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Saved from a landfill…

I made a big batch of roasted red pepper hummus the other day. I usually love hummus, but this was just okay. Joe really likes it though, and I made him two hummus wraps for a snack at work. Shortly after I waved goodbye to him, I noticed the wraps and an orange still on the table. I figured he wasn’t too far away, and would be very disappointed if he didn’t have them, so I ran around looking for my cell phone (never in the same place), and called him up. He rode back home with a Fisher Price Family Farm in his hand, and alerted me to a jackpot of Fisher Price Little People, just a few houses up, getting soaked by the endless rain while waiting for the garbage truck to come along and eat it. We brought it home, and I cleaned it all up. Can you believe this was all going to go to a landfill???

Fisher Price Family Farm (circa early 70s??)
farm

animals

tractor

barntop

barn1

barn2

Fisher Price School and Playground (circa 1988?)
schoolplayground

See the yellow skateboard??

playground

seesaw

Wheeeeeee!

slide

schoolclockbus

school

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7 Responses to “Saved from a landfill…”

  1. Rebecca H. Says:
    May 5th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    Wow. What a score! I’m so glad you guys rescued the stuff. I had the farm when I was growing up. I bet my mom still has it at home. I’m going to have to ask her.

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    laurushka reply on May 5th, 2009:

    Cool– Ruby will love it! Or actually, you and C might like it more, and then she can play with it when you are done!

  2. heather Says:
    May 5th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    golly, i had the FP farm growing up and would cram everything in it when picking up toys. i wonder if it’s still in the attic…..

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  3. Tom J Says:
    May 5th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    WOW! SCORE! I miss my Fisher Price toys – they were darn near indestructible. Does the barn door still Moo when you open it?

    The best FP toys were the castle with the little trapdoor/dungeon and secret hiding place behind the stairs, and also the village, with the little mail truck with the little plastic letters.

    They don’t make stuff like they used to, more’s the pity…

    Tom

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    laurushka reply on May 6th, 2009:

    It does moo! The school house has a weird trapdoor right next to the teacher’s desk… wonder what that is for!

  4. christy Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    I AM JEALOUS BEYOND MEASURE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Laura Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    What a find! Dang, I wish that was around here…or that we could come over and play with them.

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