lost & found vintage toys: 1 post from December 8, 2024

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

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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ghost gallery
something different for this wayback wednesday ~ a long post while i sit here trying to keep warm on this cold morning ~ so i've posted about how i started my gumbyland website over 20 years ago now ~ well i also began putting up my artwork up at my...
animal art stickers
more stickers today ~ fun animal art ~ just click ephemera in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~ bren
animal fashion stickers
check out these cool cats ~ & other animals ~ fun comfortable fashion stickers ~ bren
flashback friday - t's & stickers!
happy flashback friday! here's an old favorite post.. so what's in the bag?! ~ hey look! it's my new custom made 100% cotton radiohead designed t-shirts from tee public :D ~ how did it take me so long to discover this cool company that employs indie artists to make custom...
ghostcloset antifashion
for this throwback thursday an older post with my ghostcloset antifashion fun :D so recently i saw this post up on emily the strange official insta account ~ & of course i had to enter to try to win one of the cool new emily t-shirts & accessories ~ as...
wayback wednesday ~ humpty dumpty
for this wayback wednesday, a look back at one of my very first posts here at the lost & found, from 2012.. so the toy of the day today is my very favorite, this sweet little fellow ~ he's a rare vintage humpty dumpty plush toy from 1969 that toxic...
cutouts
one more cd ~ new from the smile ~ cutouts ~ with lyrics ~ & artwork by stanley donwood ~ & thom yorke (dr tchock) ~ if you like this just click on music in the category list in the left sidebar for much more ~ will radiohead ever release...
confidenza
for today, thom yorke's confidenza cd ~ from the film ~ here's a video of one of the tracks ~ more tomorrow ~ bren bren
flashback friday - radiohead cds
for this friday a visit back to an old cd sunday post.. so it's another cd sunday ~ all radiohead today ~ as i await my new kid a mnesia cds ~ here are the original kid a & amnesiac cds ~ which was your first radiohead cd? ~ i...
a portrait of radiohead
for this throwback thursday ~ a look back at my favorite band ~ a portrait of radiohead ~ a book of behind the scenes photography ~ by the band's bassist ~ colin greenwood ~ with cool stories too ~ i was a radiohead fan from the moment their first videos...
gumby wall art
there's a new tin sign in my toyroom ~ for gumby the movie :D ~ i tucked it under the other tin gumby sign i posted about here before ~ here's a better look ~ have you visited gumbyland? my website's over 25 years old now! :) bren
spooky cats
happy caturday! ~ some spooky cat stickers ~ & some black cat stickers too ~ for good luck ;) ~ bren
flashback friday - grickle
for this flashback friday a weird wednesday post from months ago..:D a look at grickle art by graham annable ~ some of the oldest youtubes on my page are on my favorites playlist here ~ grickle's halloween madness & joy to the weird! ~ & i only recently realized he's...
quest cats calendar 2025
our new kitchen calendar for 2025 ~ quest cats :D ~ tolkienesque kitties for rpg'ers ~ happy new year!! ~ bren
wall art ~ alice & cat
some new wall art up in our house ~ an old favorite, american mcgee's alice & cat ~ now up beside poe's the raven ~ bren
hello kitty
who likes hello kitty? :D ~ i added a couple hello kitty trinkets to my collection recently ~ nail trimmer & keychain ~ & retired my old casper the ghost keychain to the altar of eclectica rather than hanging on my bike ;) ~ i also picked up these small...
cat lady book
for this flashback friday a post from new year's day 2021.. 100 reasons to panic about being a cat lady ~ a little knock knock book from pier 1 imports ~ with fun illustrations by gemma correll ~ i've been a cat lady all my life ~ well, cat girl,...
cooking for cats
for this throwback thursday a fun cookbook post from thanksgiving 2019! on this day i am accustomed to preparing a feast for people & cats alike ~ sadly that won't be the case this time ~ but i will make sure our backyard ferals get plenty of good leftovers ~...
merry christmas!!
merry christmas & happy holidays everyone!! ~ what cool toy did santa bring you this year? ~ i got this awesome saladfingers plush :D ~ i'm an old fan :) ~ he's an old friend returned ~ to live in my ghostcloset along with my emotional support plushies ~ this...
xmas cat toys
our alice was a good girl this year ~ & she got some new toys for xmas :D ~ like this potato.. (i think it looks like a chicken mcnugget!) ~ she's playing with her feather toy & octopus on a springy string too tonight ~ while we enjoy my...

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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