View-Master

I still have my View-Master. But no slides. To remedy that I bought some brand new Peter Pan slides at Target. It's not quite the same as looking back at the ones from my youth, but it'll do!
I found an AMAZING site that shows the history of this toy. Very cool. Check it out.


I was reminded of this toy when, a few weeks back, I discovered View-Master slides on Bob Logan's blog. Here's a link to all his amazing images which include Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Yogi Bear.

Logan also links to some super cool View-Master images of the Flintstones on the What My Dad Saw blog. Brian's images MOVE on his site! :)

Beginning.

Last week, I discovered a blog that celebrated nostalgic children's books. It made me think of all the goodies I still have on my shelf and how much I love them. When I started exploring my shelves trying to find a book to honor with a post, I discovered I have far, far too many.

Then I remembered Thriftcraft blog (alas, no more) and all the joy I had in looking at her antique store/thrift shop toys and other goodies. I am certain that within my lone apartment lies endless fodder for "wayback journeys."

I intend to make this a blog of memory. Nick Carroway said in The Great Gatsby, "You can't repeat the past." Well, repeating the past isn't the objective, but I'd like to gaze at it once in awhile and feel that good, warm, safe feeling. The feeling I get from macaroni and cheese--I promise my blog will have fewer carbs!