a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is she except a being without access to the universe that she has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
toxic was here album ~ vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc.. ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved
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:)
remember this & don't let anyone tell you different. annie sparkleheart raggedy ann alice emily lenore little red dorothy goo girl scouts american girls this is a flashback friday favorite post from november 2016.. p.s. (click me) ;) bren
for this throwback thursday a favorite post from years ago.. so since it's the 150 year anniversary i'll be posting up a week or so of alice in wonderland items ~ starting with this vintage edition from 1911 ~ part of the young folks illustrated series from the ny book...
for this weird wayback wednesday a post from a few xmas's ago.. 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...
more holiday toys today ~ the amazon toy catalog came ~ alice seemed interested ~ she wanted me to put an octopus toy on her xmas wishlist! ~ in a nice big cardboard box :D ~ & she has promised to be good <3 ~ what's on your wishlist? ~...
what would you like to get for xmas this year? ~ maybe an american girl doll? ~ i still get the american girls catalogs ~ this is the 2024 one ~ full of lots of fun dolls & accessories ~ here's the holiday issue ~ are you on the good...
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...
for this throwback thursday 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...
hey catladies, check out this cute little book of cat stickers i just picked up ~ 100 cute kitty stickers ~ i'm a sticker addict so i couldn't resist ~ i'm also a prolific journaler ~ so i've started putting some on my current journal already ;) ~ click on...
for this caturday an old post from one of my birthdays past.. so it's my birthday today ~ yeah, i'm 56 (the 50 part is silent) ~ so i'm sharing my birthday toy today ~ back on xmas day i posted the hello kitty doll i got for that holiday...
for this flashback friday a favorite post from years ago, retro kids cooking ~ from 2004 but in wonderful retro style ~ classically cool snacks ~ pancakes ~ grilled cheese sandwich ~ little pizzas ~ there are the hotdogs ~ pigs in a blanket ~ click on food & drink...
happy thanksgiving everybody! please enjoy this throwback thursday post from a thanksgiving years ago ;) so i have a lot to do in the kitchen today, but that's all because as a kid i loved to cook & bake, often using vintage recipes from books like these ~ the better...
i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~ that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~ so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~ mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~...
for this sunday funday a post from a couple years ago with our sweet kitty girl.. so i thought it was time our little alice met gumby! :) ~ so i picked up an extra plush squeakie gumby toy to include in her chewy box order ~ technically a dog...
for this caturday a post from 2013 with my beloved pittypats (now otrb) ~ so several people showed interest in the vintage giant play inside cardboard house that i posted up way back in summer, but it's almost impossible to find another one these days it seems. this new one...
this is a flashback friday favorite post from last year ;) ok so i have a new doll ~ because i had to pick up barbie's kitty condo playset ~ barbie cat lady with kitties & toys <3 ~ kitty condo play place ~ kitties of course ~ having fun...
for this throwback thursday a look back at a favorite post from 2013, for all of us cat ladies ;) so it just wouldn't be kitty month without barbie kitty fun ~ this set came out in 2000 & included barbie's pet kitty, marshmallow ~ marshmallow has very fluffy blond...
following up on yesterday's post ~ here's the second elden ring guide ~ which is mostly like an encyclopedia of all the items & equipment ~ you can check out my own elden ring playthroughs at my youtube channel here as well ~ raven & i help each other in...
let's revisit elden ring ~ check out raven's cool new game guide ~ we both played elden ring to completion ~ as well as the shadow of the erdtree dlc ~ i've posted about our playthroughs here at the lost & found before ~ this big hardback guide has everything...
for this flashback friday, my most popular post here at the lost & found from 2012.. gumby!! :D (click link here to visit the original comments which are still ongoing after all these years!) i was asked a question again at gumbyland about how to identify an original lakeside gumby...
Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog! for this throwback thursday a post from 2 years ago on the lost & found blog's birthday :D i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 10th birthday post! ~ i'm a collector of vintage toys, books &...
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!
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!
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
Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog!
for this throwback thursday a post from 2 years ago on the lost & found blog's birthday :D i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 10th birthday post! ~
i'm a collector of vintage toys, books & pop culture items, including holiday, retro or even contemporary toys that i particularly like. i host a website called gumbyland that i've maintained for more than 20 years, as my biggest collection is of the 50's character gumby! all the items i have up at gumbyland link back here to show off the collection in detail for my fellow gumby fans, but there's much more here to interest vintage kids & collectors, i've posted a toy, children's book or collectible every day since i started this site 10 years ago ~
my bucket list is to try to find all the toys & books i lost in childhood, & whenever i mention the nickname 'toxic' i am referring to my own inner child (yeah i am a little bit dysfunctional.) i've also been known on the web for years as 'ghost' in part because i like to photograph old cemeteries.. & i also paint & write & create art installations, dollscapes, miniature houses & digital art so i have a ghost gallery of my art up at gumbyland for anyone who's interested.. there are links in the sidebar & footer to all my different sites & pages ~
if you're looking for a particular toy or item please try the search box & the categories list in the sidebar, although i've found it doesn't always work to find all of the items i've posted, so if that doesn't work you might want to peruse through the archives.. each archived month has a page with 3 posts & you can click at the bottom to continue through all that month's posts.. there's even an inventory album in the sidebar with thousands of item thumbnails.. & you can ask a question anywhere using the comments, i am usually able to answer by the following day.. i try to go back & update old posts where appropriate so check back ~
vintage kids & nostalgia buffs please feel free to comment on any of the posts new or old & share your memories here.. from here on i won't be posting every day, but don't worry i still have lots of cool stuff to share, including highlights of fun old posts from the archives that i want to bring back ~
my toy room has changed since i first started posting, so this is an updated look (click on pix for the larger size) ~
my toy room is my happy place.. have fun!! here's your own ghostgallery library card :)
ghostgallery library card
2021
ATT: this official card allows carrier full access to the ghostgallery, gumbyland website & all affiliated blogs, links, albums & archives, including toxic vintage library. do not lose.
the lost album - click to visit my current photo album (sound up)
visit gumby's childhood home.. Note: if the audio doesn't play for you on these albums please go directly to my gumbyland & gallery website, where the audio plays perfectly on laptops & pcs :)
our mini houses (sound up)
our nature trails (sound up)
baker's tour painting by bren..
gumby trapped on the moon..
gumby rain spirits by bren..
the snowman by bren..
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
halloween dolly freakshow
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
girls kick ass
lilac house..
raven's rest house..
charlotte house..
sunset house
innsmouth house
caution! zombarbies!
box of bees installation..
patchwork playhouse..
xyz dollscape
annie's saturday house..
hiding places installation..
autumn butterfly installation..
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
monkey lab installation
toxic dollies dollscape
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
the haunted forest installation
pandora installation
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
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