in vhs format, because at the time we still had beta videocassette tapes ~ you still play detective to solve the murder mystery like in the classic game i posted days ago ~ the characters...
vinyl friday ~ more radiohead
for vinyl friday it's more radiohead 'cause that's just how i roll ~ starting with this single from thom, harrowdown hill ~ from his album, the eraser ~ & some singles from hail to the thief ~ go to sleep & there there ~ with more cool stanley donwood &...
vintage vhs ~ ronald mcdonald's haunted halloween
for flashback friday i thought i'd start posting some vintage vhs days ~ starting with this cool old halloween happy meal promo ~ from 1998 ~ each happy meal came with a vhs tape ~ like scared silly, one of the wacky adventures of ronald mcdonald ~ seen here on...
power rangers vhs
the original mighty morphin power rangers movie on vhs ~ from 1995 ~ later there came power rangers turbo the movie ~ from 1997 ~ power rangers triple force from 2000 ~ in 3d ~ glasses ~ of course nowadays you can see power rangers on dvd ~ the best...
gumby for president
this large vintage gumby for president button was a promotional item in conjunction with the release of fhe's gumby for president vhs videotape ~ from 1987 ~ i'm also fortunate to have this vintage gumby for president t-shirt from 1983 ~ i'm fortunate because this cool item was generously donated...
gumby video
i once posted about gumby videos ~ here are some more vintage vhs tapes starting with gumby & the moon boggles from family home entertainment ~ also from fhe is gumby rides again ~ this one contains the episode the ferris wheel mystery, which i also have in a 16...

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..

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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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12/27/2018

the night before christmas

the night before christmas from whitman ~

from 1968 ~

with soft red felt accents ~

the classic xmas poem by clement c moore ~

it's pre rudolph ~

an extra jolly santa ~

i have to say, i'm a little disappointed we didn't get any snow for xmas this year :( ~

hopefully soon ~

more xmas leftovers to come ~

bren

Posted at 09:18 AM in books, christmas, holiday, raggedys | Permalink

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Do you have this book?

Posted by: Carol | 12/20/2019 at 09:34 AM

carol, yes i do :)
are you interested in purchasing it? i'm selling certain items currently.. if so, just make me an offer, thanks!

Posted by: ghost | 12/20/2019 at 10:34 AM

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