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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..
~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

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..)

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ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..

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toxic was here album ~
vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc..
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dark souls
yesterday i earned the platinum trophy for dark souls remastered ~ i've actually platinum'd all 3 dark souls games.. shouldn't there be a trophy for that? ~ as well as bloodborne, another from software game that i rate as the best of the lot ~ of course my son, raven...
hamsterz 2
so i have a new pet virtual hamster ~ which is the only safe way to keep one in this kitty household ~ thanks to hamsterz 2 on the nintendo ds ~ you can feed & pet your hamster & give it gifts ~ you can even visit friend hamsters...
Raven's Bloodborne Playthrough
as we all await our E3 coverage, i'd like to invite everyone to check out my son's new youtube gaming channel ~ back in may he kicked it off with a full completionist's playthrough of our beloved bloodborne ~ i can tell you raven's lore knowledge is unsurpassed & i...
dream alone
yay! E3 weekend is finally here ~ what game are you most hoping to hear about? ~ as a huge fan of bloodborne & dark souls games i'm interested in any news from software has to offer, especially if it's bloodborne 2 ~ or of course anything elder scrolls related...
flashback friday favorite ~ bloodborne
today is a special day for players of the rpg videogame bloodborne, of which i am one ~ this is my character, my past is that of a troubled childhood.. lol ~ mess with me & i will strike you with my cane ~ this game is gothic victorian lovecraftian...
Raven Bloodborne Playthrough Exclusive!!!
so today i'm excited to announce the debut of raven's youtube gaming channel ~ starting off with a full completionist's playthrough of our beloved game, bloodborne in HD~ i can tell you raven's lore knowledge is unsurpassed & i know you'll appreciate his skills & ability as he explores every...
nintendo switch
i'm trying out nintendo switch ~ i've been a gamer since the old 8 bit days ~ pc, sony playstation, xbox or nintendo, i've played them all ~ even atari & handheld e-football.. lol ~ i felt i needed the pro controller which is more standard rather than use the...
cereal fun
time for breakfast, so what's your favorite cereal? ~ mine has always been the kind with the best prize inside ~ we end up trying all the new varieties of old retro standards too ~ toxic ate apple jacks most mornings ~ did you ever try super mario cereal? ~...
for the love of alice
i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
the legend of drink
oh look, it's an old 8 bit nes game, isn't it? ~ not quite, but toxic would hide it with other nintendo games out in her camper ~ click these pix to see them closer.. tomorrow's st patrick's day ;) did i mention i'm irish? my name means little raven.....
flashback friday favorite ~ fallout friday
it's fallout friday! ~ yeah i just made that up but i wanted to post all about fallout games today ~ i've spent the summer fully immersed in fallout 4, the latest in the fallout videogame series ~ i first tried fallout 3 on xbox 360 ~ fallout 3 got...
flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alice
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
legendary pokemon
this has been the year of legendary pokemon ~ i'm someone who collected pokemon cards from the very beginning ~ since my son was also doing so & we were taking him to pokemon league & all playing the game back then ~ 20 years later we've come a long...
flashback friday cassettes
happy flashback friday ~ toxic loved her cassettes, & so did our son, raven ~ these old super mario bros tapes were his back in the 90s ~ & this teenage mutant ninja turtles one ~ some kiddie music ones here ~ classical bedtime music ~ you could often get...
nj croce gumby bendables
did you know you can win free nj croce bendable gumby toys just by playing games on your phone? ~ retro bendables like these ~ dr zveegee has been scooping up a bunch for gumbyland & you can too, just dowload the app ~ & the latest gumby news is...
sad ghost club
this sad ghost club enamel pin was my birthday present this year ~ i wanted it for my new hat ~ back in the day toxic always wore a hat kinda like this one only covered in pins & buttons ~ i follow @theofficialsadghostclub on instagram, they have lots of...
happy friday the 13th!
for this special flashback friday the 13th, a post for my fellow vampires ~ 13 of my favorite movies & shows to binge watch in the ac this weekend ~ my favorite of all is jan svankmajer's alice ~ & along those same lines is this collection of work by...
coraline
remember the movie coraline? ~ made by laika stidios here in portland, the same folks who did paranorman ~ these are some carl's jr cool kids prizes from 2008 ~ including cards, a puzzle, keyclip & tic tac toe game ~ i think this movie had a small influence on...
american mcgee's alice madness returns
so yesterday i finally got around to getting all the last achievements on american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ i've played it several times over through the years but was recently inspired to play back through on nightmare difficulty ~ because that's love ~ so i chose the fleshmaiden dress...
playmobil legion
just the way i'm known as ghost online, my son is known as raven ~ surprise, he is the collector type ~ while watching E3 coverage together i was admiring his playmobil legion ~ he still has all the characters he's created since he was a kid ~ excuse the...

Lbpt

Collector's Corner LBPT

Littlegumby

visit gumby's childhood home..

Baker's tour

baker's tour painting by bren..

Gumby moon

gumby trapped on the moon..

Rainsprits

gumby rain spirits by bren..

The snowman

the snowman by bren..

Bluestar

blue star drive-in (toxic toys)

Blackbird

blackbird's outpost dollscape..

Jol

ghost's halloween house..

Bluehouse

floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..

Lilac house

lilac house..

Raven's rest

raven's rest house..

Charlotte house

charlotte house..

Zombarbies

caution! zombarbies!

Beebox

box of bees installation..

Playhouse

patchwork playhouse..

Xyz

xyz dollscape

Annie

annie's saturday house..

Toyroom mouse

hiding places installation..

Autumn butterfly

autumn butterfly installation..

doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)

Lab

monkey lab installation

Dollies

toxic dollies dollscape

Never

never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)

Collidescope

collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)

Sickroom

migraine dolls sickroom dollscape

Haunted forest

the haunted forest installation

Pandora

pandora installation

Arm

lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)

Lonely trees

january trees photo album

Cemeteria

cemeteria photo album

Ghostgarden

ghost garden album

Butterfly tryals

butterfly trials album

Mr horse

halloween photo album (warning graphic content)

Little sister

dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)

Bad blood

bad blood by bren

Little deaths

little deaths

Wonderland

kaleidoscopes

Spiroscience

spiroscience

Closet skeleton

closet skeleton

Ghost house

in a ghost house..

Doll chest

doll chest

Little miss dx

little miss dx

Toxic inner child icon

toxic inner child dollscape

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 store
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

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friendlyghost gamepage..

Autumn

my comic book page..

Gumby's xmas crisis

gumby in christmas crisis (powerpoint show by bren)

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:)

mindless art

an album of mindless random drawings including vintage television & retro kid shows ~ old vhs tape covers etc..

~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

toxic tricks & treats

pages from toxic's own autobiography & schoolwork..

the kitties

our kitties ~

backyard birdies

i love all the different birds we see here in portland..

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

pogs

assorted pogs..

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07/07/2019

the loud house

so did you get your free loud house mini comic book at subway yet? ~

i've been known to eat a kid's meal for a good prize ~

there are 4 different mini comics in all ~

this one came with a cool decoder ~

assemble it yourself to decode the secret messages ~

& did you know there will be a loud house papercutz special comic book at this year's halloween comicfest? ~

only 116 days till halloween! ~

bren

Posted at 07:30 AM in comics, halloween, kid's meal prizes, television | Permalink | Comments (0)

05/17/2019

flashback friday favorite ~ grumpy cat

today the world mourns the loss of tarder sauce, known on social media as grumpy cat :(~

i love little miss grumpy cat, (especially since getting hooked on that stupid lifetime xmas movie right from the middle..) she's a perfect little anti-valentine's day sweetheart ~

keyclip plush by ganz ~

miss snug was having a grumpy day too ~

if you like miss grumpy cat check back tomorrow ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post, for more grumpy cat just click below:

grumpy cat valentines

grumpy cat anti-valentines & comics

grumpy cat coloring book

bren

Posted at 09:12 AM in cats, comics, plush, superheroes | Permalink | Comments (0)

05/05/2019

free comic book day 2019

yesterday was free comic book day 2019 ~

did you get out to your favorite comic book store? ~

my choice of this year's freebies included stranger things & retro casper ~

mr dad's included the new dr who ~

mr dad at cosmic monkey comics ~

raven likes anime ~

click comics in the category list in the sidebar for more anytime ~

bren

Posted at 08:44 AM in comics, disney, ghosts, halloween, monsters, movies, nbx, plush, pokemon, scholastic, space & robots, superheroes, television | Permalink | Comments (0)