lost & found vintage toys

emu!

christmas is the season of the killer emus ~

i found this zoobooks issue recently & had to bring it home ~

since toxic is especially fond of emus & liked to draw them constantly ~

this issue with the emu on the cover has everything you'd ever want to know about emus, ostriches, rheas & other birds of that ilk, including a handy chart to show their size in comparison to us ~

ostrich centerfold ~

prehistoric relatives & killer cassowaries (including the mysterious moa, which are extinct because we ate them :O) ~

ostriches can be taught to herd sheep! ~

i believe i have passed on my love of large strange birds to my niece, stinabean ;) ~

if you are fortunate enough to visit with an ostrich, it has been my experience that they usually go for your buttons, so take care ~

get out your paints! oh, i'll get right on this! :D (right before my family has me put away..) ~

click the links for more..

bren

what's new at gumbyland?

what's new up at gumbyland? ~

there's a new gumby dvd available for gumby fans ~

the 80's adventures are finally available fully remastered ~

& there's a version with bendies too ~

gumby's oldest & dearest friends, prickle & goo ~

'dr prickle, please.. dr of atology, bicology & pseudofryology, now what's your problem?' ~

full sized bendies ~

the 2 dvd set includes a special tribute to joe clokey in the extras ~

i'm home sick this weekend so i'll probably binge-watch this ~

it's volume #1 so there will be a part #2 eventually ~

ad included ~

also of note, the gumby's world game app stopped working for me ~

but not before i snagged a bunch more cool prizes like these mini graphics & card foil sets ~

& best of all these 2 different collectible enamel pins ~

i'm thinking these are exclusives ~

clayboy claymate of the year ~

from premavision & rockinpins ~

also i need to mention, if you've experienced problems with gumbyland & my blogs lately it's due to typepad changing over to secure https, so this weekend i'll be securing gumbyland & the ghost gallery as well, hopefully to eliminate any incompatibilities soon! ~

bren

my little book of dinosaurs

my little book of dinosaurs ~

from merrigold press ~

1973 ~

dinosaurs always feel like childhood friends ~

thanks to original gumby adventures, i think of this triceratops as trixie (well almost, it's a protoceratops) ~

there were often dinosaurs on the gumby show ~

& toxic's first grade class had a dinosaur diorama in class ~

a tiny diney was added to the diorama each week as we'd learn about each new kind ~

thank you, mrs dehardt ~

bren