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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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all who wander are not lost
a very special post today in honor of our favorite author jrr tolkien, as old friends of mr dad's are visiting oxford & graciously placed my painted tolkienstone on his grave in remembrance of his life's works that we have all loved so much.. yeah, for all of us nerds...
my gaming album
so we're a gaming family here ~ as part of fallout week, this special flashback friday post is about my gaming album ~ so toxic remembers playing handheld electronic football & atari, asteroids, pacman & centipede, galaga, defender, digdug, pong etc etc ~ but when nintendo's nes & snes games...
altar of eclectica
so i was commenting at my other blog about our 'altar of eclectica' ~ this wall unit that mr dad & i bought for $200 way back in the early 80s has come a long way with us ~ & over the years has become known fondly as the altar...
even more bookmarks
a little halloween leftovers today ~ more bookmarks i made from cool vintage images ~ to save your place in your stephen king book? ~ i just like to laminate small paper items i've saved to protect them ~ & they make handy bookmarks ~ i also appreciate proper storebought...
flashback friday favorite ~ tolkien time
i've decided to devote a good chunk of november to tolkien items as today is the release of the new extended edition dvd/bluray of the last film so far in the series by peter jackson, the hobbit: an unexpected journey ~ lord of the rings trilogy special gift editions with...
lord of the rings gameboy
we're huge tolkien fans here at our house ~ so of course we have the lord of the rings on gameboy advance ~ here's the two towers game based on the peter jackson film ~ prima return of the king guide ~ click on tolkien in the category list in...
xbox
turning to xbox today ~ from elder scrolls to nightmare before christmas ~ i played some of these extensively ~ lemony snicket's series of unfortunate events based on the movie ~ kotor would be raven's choice ~ halo ~ & more lotr ~ today's game gallery includes: halo 2, star...
playstation 2
our game gallery continues with more ps2 games today ~ i've posted about charlie & the chocolate factory here before ~ i really enjoyed the hobbit on ps2 from sierra games ~ another favorite was van helsing based on the movie ~ a scary one from capcom, clocktower 3 ~...
playstation
on to playstation ~ most memorable at our house are the final fantasy games ~ kartia by atlus ~ remember these free demo discs from pizza hut? ~ more sampler discs ~ these were for baldur's gate & fable ~ baldur's gate on ps2 ~ i've posted before about the...
classic snes
counting down the days till the ps5 is released ~ focusing on vintage snes games today ~ the addams family ~ the breath of fire games from squaresoft ~ chronotrigger ~ claymates & clayfighter from interplay ~ who can forget earthbound ~ king arthur knights of justice ~ click for...
pez
a pez update ~ i found these guys loose recently & added them to my pez dispenser collection ~ cool freaky little gollum mini dispenser ~ & here's gimli too ~ i have both of these already but they're in this unopened collection ~ from lord of the rings ~...
toxic library
it's the last day of book month here at the lost & found ~ so i'm highlighting some fun choices from the toxic library in the toyroom ~ from vintage baking to lord of the rings ~ this one looks interesting ~ the back always pulled toxic in ~ check...
lord of the rings anthology
one of my more recent finds ~ the lord of the rings fellowship of the ring anthology trading card game ~ we collected these cards & just about everything else lotr related at the time of the peter jackson films ~ how did we miss this? ~ pieces & instructions...
toxic coloring book
i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~ that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~ so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~ mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~...
warriors of the shadow realm 1979
warriors of the shadow realm today ~ a marvel weird world super special from 1979 ~ oldschool tolikienesque wizards & d&d style adventures ~ part 3 ~ zarthon?! ~ with bonus 3 page color foldout! ~ cool ~ a chart of weird world ~ a gandalf-life figure ~ articles &...
vintage kid stuff to watch
it's our birthday today & toxic is taking over the blog for the day! ~ toxic is the nickname i've used forever for my own inner child, she's here & wants to share all her favorite vintage kid dvds to binge watch in the ac this weekend, flashback friday style...
tolkien paperback set
i picked this up when i saw it because i knew my son would want it ~ it's a vintage tolkien paperback set from ballantine books ~ we already have some of these books loose, in fact they're the versions my son & i both read while in high school...
the hobbit board game
tolkien fans, have you heard, amazon is making a lord of the rings series? ~ it reminded me that i have the board game based on the hobbit movie, an unexpected journey ~ i opened it up for the occasion ~ obviously we haven't played this one yet ~ a...
library sale
so what are you doing for #bookshopday? ~ i'm shopping for books at the fall friends of the multnomah county library book sale ~ what better way to spend a rainy day? ~ i always find good vintage kid's books here ~ but i also check psychology, supernatural & oregon...
stuff on sabrina
here's some stuff on sabrina, a mouse ~ ohh, a scary finger puppet & grima wormtongue! ~ a monkey wearing a fez & pokey! ~ gumby too, & a glow-in-the-dark zombie! ~ oh, she wants the zombie! ~ nope, she wants the pokey :) happy 2017 everyone! may it be...

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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culture of comics blog
cool blog by jeff whitman of papercutz..
bright & tiny gems blog
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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
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vintage teen books
a great site full of young adult books..
ravensblight haunted paper toys..
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zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
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little people meet mr potatohead
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tracy's toys
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retroland
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timewarp toys
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vintage valentine museum
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dis forum
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collectible vintage toys
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kathy's fastfood toys
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online antique mall ~ toys
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imaginary world
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enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
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greenleaf miniatures
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little golden books
steve santi's store
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08/28/2021

ostrich

who is that peeking into my toyroom? ~

oh my goodness! ~

it's an ostrich! ~

isn't she wonderful? ~

she has big brown eyes ~

made by folkmanis ~

just like yesterday's fat fluffy kitty ~

she's a puppet ~

ostrich brand mayonnaise :o ~

update: rest in peace, betty white <3

bren

Posted at 08:37 AM in birds, plush | Permalink

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Oh my Gosh, I love this puppet, Bren! =) :D I can see you tossing the red eyed frog to Little Alice with it in my mind right now and it made me laugh; thank you! :D

Posted by: Sally | 12/28/2021 at 05:15 AM

sally there was no good reason at all for me to buy this except that once i saw it i had to have it <3
we brought out our old 8mm videocamera over xmas & took home movies of alice playing, xmas dinner, etc & at the end i (ostrich) peeked around the corner & talked to alice with the puppet.. we caught it on the home movies & it was kinda hilarious, she loves it!

Posted by: ghost | 12/28/2021 at 09:29 AM

I understand about seeing something and just knowing you had to have it! :D... I can picture it all in my mind and it sounds like it was so much fun <3

Posted by: Sally | 12/29/2021 at 08:11 AM

oh my goodness! just saw this on twitter! https://twitter.com/imcarolburnett/status/1477120280803700738?s=20

Posted by: ghost | 01/01/2022 at 03:49 PM

Oh wow! That is so cool! I love them both! I was so sad to hear the news about Betty White. I love her and wanted her to make it to her 100th birthday! Your ostrich puppet will have more value with this photo! Who knew?!!!! You should add a screenshot of that twitter post here. That is so awesome that you saw it now!!!! I now you don't care about value, etc. of it and wouldn't sell, but still cool that you saw that photo after getting Little Alice and playing with her with the puppet! A good sign for you, I think! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Posted by: Sally | 01/02/2022 at 08:25 AM

yeah, betty white was a great animal rights advocate, & i love carol burnett too, i honestly had to look closely at their hands because i thought carol was more of the ostrich type! lol <3 i found that ostrich puppet while looking for toy emus of course :D

note: post updated.

Posted by: ghost | 01/02/2022 at 09:32 AM

I love that you added the tweet and photo =) I was so bummed she didn't make it to her 100th. She was SO close.......

Posted by: Sally | 01/02/2022 at 11:27 AM

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