lost & found vintage toys

fall library sale

yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~

it's book nerd heaven ~

& it's like my xmas ~

wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~

i always scoop up the dover coloring books ~

kittens & butterflies ~

vintage wonder, elf & little golden books ~

this dr seuss story was/is still my son's favorite ~

when i saw it was glow-in-the-dark i had to bring it home ~

thanks mr dad, for manning the book cart ;) ~

pop-up oz & kids' vinyl too ~

i found these pokemon guides for raven, as well as a world champion pokemon card in the free bookmarks box too ~

i'll be posting these books up individually soon ~

p.s. you still have time to get to the sale today, but it's also the pdx marathon today so.. just sayin' ;)

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ golden book of science

this is a flashback friday favorite book post from winter 2012, another xmas past, here's my giant golden book of science ~

wonderful vintage science from the makers of the golden magazine for boys & girls ~

toxic's choice ~

trees & animals ~

thankfully this book was kept all these years ~

anatomy ~

dineys, i used these images on one of my t-shirts :) ~

the moon & planets ~

weather ~

light & shadow ~

toys ~

click the links in this post for cool extras ~

note: you can also click science in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~

ghost & toxic

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gumby new adventures

gumby news! ~

the latest gumby dvds have been released ~

volume 2 of the new adventures from the 1980s ~

i posted volume 1 here ~

sadly, it doesn't seem like this last set is going to include any bendy toys ~

but it is good to complete the entire collection ~

included on these dvds is one of my favorite episodes, rip van prickle ~

in which an aged prickle wakes up to a strange world after a very long nap ~

it seems pokey is ceo of his own delivery company ~

with granny working as his receptionist ~

& goo is secretary of state! (a vast improvement on reality, wouldn't you say?) ~

but sadly, no one seems to recognize or remember poor prickle ~

gumby is of course president of the united states & has a wonderful green plan for the country & to benefit the world (if only..) ~

the secret service hauls off prickle ~

but wait, he really wakes up in the end ~

to a little good natured ribbing from his friends ~

be sure to pick up your copy ~

bren