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
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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so 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...
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 &...
i'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...
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...
yesterday 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...
so 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...
as 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...
yay! 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...
today 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...
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...
i'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...
time 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? ~...
i'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...
oh 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.....
it'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...
today 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...
this 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...
happy 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...
did 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...
this 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)
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:)
Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog!
i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 7th 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 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 ~
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 may or may not be posting every day, but don't worry i still have lots of cool stuff to share (lol i said that last year :D) 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) ~
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