It's show and tell Friday--already. Let's see, Monday, this week, I decided to clean the toy closet. Toys used to be devoted to a whole room in our home, but as the girl's have gotten older we have condensed to a closet. As I was sorting, throwing away, putting toys in bags for charity,etc., I came across one of MY toys. OHHHHH...the memories...
Let me introduce you to Jane West. Does anyone remember her? She had a lot of friends in the Old West series. My brothers had some of the characters, too--Geronimo, Little Joe, the Sheriff, the bad guy--outlaw(can't recall his name) and others. We played with this set for hours and hours. I have such fond memories of shoot-outs, robberies, saloons and the like, camp-outs--isn't that great--LOL!!! I actually think I have ALL of the pieces to Jane's collection--that's nothing short of a miracle because I'm OLD, and so they have kicked around for a lot of years!! I wish I had the whole wild west set--maybe I should check-out EBAY or something!!
Here is Jane in one of her outfits--skirt, vest, bandana, hat and purse. I just love that she is turquoise!! So classic!! She had another skirt, vest, 2 hats, belt, pistol holder, 2 pistols, rifle, coffee pot and mug, branding irons, fry pan, and my favorites as a girl--her comb and compact!! Now, I'm a fairly kind mother, and I have let my girl's play with Jane and her accessories, but have threatened them with a houseful of chores if ONE SINGLE PIECE GETS LOST!!! For heaven's sake, I've kept them all together for over 35 years!!! They can play for a couple of hours without losing something... LOL!! HMMMMM...I think I should take the day off from reality and head for the wild, wild west with Jane...what do you think??Thanks for sharing in my show and tell. Aren't childhood memories amazing?!! Hope ya'll have a memorable,wild,wild west weekend!!!
Be Nice to People,
Be Nice to People,
Julie
19 comments:
I am impressed that you kept that all to gether so long! Nic memories! My show and tell is about childhood memories at the fair.
She is great! I don't blame you for wanting to keep all the pieces.
How fun! I'm a sucker for toys I played with in my childhood.
hey jane i mean julie she looks just like you!!! hee hee.... i need to do the overhaul also. big job though. yikes. have a great one
Sorry, Julie, I don't know whoe Jane is. :) Is she with the Lone Ranger and Tonto? Or is that a different series? My hubby has them and we have them displayed them in the boys' toy room. :)
Have a great weekend, my friend.
Great memories.
Jane never made it to Ireland, so she is new to me, but glad she reminded you of fun times.
Thanks for sharing.
Cute doll and sweet story. I know you're glad you still have her.
I HAD A JANE WEST! Bro had Geronimo, he and GIJoe were my Barbie's heros! They could bend (for rescuing) in ways Ken couldn't (AND they looked more like real men. Oh we played and played and played! Kudos to you for still having these AND sharing with your kids. Thanks for the memories!
Wow! Jane West...I do remember her! I go back a little farther than her, you are younger than I :). What a great show & tell! I am so glad you allow your girls to play with Jane!
Have a Wonderful Evening!
Kathi :)
How neat to have that stuff. We lost a lot of ours in a fire that just happened to hit the bedroom with the big old closet with all the stuff we were saving for someday.
Julie,
That's something that you still have all of this all together! That is such a great keepsake from your childhood!
Have a great weekend!
Tammy
Never saw this toy before, but I was a young teen 35 yrs ago. It's amazing you still have all her accessories.
Oh, Julie -- I sure hope you found some time to play...
Have a great weekend, my friend!
This doll and her clothes is a wonderful vintage item. How great that you have kept it intact all these years. Thanks for showing it and telling us about this treasure.
Impressive! And I'm even more impressed that you let your girls play with it. What a nice mom!
What a darling childhood keepsake, Julie! You did a great job keeping all the pieces together!
~Kelli
Oh my, how fun
T
Oh how wonderful! I believe I still have some Barbies up the attic. Now I want to get them down and remember too.
Smiles,
Lea
Aw, I loved Jane West. My sister had Jamie.
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