lost & found vintage toys

gumbyland 20th birthday!!

it's hard to believe it's been 20 years since i first set up my gumbyland website ~

i was an ebay seller at the time, selling vintage toys & i'd been a gumby collector since the 80s ~

& i knew i wanted my own website where i could share all the cool collectibles & gumby toys i'd gathered ~

my first photos were lame.. lol ~

i quickly realized i wanted to appreciate each item individually ~

& mr dad helped me set up the first version of the site ~

it had kitties all over it ~

& fun icons leading to the gumby collection page, fun links page, cool links page & some of my artwork ~

before long i received an email from joe clokey asking if i'd link gumbyland up to the new prema site he was creating :) ~

& i began corresponding with holly harman who was working on the new gumby goes to the sun book ;) ~

my gumby collection was growing even larger & after a couple years i revised the pages a bit ~

sabrina felina introduced visitors to the secret ghost gallery ~

and eventually i started this toy blog where i could share each toy or book individually & link it all together ~

over the years i've enjoyed having other gumby fans comment & share info about toys & bendies, comics & gumby adventures ~

besides joe & holly, i've had the pleasure of interacting with jeff whitman, paul (gumboflexo), russell/zane loco (all things animated), kyle baker.. gumby people are always such good folks & it has been a blast! ~

so if you haven't yet been to gumbyland, you are invited, just click here ~

(note: the ghost gallery has grown as well, but it's oldschool, so try using an old laptop or pc with firefox or google chrome browser so the music will play there, since it's essential..)

my son (raven) is a second generation gumby fan & i think i've helped cultivate a third gen fan as well.. i'm still curious to see what new gumby adventures lie in store for the next 20 years? ~

bren

stan telegraphist

an unusual little book today ~

stan the telegraphist ~

ok ~

thank goodness for morse code! ~

see the notes in the air? ~

i believe this is a vintage swiss story ~

what a weird little book ~

bren

toxic coloring book

i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~

that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~

so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~

mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~

so i thought it'd be fun today to share this coloring book i made once for toxic ~

when i was sick & feverish ~

when you're feeling poorly i think it's an extra important time to look after your inner child ~

kitties, of course ~

music is another important element ~

tv ~

& dvds ~

games & fun ~

favorites ~

don't forget videogames ~

word search ~

neighborhood of make-believe ~

hey, it's only 150 more days till halloween! ~

holidays ~

my grown son still loves these particular anagram pages ;) ~

i miss winter ~

my favorite lost & found toy ~

bren & toxic