Merry Christmas!  I couldn't resist the urge to post another Sunday Surprise on this particular day, which tends to be full of its own f...

For a while I thought that my beloved Toys 'R' Us store in South Portland would stay open while other branches around the nation clo...

When I was a little kid--maybe six or seven years old-- I had a good friend who really liked mice.  She and I would pretend that we actually...

I have a long-standing fixation on toys with surprises or mysteries.  Things like Kinder Surprise eggs , for example, send me into fits of ...

I found the most wonderful little toy at Toys R Us the other day!  It's a tiny little Cabbage Patch doll.   To me, this is the perfect m...