lost & found vintage toys: 1 post from November 16, 2021

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my ghost toy catalogue ~ an inventory of ghost toys & collectibles old & new including toxic toys, toxic's library & halloweeniana..

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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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emily strange 2022 calendar
continuing with more emily strange ~ the new 2022 wall calendar ~ deliver us from normal ~ for all esp (emily strange posse) ~ yes, as a pmle vampire i heartily agree ~ it's only 289 days till halloween! ~ have a grey day <3 ~ <3<3<3 ~ i have...
bigfoot sighting
we've had a bigfoot sighting! ~ not that uncommon here ~ have i ever mentioned i married outside of my species? ~ my very first impression of mr dad was to say to a friend 'so who is the sasquatch?' ;) ~ he's a gigantopithecus to be sure ~ so...
kidamnesia calendar
radiohead meets shutterfly ~ because i needed a kidamnesia desk calendar, right? ? ~ i posted all about kidamnesia here back in november ~ well i wanted to use some of my screenshots in a way where i could see them year round :) ~ crying monsters all year long...
2022 wizard of oz calendar
happy new year! ~ now that 2021 has been survived ~ it's the annual changing of the kitchen calendar ~ an old favorite ~ the wizard of oz ~ this should help see us through the year ~ i'm feeling the cowardly lion these days.. lol ~ to oz! ~...
flashback friday favorite ~ it's a wonderful life
some of my favorite xmas tree ornaments are these it's a wonderful life bedford falls ones i bought probably 10 xmases ago.. we have a little tv, an angel & 2 decoupage style balls featuring scenes from the classic movie starring james stewart~ some people rate citizen kane the best...
sears christmas 1945
more vintage christmas nostalgia today ~ this time it's sears postwar 1945 catalogue pages ~ my great grandma had that little house with the thermometer on the wall of her room :) ~ but let's get to the toys :D ~ classic kewpie <3 ~ games ~ books ~ christmas...
sears christmas 1942
so before we put xmas away i wanted to remember vintage xmas toys a bit ~ with more old sears catalogue pages ~ this time in book form from dover books ~ welcome to xmas of 1942 ~ toxic wants all these old toys ~ she still has her old...
merry xmas from little alice
this xmas is extra special for us this year ~ because we have a new addition to our family ~ meet little alice ~ she's a unique young dilute calico oriental shorthair mix from the northernmost garden island of hawaii ~ & she came all the way here to wonderland...
flashback friday favorite ~ jaymar piano
a flashback friday favorite post today from xmas 2014! merry christmas! after yesterday's carol book i thought this vintage toy piano would be a good xmas item this year ~ made by jaymar in 1960 ~ this little piano stands about 20" tall ~ just the right size for my...
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? ~...
xmas is coming
so we set up a different kind of tree in our diningroom this year ;) ~ that's right, it's a deluxe cat tree ~ & besides the missiletoad i posted the other day, we've added a couple of new ornaments to our unique assortment ~ including this version of edvard...
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage christmas carols
this little vintage book of carols is a true lost & found item ~ toxic's grandma used to sell shaklee products & she had hundreds of these carol books printed up with her info on them that she'd pass out to friends & neighbors ~ so toxic took a bunch...
hanging the missiletoad
so it's really feeling kinda christmasy here with our first light snowfall or 'wintry mix' (nothing sticking yet) ~ but inspired by a tweet on twitter, this year we have started a new tradition ~ the hanging of the missiletoad :D ~ this toad squeaks ~ & she's a mama...
the bears' merry christmas
a vintage golden tellatale book today ~ the bears' merry christmas ~ from 1983 ~ picking out the xmas tree ~ decorations & ornaments ~ the xmas star ~ xmas eve ~ 10 days till xmas ~ we have a little snow falling :) ~ bren
the happiest christmas
a vintage tellatale book from whitman today ~ from 1955 ~ the happiest christmas ~ the year blitzen overslept ~ by jessie home fairweather ~ with illustrations by irma wilde ~ we have snow coming closer here ~ it's starting to feel like christmas :) ~ more tellatales ~ i...
flashback friday favorite ~ charlie brown xmas tree
this is a flashback friday favorite post from december 2014.. with christmas only a week away i thought i better share the little xmas tree we set up this year ~ i always wanted to have a little tree just like the one in the charlie brown xmas special ~...
birthday stickers
so on this giving tuesday i'm thinking of my mom ~ who i lost not long ago ~ today is her birthday ~ & yesterday was also my niece's birthday ~ here's a bunch of retro birthday stickers from my stickerbox ~ old fashioned :) ~ retro ~ humorous ~...
happy thanksgiving!
i'm thankful for many things this thanksgiving holiday ~ & one of those things is this new series x console raven was able to get ;) ~ we are a gaming family & this will see plenty of use for years to come ~ please check out raven's youtube gaming...
holiday stickers
sticker time! ~ it's almost thanksgiving ~ which means christmas stuff is everywhere already ~ here's a bunch more stickers from my scrapbooking box ~ for all the holidays ~ uh oh i used up all my rudolph stickers :( ~ & most of these vintage xmas ones too ~...
grumpy cat stickers
more grumpy cat stickers ~ with some holiday ones this time ~ & pokey ~ from dover ~ bren

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...
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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...
#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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