Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Thing You Find At The Bottom Of The Pile

the key to fairyland
your one way ticket expired to the village of creampuffs (sorry carl sandburg)
the professional's guide to psychic picks for the great race tracks of the world, guaranteed (1925-1972)
your family doctor's excuse to stay home from school during the Shirley Temple film TV Marathon
plus his prescription for malteds and lollypops and chocolate covered anythings.galore.
your great grandmother's triple juice recipie for combatting the flu
your 1958 F.A.O. Christmas Toy Catalog with circled items reposted to Santa Claus
your certificate for free ice cream for life from Howard Johnson's with the original 28 flavor menu
your diamond plated Mickey Mouse Club Ears
the original map from 1849 to all the goldmines out West
some vintage crystal slippers only slightly scratched
ditto with the magic wand...
enough S&H green stamps to purchase a Cape Cod cottage complete with chintz covered furniture.
the magic fishbone...darn it. I knew it had to be in here somewhere.
the cat that choked on half of the magic fishbone.