a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is he except a being without access to the universe that he has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
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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do you play elder scrolls online? ~ if you do, look for me & we'll kill stuff together (bren-ghost) ~ i just started recently in elsweyr, home of my beloved khajiiti ~ i've played elder scrolls games solo for decades ~ & so i finally took the plunge to mmo...
happy halloween! in honor of this very special day i'm sharing with you our latest mini house ~ it all started with this, what i called, the mystery house ~ we usually build our houses from the ground up, but this yardsale find was too inviting ~ this time mr...
it's halloween eve, let's make some noise! ~ with this vintage tin halloween horn ~ featuring a pumpkinhead, an owl, witch & black cat ~ made by the us metal toy mfg company ~ as are these twist type tin toys featuring another black cat & rather vicious jol ~...
with only a couple days left till halloween i wanted to share the vintage items i've gathered since last year ~ like these fierce little black cats ~ owl & pumpkinhead scarecrow ~ unmarked plastic, i believe these are meant to be cake decorations ~ & these candy holders are...
hello kitty is all dressed up for halloween at mcdonald's ~ in 8 cute styles like pumpkin, witch & skelly ~ butterfly & mermaid ~ each toy has an action ~ for example you can make the wings flap ~ this happy meal celebrates 45 years of hello kitty ~...
with only a few days left till halloween 2019, i wanted to share our updated halloween album ~ we have always thoroughly enjoyed this special holiday at our house, in years past we did our best to terrify the neighborhood back in socal ~ up here where it's usually too...
what a beautiful fall day here in portland ~ perfect for halloween comicfest ~ we hit cosmic monkey & excalibur comics ~ as well as things from another world ~ this is a great event for kids ~ cool kids like to read comic books ~ there's something for everyone,...
a flashback friday favorite post from october 2013.. this is all i have left of my ideal visible head model from the 80's, it's the picture from the box.. sadly mine broke apart after being used as a hatstand for many years & i regrettably sold it at one of...
hey, its only a week till halloween! ~ october is my favorite shopping season ~ i mean there are socks & cereals, cats & pumpkins ~ & frogs ~ new for us this year from holiday home decor ~ ghost & skelly tea towels since it's halloween all year in...
8 days till halloween ~ halloween shopping continues at our local spirit store ~ hey, nice chainsaw ~ i'd put it to good use ~ this year they have a spooky aquarium ~ let's go inside ~ a sign warns you not to tap on the glass ~ biting fish...
yesterday i mentioned my newest dolly ~ but you've not been properly introduced ~ say hi to tammy terror ~ if you liked zombarbies, you'll love this zombie dolly ~ with her evil glowing eyes & zombie cries (just click the links) ~ zombie dolly & feed me! she growls...
halloween shopping always makes me so happy ~ i have a new dolly! more about her tomorrow ~ these are pix from our trip to halloween city in hillsboro ~ feeding the kitty ~ cool haunted projector.. (click me) ~ 10 days till halloween! check here at the lost &...
a ghost story today ~ jeremy & the ghost from 1979 dandelion press ~ poor jeremy is subject to harassment ~ due to his fears, especially of the haunted house nearby ~ but on halloween he becomes a ghost ~ & gets a ribbon for scariest costume at school ~...
i can feel halloween approaching :) ~ how do you like this cool vintage jangly halloween chain i'm wearing? ~ here's the latest vintage ceramic ghost here at our house ~ more here ~ have you visited the halloween house? (sound up) ~ i pick up ghosts & skellies all...
i'm warm & snuggly this crisp cold morning ~ thanks to my new nbx pjs ~ scary old goth lady ahead (sensitive viewers avert your gaze) ~ check out these super long socks that are included ~ yep, i'm all ready to hibernate now ~ the cold season is the...
it's the 13th of october ~ let's crack open this new funko oogie boogie cereal for breakfast ~ & there's the prize! ~ a cute little green funko oogie boogie for my halloweentown shelf ~ ok, so i have to say.. ~ this cereal is not very tasty, sorta bitter...
i love the cover of this vintage children's playmate magazine from october 1973 ~ draw me, i'm a bat ~ jack-o-lantern moon ~ tonight is the hunter's moon, it's been glowing in my window at night ~ ghost writing ~ this issue is chock full of oldschool halloween goodness ~...
revisiting last october's dolly freakshow for flashback friday.. happy halloween month! ~ to kick off october you are invited to my latest ghost gallery dollscape ~ the dolly freak show (sound up!) all the vintage toyroom dollies are there for the show, which includes my own freak dolly creations ~...
'tis the season for monster cereals ~ we look forward to these every october ~ frankenberry ~ count chocula ~ & of course boo berry ~ i'm partial to this kind ~ download the addams family pumpkin stencils here ~ more like this to come ~ bren
i particularly like the mini versions of mezco's living dead dolls ~ although i do have a few of the larger dolls as well ~ for the girls ~ each one has a tiny noose around her neck.. how quaint ~ 3 more weeks till halloween begins! ~ although to...
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:)
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