Category Archives: [hunting for hidden gold]

nostalgia, fondness.

[Nostalgia illustrated]
There were lights on in most of the houses, and Lewis could hear people laughing and talking and slamming doors.

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Alex

Illustration by Edward Gorey, The House with the Clock in its Walls. See also: Two Cold Circles of Light.

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[Hunting for hidden gold]
“It’s the phantom freighter!” Captain Harkness cried.

Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by Alex

 [From The Phantom Freighter, Hardy Boys Mystery Stories No. 26]

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[Harbored nostalgia]
Mobile Armored Strike Kommand.

Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by Alex

I suppose this is a departure from contemporary art musings, but I find the following video clips just as affecting…. Upon encountering these sequences on this internet of ours, I am filled to the brim with nostalgic wonder. It is … Continue reading →

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[Bedtime stories]
I know you’re a bunny. You’re my Fluffy bunny.

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 by Alex

As a young person I read The Poky Little Puppy to the point the book’s cover fell off.  It was my Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie. These days I can’t get enough of Simone Lia‘s modest but achingly likable … Continue reading →

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[Harbored nostalgia]  
Two Cold Circles of Light.

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 by Alex

I have periodically posted illustrations that kindle in me a genuine nostalgia, for both my own childhood, as well as for the decades before I was born. This illustration by Edward Gorey for John Bellairs’ The House with a Clock … Continue reading →

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[Nostalgia, Illustrated]
Hunting for hidden gold.

Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 by Alex

I can’t get over how well-executed this Hardy Boys illustration is, from what was one of my favorite books from the series, Hunting for Hidden Gold. (A reproduction of this image currently hangs on my living room wall.) I love … Continue reading →

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[Nostalgia harbored]
You found a ten-foot pole.

Posted on Monday, October 8, 2007 by Alex

“A freak sandstorm in Egypt has uncovered the top of the Great Pyramid of RA the Sun-God. Already dozens of explorers, singly and in teams, have entered the pyramid through the door at the very top. None have ever returned. … Continue reading →

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[For the love of an implied simplicity, pages yellowed]
What kind of man.

Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 by Alex

[from the Boy Scout Handbook, Seventh Edition, 1965]

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