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attention all comic book fans! it's that time again ~

tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day again! ~

in that spirit i'll be focusing on comic books for awhile here at the lost & found ~

if you've never been you should get out this year to your nearest comic book store & get a handful of free comics ~

there's always something for everyone so bring your kids ~

now i'm not really a superhero fan so i'll leave that to the guys who know about them ~

i'm more of a gothbox trawler ~

like last year i'll be hitting cosmic monkey in portland & i like comics in vancouver washington ~

maybe i'll see you out there ~

bren

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lost & found toys

i had a dream last night about kid's meals & prizes ~

& i woke up with a realization ~

as a life-long collector i've been going through happy meal toy withdrawls! ~

i always use to say, if i don't get a toy, i don't eat ;) ~

we don't venture out to estate sales, library sales, fcbds, collectible shops & fast-food places much anymore ~

so i'm reduced to finding my treasure by boredshopping online these days ~

my guilty pleasure? ~

among my other creative projects ~

even our home is retro ~

of course ~

happiness is a box of books ;) ~

but it got me thinking of all the cool memories i have associated with all the years of assembling the lost & found toys blog & gumbyland ~

the unexpected finds! ~

the thrill of the hunt, never knowing what you might discover :D ~

toxic was a collector but she lost most of her old possessions over the years ~

finding & enjoying vintage toys has been a blast! ~

it is like a time machine ~

if you are a fellow vintage kid like toxic, you might also enjoy checking out my ghost toy catalogue ~

it's like an inventory of oldschool fun books, toys & other collectibles ~

& it is accompanied by a wonderful 'domestic bliss' soundtrack :D ~

so if you'd like to see more than just the posts here at the lost & found & gumbyland.. ~

just click here & let's travel back ~

bren

woolworth's xmas 1953

one last xmas post ~

before the year is over ~

i love this reproduction comic book ~

taken from the woolworth's 1953 xmas toy catalogue ~

a fun comic for kids awaiting xmas & choosing what toys to write to santa about ;) ~

toxic loved her local woolworth's store ~

especially at holiday time ~

it made walking home from school a treat to be able to go inside & see the new toys or holiday items ~

& woolworth's was inexpensive enough to be able to buy gifts for family members too! ~

the pets & paper aisles were always a favorite as well ~

& who didn't love having a grilled cheese sandwich & milkshake at the little lunch counter in back :D ~

i grew up with woolworth's & even was still buying fisher price toys for my own son there before our local store closed ~

classic xmas nostalgia <3 ~

dolls, cars, little golden books or guns (you'll shoot your eye out!) ~

they had what every kid wanted ~

well, goodbye 2022 ~

more like this at the link on the back ;) ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ gumby fun day

a fellow gumby collector was asking me what my prized gumby items are in my gumbyland collection & i laid awake thinking about this last night ~

so i may have mentioned before here that my earliest memory is of gumby? ~

i had to be a mere 2 years old & my dad would pull out my playdoh from under the livingroom couch where it was tucked away on a big kitchen board, & i'd play with it in front of the tv watching gumby :D ~

perhaps creating my own adventures? <3 ~

so although i've collected so many gumby treasures over the last 4 or 5 decades, i have to say my gumby memories are what are priceless to me ~

as a first gen gumby fan, i was literally setting my vcr to tape the new 80's gumby episodes as i left for the hospital to give birth to my son raven :D!! ~

& he became a second gen fan through his own childhood ~

in fact his 3rd birthday was all gumby themed & i turned over half my collection to him at that time ~

because i believe toys are to be loved & played with by children first off ~

as he grew up i tucked away what was left happily ~

i remember how excited i was at the grocery store when i discovered a discarded gumby freeze pops box & brought it home with more gumby freeze pops for my son & his friends to enjoy on hot summer days ~

i'll always remember setting up for the lbpt collector's corner interview with tabitha's pittypats 'help' ~

finding an old gumby at a yardsale & the ladies there all started talking about how they loved gumby, so i mentioned my website & they were so happy to know their gumby was coming home to my toyroom <3 ~

getting an email from joe clokey way back in the day when he was first setting up the prema website asking if i'd add a link up at gumbyland :o :D ~

discovering rare old bendys ;) ~

the new comic books! ~

as an oldschool longtime gamer i have to say it was positively unreal those days & nights playing games at gumbyworld & winning those prize boxes that came in the mail! i'll never forget those times.. ~

& just all the memorable interactions this reclusive eccentric catlady has been able to enjoy with such good gumby people <3 <3 <3 ~

my toyroom is my happy place ~

gumby has been a source of joy for me all my life, thank you gumby! ~

if you haven't visited gumbyland yet, why not come on over? & just click gumby in the category list in the left sidebar for so much more!

bren