Sunday, January 22, 2012

Another Toy of Yore

Happiness is a warm blanket. - Linus (Peanuts)

Herself had just read the above quote, and was contemplating the Peanuts gang -- she has always loved Snoopy -- when she had a sudden recollection of one of her favorite childhood toys:  the Snoopy's Beagle Scouts Colorforms Stand-Up Playset. Pure unadulterated happiness in a box.  Through the marvels of the internet, she searched and found pictures of the playset:  there it was, exactly as she remembered it.  Magnificent.

What was it about that playset that made it so incredibly marvelous?  The simple beauty of the colorforms, with their pure colors and soothing shapes; the three-dimensionality of it that so wonderfully folded down into the storage box; the smoothness and coolness of the colorform pieces; the slightly rough feel of the edges of the characters and the trees; the scent of the plastic and the laminated cardboard. 

If she closes her eyes, she can almost feel the shapes between her fingers.  Aaaaaah.

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