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  • flashback friday favorite ~ toy castles & haunted castle
    flashback friday favorite ~ toy castles & haunted castle
    this is a special flashback friday favorite post i've been wanting to share for awhile now, and a commenter here at the lost & found has provided me the perfect opportunity. i first posted this pair of toy castle playsets back in november of 2013 & it has become one...
  • chap & chirpy
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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!
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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...
Bc x
toxic tricks & treats album (sound up)
Lbpt
Collector's Corner LBPT
Littlegumby
visit gumby's childhood home..
Baker's tour
baker's tour painting by bren..
Gumby moon
gumby trapped on the moon..
Rainsprits
gumby rain spirits by bren..
The snowman
the snowman by bren..
Bluestar
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
Blackbird
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
Jol
ghost's halloween house..
Bluehouse
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
Lilac house
lilac house..
Raven's rest
raven's rest house..
Charlotte house
charlotte house..
Zombarbies
caution! zombarbies!
Beebox
box of bees installation..
Playhouse
patchwork playhouse..
Xyz
xyz dollscape
Annie
annie's saturday house..
Toyroom mouse
hiding places installation..
Autumn butterfly
autumn butterfly installation..
Rx
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
Lab
monkey lab installation
Dollies
toxic dollies dollscape
Never
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
Collidescope
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
Sickroom
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
Haunted forest
the haunted forest installation
Pandora
pandora installation
Arm
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
Lonely trees
january trees photo album
Cemeteria
cemeteria photo album
Ghostgarden
ghost garden album
Butterfly tryals
butterfly trials album
Mr horse
halloween photo album (warning graphic content)
Little sister
dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)
Bad blood
bad blood by bren
Little deaths
little deaths
Wonderland
kaleidoscopes
Spiroscience
spiroscience
Closet skeleton
closet skeleton
Ghost house
in a ghost house..
Doll chest
doll chest
Little miss dx
little miss dx
Toxic inner child icon
toxic inner child dollscape

other cool sites ~

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friendlyghost gamepage..
Autumn
my comic book page..
Gumby's xmas crisis
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:)


The kitties
the kitties (sound up)
Hummingbird
backyard birdies (sound up)

vintage recipes for children

  • ludwig von drake animal pancakes
    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..
    ~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

kids' meals

  • spirit/fast & furious
    kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

mindless art

  • the tingler
    an album of mindless random drawings including vintage television & retro kid shows ~ old vhs tape covers etc..

    ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

cards

  • zbots
    collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

pogs

  • pogs
    assorted pogs..

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puzzles

07/14/2020

surf's up

Carls jr surf's up 2

back to kids' meal prizes ~

Carls jr surf's up 1

these are from carl's jr ~

Carls jr surf's up 3

based on the surf's up movie ~

Carls jr surf's up 4

from 2007 ~

Carls jr surf's up 5

surfing penguins ~

Carls jr surf's up 6

puzzles, stickers & toys ~

Carls jr surf's up

bren

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04/02/2020

brain games

Brain games

a vintage book of brain games ~

Brain games x

from 1979 by will shortz ~

Brain games 1

this book belonged to toxic as a teenager ~

Brain games 2

keeping sharp ~

Brain games 3

:D ~

Brain games 4

nerd. ~

Brain games

bren

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10/16/2019

golden special pencil puzzle fun

Golden special pencil puzzle fun

it's been awhile since i posted an old golden magazine ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 1

this one is a golden special ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 2

pencil puzzle fun with cutouts too ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 3

kitties & games ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 4

spinburger & iceduck ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 5

schooltime ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 6

butterflies ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 7

golden comics ad ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun 8

just click on golden magazines in the category list in the sidebar for the whole vintage collection ~

Golden special pencil puzzle fun x

bren

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