lost & found vintage toys

vintage child's desk

i'm interrupting book month for today for a different kind of oldschool item ~

i just love this vintage falcon children's desk ~

it works as an easel or a desk ~

& it has a chalkboard with some vintage chalk still inside ~

the scrolling paper roll on top features nursery rhyme characters~

trees ~

birds ~

letters & numbers ~

flowers ~

animals ~

designs of the era ~

it feels 30's or 40's to me ~

recently i was able to find this sweet little american seating envoy kindergarden chair to go with it ~

just like toxic remembers from kindergarden ~

back to book month tomorrow ~

bren

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twilight zone magazine

pins & buttons ~ the beatles

pins & buttons

remind mags

the minute i saw this magazine cover i knew i wanted to subscribe ;) ~

so i took advantage of a $1 per issue yearly subscription online to this remind magazine ~

& then chose a few cool back issues to add in like this kids' stuff issue with of course, gumby! ~

mr rogers, scooby doo, cartoons, schoolhouse rocks, toys, everything vintage kids loved about childhood ~

i had to have this munsters issue from an october past ~

i always say yvonne decarlo as lily munster is my idea of an ideal mom ;) ~

these mags include tcm listings & puzzle pages, articles & a color photo pin-up page ~

old & new retro shows & fun insights ~

they absolutely did not disappoint ~

of course all things vampire ~

from nosferatu & christopher lee & bela lugosi to the newer dracula incarnations ~

special articles devoted to vampira, elvira, svengoolie & other favorite horror hosts :D ~

fun time capsules ~

now i can't wait for our monthly issues to start arriving :) ~

for retro nostalgia lovers like we are here at our house <3 ~

bren

vintage haunting

another junk journal of sorts ~

vintage haunting ~

black & white images this time ~

with skeletons ~

for journaling, scrapbooking & art projects ~

vintage cool ~

a little bit vampirey ~

have you ever visited my huge cemeteria album? ~

bats & corvids ~

etc? ~

eyeballs, anatomy & octopuses.. octopi?.. ok, an octopus ~

& lastly frogs, because of course there are frogs ;) ~

bren

marissa's book

it may seem an odd time for me to post a xmas book here at the onset of spring ~

but this is a very special book my son & i made way back when he was young for my niece, his cousin marissa ~

she was still small & learning how to read so we were helping her with the alphabet & fun words like kitty ;) ~

mice, mnms & munching monsters! ~

i'm thinking of marissa as she is due to deliver her own first child any day now <3 ~

one xmas of long ago i gave her & her sister crystal this little old lady who swallowed a fly plush toy & it became a family favorite ~

a quiet queen & her quail.. i love my son's drawings included here, along with pix of cousins playing in the pool ~

all is love.. ~

updated: it's a girl! born on this day, happy birthday!!

bren

fcbd 2023!

it's free comic book day 2023! ~

so did you grab your free comic books yet? ~

here are our selections ;)~

we've been there for fcbd since the very first event (yes. nerds.) ~

from amazing comics & hidey-ho comics down in socal ~

to cosmic monkey, excalibur, books with pictures & things from another world here in portland ~

we never missed one until the covid years ~

so fun to snag these freebies ~

retro classics like archie & madballs vs garbage pail kids :D ~

nightmare before xmas! ~

something special this year is the runescape issue ~

raven is a lifelong veteran max level player since day 3 ~

here's his character ravenmoonx with newly acquired zaros godsword & twilight pegasus ;) ~

so i had to pull out one of my monster cereal boxes to store this year's haul in, my ghost closet holds a massive comicbook stash <3 ~

check the links in this post for fcbds & other related posts & pix from days gone by ~

bren