And I can understand the no grandkids feelings.
Maybe you have a wee lil niece or nephew in the family???

i am trolling tho. lol.
if my divorce is settled the way i hope it is, i hope to fill this big ole house up again. maybe a border with some little ones.
really miss having little kids in my life.

A couple of days after Christmas I was in the mall and a couple of booths down I saw an older guy in his 70s getting some Lionel engines. He had 5 of them, all around $250. each. I helped him carry them up to the front and and asked if Santa didn't bring him any. He just gave me a big smile.

good for him. hope he has an heir that will treasure them.

You're not alone in your love for them. I'm always looking for things like Tiny Tears dolls, too. And doll houses. It seems we older people have a whole lot of good memories wrapped up in them. No tips re grandkids - I'm childless.

ok, kidding, but that is one of my fave commercials of all time. (nintendo commercial)
but, srsly, i did not have that many toys. a friend of mine used to insist that the reason i had a bunch of kids was for the toys. never could really argue.

decided the worst part about kids is that they have no memory of the really best times. their memories start to stick at about the time the shit hits the fan. and as young adults, they barely remember anything but the damn teenage years.

f-p made some incredible toys.

I found a Fisher-Price barn with fencing and animals and assorted stuff for $2.50. It's the version from the 1980's, not the 60's, but it will sell like hotcakes in my booth at the group antique shop. Could you send me some Picasso luck????? LOL.

look out for the blue period, tho. that stuff is still full of the depressing.