flashback friday favorite ~ world book day

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ghost stories
(blood & butterflies..)

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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amazon holiday toys
another toy catalogue for the holidays ~ this time from amazon, including wishlist :) ~ with fun puzzles & characters ~ what's on your wishlist this year? ~ fun & games & stocking stuffers ~ national geographic :D ~ art supplies <3 ~ it even include stickers! ~ disney ~...
american girls catalogue
so yesterday's post was all american girls dolls from the past ~ let's see what's new for 2024 ~ here's the new american girls catalogue ~ just in time for the holidays ~ with pets ~ furnishings & accessories ~ birthstone collection & disney princesses ~ clothes ~ hey, it's...
flashback friday - american girls
this flashback friday post is dedicated to american girls dolls! so i've been posting about toxic's favorite xmas toys of old, but some of my favorite toys i received as xmas gifts in adulthood ~ like penny, my american girls doll.. for xmas 1999 santa brought me this american girls...
what good are notebooks?
our alice approves of my newest blank composition notebooks ~ classic cheshire cat scene ~ i'm a prolific journal writer, as i may have shared before ;) ~ & although i love the talking heads i have to disagree with david byrne ~ as my notebooks keep me alive ~...
all alice
happy caturday! ~ it's an all alice weekend here at the lost & found ~ as i'm sharing the latest alice in wonderland items i've collected ~ don't be late! ~ i really love this new pocketwatch ~ & enchantmints in tiny tin from the unemployed philosophers guild ~ &...
flashback friday - 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...
inner kid
a short post for this throwback thursday, as host of this vintage toy blog for over 11 years & gumbyland for almost 25 years it is not surprising to say that i am someone who has an irrepressible vintage inner kid! as we end november & start into december i...
weird wednesday - goose
happy weird wednesday :D meet bruce the goose! have a nice day ;) ~ bren
fun fabrics
before we start getting all xmasy i wanted to share one last post in the last glow of halloween season ~ these fabric swatches i picked up from spoonflower now line some of my collectible shelves ~ everything from vintage halloween cats to universal monsters & nosferatu ~ waiting to...
leftovers
some retro stickers today ~ vintage food ads leftover from old magazines ~ disaster dinner party style :D ~ bren
nature lover
a different sort of flashback friday post today ~ as we wind up autumn & head into winter ~ i wanted to share some links to my nature albums ~ besides collecting & painting & making mini houses i also love photography ~ & autumn is my favorite season for...
remind mag november
happy thanksgiving! ~ here's a peek at the november remind mag issue ~ with the focus on family dinners ~ classic thanksgiving tv nostalgia ~ with recipes too :D ~ & tv listings for vintage kids ~ alice is very curious ;) ~ enjoy the feast! ~ click on thanksgiving...
flashback friday - dollscapes
this flashback friday i thought i'd highlight my ghostgallery dollscapes ~ that's what i call the installations i've created & photo'd through the years ~ using dolls & other vintage toys ~ from my own toyroom ~ like our mini houses they are hosted up at the last hallway of...
miniature houses
for this flashback friday i wanted to highlight our mini houses that i have up at my ghost gallery at gumbyland ~ i've posted about some of these here at the lost & found in years past ~ some of these mr dad & i have built together & some...
new & strange
welcome to weird wednesday ~ check out my new emily the strange merch that just arrived :D ~ including the newest emily bendy figure ~ i've posted the earlier figures here at the lost & found before (click the links!) ~ new art cards & ephemera ~ by rob reger...
samantha doll
following up on yesterday's post ~ with the samantha doll ~ from bewitched ~ limited edition ~ from mego ~ bren
remind mag october
i'm still catching up with some october posts following laptop death ~ so here are some peeks at the october remind mag issue ~ which focused on witches ;) ~ like elizabeth montgomery as samantha from bewitched ~ endora & elvira <3 ~ hocus pocus :D ~ witches from tv...
flashback friday - halloween party
so we had a little oz themed halloween party on halloween night ~ with fun & games ~ & tricks & treats ~ guests & ghosts ~ & witch's apples :o ~ click here (with sound up!!!) to join the fun! ~ ps - those are real cobwebs! this has...
pendants & pocketwatches
while we're still in the glow of halloween ~ some cool pendants & pocketwatches ~ poor skelly ~ not unlike another i wore here ~ bat pendant ~ crow necklace ~ & keychain for raven ;) ~ skyrim :D ~ nightmare before christmas <3 ~ jack coffin watch ~ to...
halloween happy meal buckets
we had to get the new halloween happy meal treat buckets from mcdonald's this year ~ the orange one this year is a skeleton ~ they each come with stickers & activities along with your happy meal inside ~ mix'n mash monsters ~ the white one is a mummy ~...

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 site
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

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flashback friday favorite ~ world book day

ok so it is an addiction ~

i bought a boxfull of vintage kid's books at the friends of the multnomah county library spring book sale yesterday ~

well worth waiting in line in the rain for :) ~

i added a bunch of nancy drew mysteries to my collection ~

toxic read all of these & all the hardy boys mysteries in her day ~

i love good vintage kids' books & have my own library now in the toy room ~

including a harry frees real animal book, william steig, nbx ~

coloring books ~

little golden books & wonder books ~

i can read & elf books ~

paperdolls ~

& the comic books are .50 cents each ~

adventure time & the twilight zone ~

johnny the homicidal maniac ~

i also check the vintage & psychology sections ~

& dvds ~

it's still going today so if you're in pdx you better hurry ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from spring of 2017 ~

bren

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