Hey all! Not the world’s biggest Oz fan, but my grandmother, Gina Wickwar, was. She even wrote a handful of the books recognized to be (quasi) cannon. 

She passed away earlier this month, and today, I went to her apartment to go through some of her stuff. Needless to say, she had an extensive  Oz collection — so much so that she used to have an “Oz room” in her house (that more or less became an Oz floor as the years went on…). 

She donated most of the stuff to the Oz society when she was downsizing after my grandfather passed,  but even so her collection was mighty. Figured I’d share at least the books (hers included!) with you guys on this sub, as well as some Oz related jewelry I decided to take: 6 Ruby Red shoe pins that I plan to distribute amongst my me and my 5 cousins, as well as this Toto necklace I found that I will be wearing to remember her by. (Though I do not share the “Oz” gene, we are both crazy dog ladies!!)

Lastly, I wanted to include this picture I took — the last pic of my grandma in my camera roll. I took it the night we went to see wicked part 2 in theaters together in December. We all joked it was her Super Bowl! She wore her Oz scarf to the theater proudly. 

Miss you grandma. 

From my grandma’s collection