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chap & chirpy
2 stories about chap & chirpy ~ today's vintage whitman tellatale book ~ that cat ~ toxic remembers having this sweet little book of chipmunk stories ~ lost & found again :) ~ from 1965, a good year for vintage :) ~ a feisty kitty gives them trouble ~ but...
flashback friday favorite ~ doodle art
this is a flashback friday favorite post from xmas of 2015.. time for me to share my lost & found xmas gift ~ back in july of 1977 on toxic's 12th birthday we got to pick our own birthday gift & it was this original jungle doodle art & pen...
holy soul jelly roll
a selection from the cd rack today ~ there's the one i was looking for ~ beat poet allen ginsberg's holy soul jelly roll poems & songs ~ including my favorite ~ back in the early 80s when everyone was making & trading mixtapes, toxic was creating her own versions...
platinum '78 songbook of the superstars
let's peek into the ghost closet today ~ there's my sadly neglected guitar hiding back amongst my skeletons ~ i've owned a few guitars in my lifetime, acoustic & electric ~ now might be a good time to pull out my guitar books & practice ~ this old platinum '78...
flashback friday favorite ~ best in children's books
toxic remembers there were always some of these best in children's books series around her house growing up ~ here's a vintage 1960 issue ~ a cat story 'the lovely time' ~ as we are staying inside these days waiting out the covid19 pandemic i've been watching old home movies...
flashback friday favorite ~ jello 123
looking for a fun retro recipe to make for the 4th of july? please enjoy this flashback friday favorite post from summer 2012, my second post here: remember jello 1 2 3? it had a short run & was mysteriously taken off the shelves in the late 60's. i think...
lost & found birthday!
so today is the lost & found toy blog's 8th birthday! ~ in the spirit of things lost & found i'm sharing this kitty toxic drew when she was 6 ~ sent to me by my younger brother who is going through old things at our old family home after...
a gumby day
so i'm having a gumby day today thanks to one of my gumby friends! ~ not long ago i sold one of my gumbyland items, (i usually don't do this but in this very special case i made an exception..) it was this skateboarder gumby keychain. my gumby friend, sally,...
flashback friday favorite ~ fisher price little people house
this is the fisher price house that toxic had in the late 60's ~ it still had a wooden base, ringing doorbell & wooden little people ~ toxic spent a lot of hours playing in this little yellow house ~ & baking stuff in this kitchen ~ fp toys copyright...
flashback friday ~ raggedy ann
for flashback friday i thought i'd post about one of my favorite lost childhood toys ~ vintage raggedy ann ~ dolls, books or tin toys ~ raggedy ann & her brother andy have always been at home in my toyroom ~ my favorites are the johnny gruelle illustrated versions ~...
when i imagine
i'm someone with a very active inner child ~ once upon a time i nicknamed her toxic after reading several books by john bradshaw (i'm a psychology junkie) ~ ok, so she is mute & kinda feral, but she's mine & i wouldn't have it any other way ~ our...
flashback friday favorite ~ tell me, cat
i'm still thinking about my mom ~ she loved cats just like i do ~ here's a whitman giant tell-a-tale book that toxic had ~ from 1965 by ellen fisher (a good year for vintage ;) ~ with cool stitchery by virginia tiffany ~ lost & found again ~ toxic...
remembering mom
see this old family photo from the early 70s? this is the way i remember my family, my mom & dad & brother & older sisters, i'm the quirky one down there on the left ;) ~ i'm departing from the toy & book routine for today because yesterday i...
flashback friday favorite ~ valentines
this flashback friday favorite post is from valentine's day week 2013 & we're remembering our sweet little miss pickles.. yesterday we lost our sweet little miss pickles. she was 11 years old & died of a rare disorder. we are all broken hearted here at our house.. this week leading...
flashback friday favorite ~ lost smokey the bear camping set
i was excited to see this vintage ad when it came up on ebay because it shows a lost playset of toxic's that i've been looking for forever ~ one xmas around 1971-1973 toxic got the smokey the bear camping playset shown in the ad & she thoroughly used it...
flashback friday favorite ~ lost toys
long post ~ toys that remain Lost today ~ this was toxic's favorite lunchbox ~ tin aladin early 70's era dr seuss ~ with the grinch, horton the elephant, the sneeches & the cat in the hat ~ i see it on ebay here & there but it's pretty pricey...
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage xmas
a flashback friday favorite post today from an old christmas, this time a sweet little vintage xmas assortment of gift trims just in time for last minute xmas eve presents ~ this gift label assortment by kaycrest originally cost only 10 cents ~ for 50 seals, cards & tags just...
flashback friday favorite ~ lost modrod
leading up to xmas i wanted to devote a few posts to my favorite xmas toys (this is toxic with baby brother way back in 1970..) ~ for xmas 1969 santa came through with this awesome vintage plastic mod rod kiddie pedal car for toxic ~ i loved my modrod...
flashback friday favorite ~ oldschool television
classic oldschool tv from the 70's ~ back in elementary school toxic used to like when the teacher would roll in the tv on it's metal cart & turn off the lights so we could watch electric company or other public television shows like self incorporated & inside/out ~ dvds...
flashback friday favorite ~ upsy downsy land
welcome to upsy downsy land! ~ this book features characters made by mattel toys in the 60's.. childhood in 1969, it was a beautiful fuzzy world ~ toxic had this very psychedelic book ~ in fact for some reason she & her friends used to write all the bad words...

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hiding places installation..

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toxic inner child dollscape

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stars antiques portland
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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
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little golden books

09/19/2020

the very best of friends

another vintage golden tellatale book today ~

the very best of friends ~

an animal story ~

the new owner of the farm is not kind ~

the animals realize they cannot stay at the farm ~

so they go off in search of new homes ~

& they meet a boy in town ~

he's kind & helps them ~

this story has a happy ending ~

from 1963 ~

more like this to come ~

bren

Posted at 08:32 AM in birds, books, little golden books | Permalink | Comments (0)

09/08/2020

big animals

today's vintage golden tell a tale book ~

big animals ~

from 1978 ~

& there are ostriches :) ~

elephants & hippos ~

rhinos ~

& of course the big cats ~

biggest of all ~

whales ~

big cats are my favorite ~

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alternate cover version ~

more like this to come ~

bren

Posted at 08:56 AM in bears, birds, books, cats, little golden books | Permalink | Comments (0)

07/08/2020

little golden book ~ noah's ark

one last little golden book for a bit ~

noah's ark ~

from 1977 ~

with ostriches ~

the gators look cozy ~

the big flood ~

40 days & 40 nights ~

sending out a dove ~

oh happy day ~

peace ~

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bren

Posted at 09:14 AM in bears, birds, books, cats, little golden books | Permalink | Comments (0)