tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post2212652494181943126..comments2024-03-05T08:38:28.236-07:00Comments on Snowcatcher: Toy StorySnowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-69451978390852221332010-10-23T08:49:03.509-06:002010-10-23T08:49:03.509-06:00Now I need to go get a spirograph to play with, lo...Now I need to go get a spirograph to play with, lol. I did recently purchase Operation. :) I was never much into dolls but did save up and get a baby alive once. :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-12418732522945708812010-10-21T11:12:02.484-06:002010-10-21T11:12:02.484-06:00Well... sadly, I grew up in a household that didn&...Well... sadly, I grew up in a household that didn't allow toys for religious reasons. My Mom rebelled and made me a little sock doll with button eyes and told me to make sure I kept it hidden.<br /><br />I did. I rarely ever played with it, but the lesson never left me. It takes enormous guts to stand up for what you *believe in*, especially when an organized (cult) religion is telling you the opposite.<br /><br />Instead of toys, I had books. Hundreds, maybe thousands of them. Original Tarzan series signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs... the Mars series by the same author... I lived for the (scarce) moments when I could lose myself in a book.<br /><br />Thanks for the insight into your world as a youngster; it's always a source of amazement to see the 'normal' growing-up world through someone else's eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-42589492040206660262010-10-19T21:45:22.312-06:002010-10-19T21:45:22.312-06:00Beautiful! I loved my Chatty Cathy, but the thing...Beautiful! I loved my Chatty Cathy, but the things I wanted were BOOKS!kbrebeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146709601038107862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-6411783932217558562010-10-19T21:10:04.127-06:002010-10-19T21:10:04.127-06:00What a delightful read. I had a special doll, nam...What a delightful read. I had a special doll, named her Mary Ellen. Crayons and coloring books and paper dolls were favorites. Loved Nancy Drew mysteries to read, Nancy and Slugo comic books. Had forgotten about them. Thanks for the memories.glorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909841401746816795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-58638366928115285512010-10-19T15:35:15.757-06:002010-10-19T15:35:15.757-06:00The spirograph was also one of my favs along with ...The spirograph was also one of my favs along with the etch a sketch and Barbies, although my favorite thing to do was always curl up with a book and read. When we played family games it was Mouse Trap and Battleship and Scrabble and we always had a jigsaw puzzle set up on a card table in the "rec room." Played Mouse Trap with our granddaughter a few weeks ago. Still a kick!!!jayayceebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894164273378530006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-19876410774454511642010-10-19T13:00:58.931-06:002010-10-19T13:00:58.931-06:00Oh, how I wanted an ez-bake oven back when I was y...Oh, how I wanted an ez-bake oven back when I was younger!<br /><br />I loved my spirograph, though! And all my dolls. Strawberry Shortcake was my favorite. <br /><br />Btw, there is no such thing as not needing any more comments. ;)Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-22350944353990735512010-10-19T10:30:08.767-06:002010-10-19T10:30:08.767-06:00Great post! I also remember the doll with the pon...Great post! I also remember the doll with the ponytail - I did not have one but a friend of mine did.SouthernSasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959361870518899595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-37993566890062719392010-10-19T06:50:03.029-06:002010-10-19T06:50:03.029-06:00Oh dear, I allways played with my grandmother :). ...Oh dear, I allways played with my grandmother :). With yarns and hooks and needles :D. I had dolls, but I donĀ“t remember them....Zzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172780369275198155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-20719140198396837402010-10-19T05:08:34.769-06:002010-10-19T05:08:34.769-06:00Oh I totally forgot about the Spirograph. My moth...Oh I totally forgot about the Spirograph. My mother would get so mad when I left those little wheels laying around the house. Wow, really neat post! Thanks for bringing a bit of nostalgia back to my morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-82756495330597448602010-10-19T04:39:26.519-06:002010-10-19T04:39:26.519-06:00I always wanted a spirograph but never got one. N...I always wanted a spirograph but never got one. Now I see that as a blessing. Sometimes it is what we are not given that proves to be a gift.Stratozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148600260976577216noreply@blogger.com