I Truly Love TOYS

I collect all sorts of items that could be considered playthings. Most of the items I collect are from my childhood, some are not. I am captivated by playsets, like barns, farms, and ertl country sets.
I also have a rather large set of dollhouses, all kinds; metal and wooden, in different scales. Furniture, accessories and leetle teeny dollies. I am passionate about playing The Sims and have every single game, Sims 1 and Sims 2. I love building the houses, making the neighborhoods and making people, but playing? No so much. I am addicted to Google Earth (since it was Keyhole) and Google maps. The feeling of fascination I have with all of these things is the same. OMG, I must want to be a God! Not THE God, perhaps, but some god? Controlling the little things beneath me, having the final say...! Nahhh, that's not it, at least not completely. I do love the control, but I think it's more of controlling my immediate environment, the one before me at the moment, and not the entire universe. That would be too much work. I do this for pleasure. I was going to upload a couple of photos here, but I am shocked to find I don't have any. Geez.

The Geek in me

Yep, I am a geek at heart. I didn't realize it, until someone called me that, and then I knew it was true. I love Google Earth and Google maps. I am smitten with the street view, especially. Some consider it the proverbial "invasion of privacy".I figure, if your curtains are open, someone will look in, whether a 360 camera is going by or not.

So, today, I see my fellow blogger's site Ogle Earth. I love his site! And, he has links to 360 Cities and Arounder, both based in Europe. Lovely views on both sites. I've never been out of the US. These sites are just perfect for me.