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

ghostcloset antifashion summer update

happy weird wednesday! ;) ~

i've updated my ghostcloset with some cool new t's from temu local warehouses that weren't affected by the tarrifying tariffs ~ 

including these american mcgee's alice ones ~

caution: it's hot here & i'm not bothering with makeup! ~

some advice from the cheshire cat.. let's play! ~

american mcgee's alice is still one of my favorite videogames ever ~

we're all mad here ~

& some radiohead! :) ~

from my playroom ~

no boring socks! ~

tolkien too ;) ~

& this fun makeup bag which feels very mcmennimans-esque to me ~

click on ghostcloset antifashion in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~

bren

i love portland

for this flashback friday i'm thinking about my love for portland ~

& how we came to move up here 20 years ago ~

as a socal native of 40 years i grew up hearing my mom's stories of old portland & how she longed to go back, mr dad was also born here & our dream was always to make it up here ~

my son was happy to make the change so we brought our family of 7 pittypats up here to our own big house ~

& we never looked back ;) ~

we have loved the uniqueness of portland & this pacific northwest wonderland & this is our home ~

all the incredible trails, mountains & waterfalls ~

trees & parks, bridges & estate sales at cool old houses ~

library sales, neighborhood food carts & cool comic & vinyl shops ~

i'm a total portland nerd now :) ~

& since mr dad & i both love photography i have numerous albums of portland, oregon & washington & the pnw wonderland ~

so i thought i'd link a bunch here for anyone interested ~

each album has accompanying essential music if you're on pc or laptop ~

everything from elliott smith to the decemberists <3 ~

i apologize for any broken image links, typepad feels like it's fading away? noooo... & there are tons more up at my gumbyland & gallery website & over at my other blog ;) ~

bren

flashback friday - dollscapes

for this flashback friday a favorite post from last year.. so i thought i'd highlight my ghostgallery dollscapes ~

that's what i call the installations i've created & photo'd through the years ~

using dolls & other vintage toys ~

from my own toyroom ~

like our mini houses they are hosted up at the last hallway of my ghost gallery ~

up at gumbyland ~

a place i call the rows of never opened doors ~

often inner child themed, these creations have been like art therapy for me ~

& i've even appeared in some myself ;) ~

along with many toys i've posted about here at the lost & found blog ~

so click the links in this post if you are curious ~

for all my fellow vintage kids ~

sound up for essential music (phones won't work..) ~

& please visit the ghost gallery anytime ~

& check out the links in the sidebars for more dollscapes & albums ~

more like this to come ~

bren

happy caturday! - kitties rock!!

hey happy caturday! ~

to celebrate i'm sharing some of my last temu order items ;) ~

before things got tariffying ~

classic rock & new wave albums ~

kitties take over ~

my favorite of course ~

i also picked up a few pins ~

the count ~

wednesday addams ~

skeletor & his kitty ~

bren