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animals, COOL STUFF

Tick tock. Where do you come for?

April 5, 2012

I bought this pair of cuckoo clocks from a junk store for R15 each. Their eyes move from side to side when they are wound up and working. Has anyone seen these guys before? The reason i’m asking is because I once saw them in quite a fancy and well-stocked antique store in Cape Town, they were in a cabinet with no price, but the owner of the place was so unfriendly and unhelpful that I didn’t have the guts or teh energy to go ask him about them.

I would love any information…anyone have any stories for me?

 

animals, awesome stuff

Trip down memory lane, beware the troll.

June 9, 2011

Last night I fished around in my one of my many boxes of things that I collect and I pulled out all these little guys. Many years ago when I had lots of these and decided to do a clean out, one because I was moving and two because I was in my early 20’s and not my 10’s anymore, I decided to keep one of each for memories sake.

Man, when I was a kid these guys made me so amazingly happy. They weren’t computerized or battery operated, they didn’t have the word Apple in their names, they were just made of plastic and imagination and they were awesome. Shame, when I look at them now I feel sad that I will never again get as excited as I did when I was younger over an old man faced troll with pink hair or a blue shaved monkey with no shirt on. But not to worry my little friends, you’re not going anywhere, my kids will play with you one day.

Ok so i’m talking to my toys now, yes it’s weird and no I haven’t been dipping into my large stash of liquor chocolates, just feeling sentimental, that’s all…

Do you guys till have some of your old toys? I still have a lot more, but will save them for another day xxx x