a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is she except a being without access to the universe that she has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
one more vintage golden magazine for now ~ from january 1966 ~ sea birds ~ disney's that darn cat ~ igloo kids cutout ~ tokega ~ chocolate treats ~ all about dinosaurs ~ you can click on dinosaurs in the category list in the sidebar for much more anytime ~...
today's vintage golden magazine ~ from january 1968 ~ stories & coloring pages ~ proverbs ~ bird cutout ~ paperdolls ~ the world of coins ~ toxic still has what's left of our great grandfather henry's coin collection ~ ps toxic hated meatloaf! ~ she was a good ice skater...
yet another vintage golden magazine for boys & girls ~ from january 1965 ~ i always say 1965 was a particularly good year for vintage ;) ~ jago the wildcat ~ a winter story ~ wild west cutout ~ birds worth knowing ~ we get so many interesting birds here...
another vintage golden magazine today ~ from january 1969 ~ a recording session with mortimer ~ marine world ~ toxic grew up near marineland down in socal ~ mod dogs ~ peggy fleming ~ exploring the moon ~ the purple eagles ~ the sound of moonlight ~ ouija for kids...
another vintage golden magazine for boys & girls ~ this issue is from january 1967 ~ ptarmigan, birds of the far north ~ i wish we'd get snow ~ the merry otter ~ the discovery of germs ~ panda & kangaroo cutout ~ czech paperdolls ~ brownies & hot fudge...
i dearly miss having kitties around the house ~ so until we can remedy that i'm a soft mark for kitty item ads ~ like this little ceramic phrenology cat ~ from running press ~ ever wonder what is on your cat's mind? ~ this should help ~ (& it...
a fun happy meal today with snoopy ~ in cooperation with nasa ~ 2019 happy meal toys, snoopy exploring space ~ moon book ~ here's one from the peanuts movie 2015 ~ click space & robots in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~ bren
a scholastic book today ~ dinosaurs from 1987 ~ toxic is a dinosaur nerd ~ our toy room is full of tiny dineys ~ this book is by gail gibbons ~ & has a fun artstyle ~ dinosaurs often show up in gumby adventures :) ~ you can click on...
back to bug season ~ & more big bugs ~ like the giant snail ~ tarantulas & jumping spiders ~ this one even has a pull-out poster packed with nightmare fuel ~ from ladybird first explorers books ~ i'm not really a spring person but i do like butterflies ~...
spring to me is basically bug season ~ & i'm sure you must want to see giant magnified images of bugs, right? ~ we'll start out nice with butterflies ~ meet the beetles ~ vampire flies ~ & of course the nightmare fuel ~ a scholastic book ~ bren
with spring sunshine finally visiting our backyard the birds around our house are making themselves heard ~ here are some posters i have up from the backyard birdshop & the cornell ornithology lab ~ for quick identification ~ i've been photographing these guys for years here in my backyard birdies...
i really love vintage how & why books by wonder books ~ this one about the moon is one of my favorites ~ from 1967 during the apollo space project (& on toxic's 4th birthday she got to watch as man first walked on the moon!) ~ toxic had the...
more dinosaurs today ~ i'll be posting dover days for a week or so as part of book month ~ dover makes great coloring books ~ like this one called days of the dinosaur ~ this green edition printed in the us is 100% recyclable ~ watch out, stegosaurus ~...
i always enjoy dinosaurs ~ let's count some ~ pronunciation ~ hey, it's trixie triceratops ~ count & color the parasaurolophus ~ ostrich dinosaurs.. ostriches with arms?! ~ cutouts ~ click on dinosaurs in the category list in the sidebar for more anytime ~ by spizzirri 1982 ~ bren
toxic loves butterflies ~ this peterson field guide is also a coloring book ~ learn all about lepidoptera while you color the pictures ~ down in socal we visited a butterfly exhibit at the la museum of science ~ toxic has a history with butterflies ~ ghost is an autumn...
a vintage february issue of jack & jill magazine today ~ from 1973 ~ a rescue mission ~ groundhog's day ~ chinese food ~ cutouts ~ balloon party ~ my father lived at the bottom of the sea ~ science fun ~ dashy dog cutout ~ kids' vinyl ~ &...
ok so he's just a sweet li'l squatch plush toy ~ i spotted him in a bookstore i like over in washington state & knew i had to send him off to be a birthday pal for my grand nephew ~ check out his big feets! ~ so if you're...
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...
from the golden magazine for boys & girls ~ a special golden fun winter issue from 1972 ~ learn & have fun too ~ make rockniks & corkies :D ~ eskimo hunter cutout ~ nature sketch book ~ we caught sight of our wild night bunnies recently ~ cool totem...
toxic tricks & treats album (sound up)
Collector's Corner LBPT
visit gumby's childhood home..
baker's tour painting by bren..
gumby trapped on the moon..
gumby rain spirits by bren..
the snowman by bren..
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
ghost's halloween house..
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
lilac house..
raven's rest house..
charlotte house..
caution! zombarbies!
box of bees installation..
patchwork playhouse..
xyz dollscape
annie's saturday house..
hiding places installation..
autumn butterfly installation..
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
monkey lab installation
toxic dollies dollscape
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
the haunted forest installation
pandora installation
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
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:)
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..
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