'tis the season for monster cereals ~
we look forward to these every october ~
frankenberry ~
count chocula ~
& of course boo berry ~
i'm partial to this kind ~
download the addams family pumpkin stencils here ~
more like this to come ~
bren
a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is he except a being without access to the universe that he has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
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- 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..
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vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc..
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Spotlight Posts
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north american bigfoot centerso do you believe in bigfoot? ~ we recently took a rainy day drive to visit the new north american bigfoot center nearby ~ the town of boring oregon just got a little less boring ~ so my first impression of mr dad upon first glance was that he was...
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fall library saleyesterday 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 &...
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american mcgee's alice asylum ~ cheshire cati'm still grieving the loss of my own sweet cheshire cat, snug, who i lost just weeks ago ~ always by my side for my american mcgee's alice & madness returns playthroughs ~ but at least i just received my new asylum plush kitty yesterday, he's super soft & feisty...
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flashback friday favorite ~ vintage gamer journalif you love vintage videogames like we do at our house, you'll want to check out this flashback friday favorite post from july of 2014 ;) over this month i've been posting vintage videogames & often pages from my old notes ~ this is my old game journal that i...
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dark soulsyesterday 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...
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hamsterz 2so 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...
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Raven's Bloodborne Playthroughas 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...
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dream aloneyay! 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...
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flashback friday favorite ~ bloodbornetoday 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...
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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...
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nintendo switchi'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...
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cereal funtime 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? ~...
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for the love of alicei'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...
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the legend of drinkoh 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.....
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flashback friday favorite ~ fallout fridayit'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...
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flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alicetoday 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...
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legendary pokemonthis 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...
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flashback friday cassetteshappy 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...
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nj croce gumby bendablesdid 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...
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sad ghost clubthis 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...
Collector's Corner LBPT
visit gumby's childhood home..
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..
ghost's halloween house..
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
lilac house..
raven's rest house..
charlotte 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)
january trees photo album
cemeteria photo album
ghost garden album
butterfly trials album
halloween photo album (warning graphic content)
dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)
bad blood by bren
little deaths
kaleidoscopes
spiroscience
closet skeleton
in a ghost house..
doll chest
little miss dx
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..
friendlyghost gamepage..
my comic book page..
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..
blog hits
ephemera
10/09/2019
08/30/2019
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage gamer journal
if you love vintage videogames like we do at our house, you'll want to check out this flashback friday favorite post from july of 2014 ;)
over this month i've been posting vintage videogames & often pages from my old notes ~
this is my old game journal that i took extensive notes & mapped many vintage videogames in ~
like the ultima games ~
you gotta understand toxic remembers playing atari with her little brother & thinking that was the coolest thing ever, so when nintendo came out it was just incredible, even in its primitive 8 bit technology system ~
my character then was often cat, the mage ~
this journal was with me for decades of games ~
i mapped the false prophet extensively ~
i kinda miss having to make my own maps & notes ~
now all the games come with fancy maps & handbooks ~
but i'm oldschool ~
gargoyle dungeons are very challenging ~
gargoyle shrines ~
click here & check out the entire month of vintage videogame posts, starting with shadowgate on nes ~
& be sure to visit my youtube channel where you can view our vintage videogame gallery & raven's bloodborne playthrough ;)
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bren
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08/24/2019
the wizard of oz waddle book
here's an interesting wizard of oz book i picked up at the last friends of the library sale ~
a nice big hardback edition from applewood books ~
it's the classic story & includes ww denslow's illustrations ~
from 1993 reproduced from the original 1934 version ~
note in the contents it lists instructions for assembling waddles ~
well it seems once upon a time this edition came with a package of punchout waddles ~
characters to assemble that can walk.. kinda ~
i'd never heard of this before, & sadly mine are missing so now i'll be keeping an eye out to replace them ~
but the book still has original instructions for their assembly at the end ~
modern secrets of waddling ~
more like this to come ~
you can also click wizard of oz in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~
bren
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