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mystery back of the mountain

toxic read tons of mysteries,
(including all the nancy drew & hardy boys..)
she especially liked this vintage 1967 scholastic book..

i distinctly remember she wanted to be just like the tall, skinny "strange girl" in the story..

i think we definitely achieved tall, skinny & strange.. lol

ghost & toxic

p.s. i found another scholastic mystery by this same author ~ the ghost rock mystery

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for the love of books..

for this wayback wednesday before valentine's day i'm thinking of my love of books :D ~

i've posted several times in the past about the friends of the library sales i've been to every spring & fall ~

waiting in line one crisp fall morning downtown ~

vintage kids section :) ~

these events were like my christmas! ~

they even had a comics section ~

& psychology ~

mr dad would man the book cart ~

until they ended at pandemic time ~

but now there's a bookstore where all the books end up instead ~

also portland has the best bookstore there is.. powell's! ~

here i am at a booksigning there getting my elliott smith book signed by photographer/director autumn de'wilde ;) ~

there's also 'in other words' which inspired the fun bookstore featured in portlandia ~

& all the cool comic book & indie bookshops too ~

a true booknerd, i've assembled my own vintage kids library over all the years <3 ~

click the links in this post for more, or just click on books in the category list in the left sidebar anytime ~

bren

internet archive

i wanted to dedicate a post here at the lost & found to one of my favorite websites, the internet archive :D ~

if you're a book nerd, comic book or gaming type, this site has whole troves of vintage ephemera & treasures free to download for you digitally ~

anything you can imagine just search for it, i've collected everything from retro game guides to classic literature ~

but due to an apellate court decision they may not remain free for much longer ~

so i recommend checking it out, & remember your local library probably has free online material to enjoy, as well as hoopla ~

d&d & magic the gathering fans, heads up! ~

& be sure to click the links in this post for much more like this :) ~

& see the category list in the left sidebar too for everything from books to movies & more ~

bren

flashback friday - journals

so it's that time of year when i get to choose which new journal i will start writing in ~

i have a bunch of blank ones to choose from ~

because i've been a rather hypergraphic journaler for the last 30 years or so ~

hmm, vintage christmas? ~

a yoobi notebook with lots of room for stickers? ~

a lovely vintage frog with celestial accents? ~

ministry of frogs :) ~

corvids are always a favorite ~

here's a cats in space decomposition book i found in a cool book store i discovered in washington state ~

& i've already started adding some stickers ~

the cat lover's book of days ~

with art & photos included ~

the smallest feline is a masterpiece ~

i always enjoy vintage anatomy & skellys ~

so i have a couple selections available & waiting to be filled ~

i should live so long.. lol ~

on the subject of skeletons, i still have one nbx journal left empty ~

nope. ~

here's one i made through shutterfly with one of my winter window photos as the cover ~

it's a planner style journal ~

i've posted other shutterfly items here at the lost & found several times ~

well, i'll have to make a decision here soon, more to come like this ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from a few years back..

bren

flashback friday - halloween books

a flashback friday favorite post today from october 2012 ~

this book is lots of fun & good illustrations by benjamin chaud ~

costumes & recipes ~

nightmare theater ~

creepy crafts & spooky costume ideas ~

the simpsons always do halloween right ~

contents ~

a yokel's guide to halloween ~

cutouts! ~

i like ned flanders ~

bart's halloween survival kit ~

zombie couch scene ~

this one must be good because it glows in the dark ~

a scholastic book ~

by joanne barkan ~

illustrated by jody wheeler ~

a ghost house ~

let's party! ~

more ~

ghost & toxic

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