lost & found vintage toys: 1 post from May 9, 2025

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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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flashback friday - lies of p
this flashback friday post is from 2023.. welcome, october ~ starting off this halloween month with a cool new game i want to play ~ lies of p (based on the classic pinocchio story by carlo collodi) ~ i'll be heading into this game come wintertime ;) ~ but for...
throwback thursday - pinocchio
for this throwback thursday a look back at the classic character pinocchio.. ok so more pinocchio as promised ~ this is a nice big hardback version from classic press 1968 ~ what i like about it is that it is annotated ~ with all kinds of interesting relevant facts in...
backyard roses
happy weird wednesday! a wayback? wednesday post with an update at the end.. ok so yesterday i posted all about portland, but did i mention it's also known as the rose city? ~ roses love it here too ;) ~ i love seeing all green out my frenchdoor windows ~...
black cat stickers
i'm wrapping up this weekend of black cat appreciation with these cool stickers ~ as a kid i adopted a beautiful black cat i named delilah ~ & my little brother brought home her tortie sister deedee ~ lilah lived long enough to get to know my son ;) ~...
twilight
happy caturday! ~ there's another little black kitty in my ghostcloset ;) ~ meet twilight from palm pals plush toys ~ he has such cute little pink toebeans :) ~ i picked him up at our old hot topic store in lloyd center, which has basically become a ghost mall!...
flashback friday the 13th!
for this special flashback friday the 13th a look back at one of my favorite black cats from last october.. so recently mr dad & i took a little drive downtown to check out laika studios' curious cat trail :D ~ based on the animated movie coraline from 2009 ~...
ghostcloset antifashion summer update
happy weird wednesday! ;) ~ i've updated my ghostcloset with some cool new t's from temu local warehouses that weren't affected by the tarrifying tariffs ~ including these american mcgee's alice ones ~ caution: it's hot here & i'm not bothering with makeup! ~ some advice from the cheshire cat.....
happy bday alice!!
today is a special day at our house, it's alice's 4th bday! so here's an old post of when she first came to us at holiday time.. so this xmas is extra special for us this year ~ because we have a new addition to our family ~ meet little...
more minis
following up on yesterday's post with some more minis ~ you might notice some new tiny items on top of zoltar's fortune stand ~ one is this tiny silver skull ~ with this sword keychain off to one side ~ removeable sheath ~ reminds me of sekiro & other fantasy...
mini zoltar
following up on yesterday's zoltar post ~ look what i found! ~ a zoltar mini!! ~ from rp minis ~ & he speaks! :D ~ you apply the side panels ~ instructions ~ he takes 2 aaa batteries ~ & he'll tell your fortune just like the full sized version...
flashback friday - pixomatic
back in march i posted about my visit to zoltar, i'm bringing it back for flashback friday with updates & even more coming in tomorrow's post! ;) so on a recent funrun drive here in portland we stopped by the pixomatic in the laurelhurst district ~ because i wanted to...
mini barbie land
another mini toy from barbie land ~ from mattel ~ i had to open this one ~ since it's a blind toy ~ peek! which one did we get? ~ cutie reveal ~ awww ~ it's a little lamb ~ ginger barbie ;) ~ click on barbie in the category...
rose city caturday
yesterday i posted all about portland, but did i mention it's also known as the rose city? ~ roses love it here too ;) ~ i love seeing all green out my frenchdoor windows ~ i beg your pardon ~ i never promised you a rose garden ;) ~ we've...
i love portland
for this flashback friday i'm thinking about my love for portland ~ & how we came to move up here 20 years ago ~ as a socal native of 40 years i grew up hearing my mom's stories of old portland & how she longed to go back, mr dad...
alice papers
i'm a longtime fan of anything alice ~ so i had to pick up this set of alice paper goods ~ for art & journal projects ~ there's humpty dumpty & the cheshire cat ~ alice & the dear deer ~ the red queen ~ just click on alice or...
mini barbie
i love minis ~ so i had to pick up this mini barbie glamping toy from mattel ~ complete with tent & color changing jeep ~ bren
flashback friday - dollscapes
for this flashback friday a favorite post from last year.. so 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...
toyroom horse
here's a cute horse plush i also added to my toyroom ~ also from temu ~ he's soft & cute ;) ~ bren
happy caturday! - kitties rock!!
hey happy caturday! ~ to celebrate i'm sharing some of my last temu order items ;) ~ before things got tariffying ~ classic rock & new wave albums ~ kitties take over ~ my favorite of course ~ i also picked up a few pins ~ the count ~ wednesday...
flashback friday - retro radiohead
a retro radiohead antifashion post for this flashback friday.. so can you find the mini ghostcloset i keep in my ghostcloset? ;) ~ ok so i've added a couple new retro radiohead shirts to my ghostcloset antifashion collection ~ this classic, which replaces the one that was worn to rags...

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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