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Friday, October 23, 2009

weekend = time to play!





what's better to play with than replicas of old-fashioned tin toys? seen at den gamle by in århus. and yes, i did get one, it's that fish in the middle of the bottom picture. and it's so cool. it has a little fish inside of it. they really knew how to make toys in the olden days...

hope you have a lovely weekend, one and all...
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16 comments:

  1. ElizabethOctober 23, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    Beautiful toys, time to play. Have a great weekend.

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  2. BeeOctober 23, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    LOVE these.
    I'm nostalgic for a less disposable time.

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  3. rxBambiOctober 23, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    I love the fish, great choice. I have to admit tho, between fish, robots, Moo cards and stones... I really really want to see your house. I knew it was eclectic, but I think it's even more eclectic than I imagine...

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  4. The pale observerOctober 23, 2009 at 11:50 PM

    I must have a foot fetish - love the fish toy!!! That's definitely the one I'd have picked!

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  5. ZuzanaOctober 24, 2009 at 12:51 AM

    Have a wonderful weekend in my city.;)
    xoxo

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  6. DelenaOctober 24, 2009 at 12:53 AM

    I love the old toys. I wish I still had mine. Remember Chatty Cathy!

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  7. CharOctober 24, 2009 at 12:55 AM

    beautiful - are these yours?

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  8. DutchbabyOctober 24, 2009 at 1:23 AM

    Gorgeous photos! I can hear the squeaking, rattling rumble of these toys all the way over here in California!

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  9. LynnOctober 24, 2009 at 2:57 AM

    I just love these! They remind me of my grandmother's toy box that she'd let us dig when we went to her place. There's something so real about these kinds of toys--a feeling that they'll last a few generations.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Oh! Those remind me of that wonderful children's book by Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Have you and Sabin read it yet? If you haven't, you must. It is so good. C avoided it for a year until she saw me reading it, and then she devoured it in a few days.

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  11. Amanda RoperOctober 24, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    I love the brightly colored Elephant....

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  12. Pamela Terry and EdwardOctober 24, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    I have the elephant myself!!

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  13. The Redhead RiterOctober 24, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    Those toys are just AWESOME!!!!

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  14. kristinaOctober 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Oh they're are absolutely wonderful! My husband has a small collection, but we haven't been able to add to it in ages--we just can't seem to find any lovely ones like these in London... K x

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  15. JuliaSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Can you tell me where exactly this toy shop is?

    Thank you.

    Julia

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  16. julochkaSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Hi Julia--

    I hope you check back, as there's no email address where I can answer you...the shop is within Den Gamle By in Århus, Denmark. I hope that helps.

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