AfterSki - Christmas goes on till Easter

It´s more than 3 months since Christmas and the famous birth. Time to go for another????
But the main AfterSki photo this Thursday is the leftover lights from Christmas in the trees. Unlighted but ready for next season.
More Easter challenge you can find when Petunia invites to AfterSki

AfterSki - Christmas goes on till Easter

It´s more than 3 months since Christmas and the famous birth. Time to go for another????
But the main AfterSki photo this Thursday is the leftover lights from Christmas in the trees. Unlighted but ready for next season.
More Easter challenge you can find when Petunia invites to AfterSki

New Crate and Barrel
Crate and Barrel has just opened its first store in Abu Dhabi. This is great news for all Arab women who want to register for their honor killings.



Surge for Toyota
Toyota's U.S. sales were up 40% last month... mostly thanks to trial lawyers who were buying up evidence.



Newark No Murders
The city of Newark, New Jersey just finished its first murder-free month in 44 years. The economy is so bad, even the killers are out of work.



iPad Raves
The iPad is getting across-the-board rave reviews from techies. They're gushing about the new features, graphics, and there's even a rumor that it might get some of them a date with a real girl.



Government Layoffs
A new report says the government actually laid off more workers than the private sector last month. The only trouble is, no one can tell the difference between a laid off government worker and one that's supposedly still on the job.



Dimon vs. Obama
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is complaining that President Obama is demonizing the bankers. Dimon is so mad, that he's planning on not including a lollipop the next time he sends Obama a $500,000 campaign donation.





April 1st


1949: The Canadian government stops interning Japanese-Canadians because of civil rights concerns and after learning that some Japanese make decent speed skaters.


1976: Apple Computer is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. 1,500 geeks immediatley line up around the corner from their house in hopes of being the first to buy something.


2002: The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, in a tacit admission that nothing is worse than having to live in the Netherlands.

AfterSki - an Easter Meme for fun

Today´s weather report from the morning hours in Oslo. No more comments required.
It may be better to remind you once more about the Easter challenge you can find when Petunia invites to AfterSki either when having lunch with Moules frites or Salat accompanied with excellent wine.
AfterSki at fru Burum´s starts every day in Easter at 3 pm. The bar is ready for your refreshment.

AfterSki - an Easter Meme for fun

Today´s weather report from the morning hours in Oslo. No more comments required.
It may be better to remind you once more about the Easter challenge you can find when Petunia invites to AfterSki either when having lunch with Moules frites or Salat accompanied with excellent wine.
AfterSki at fru Burum´s starts every day in Easter at 3 pm. The bar is ready for your refreshment.

Cant Stop Fanatics 2 (2007)

Cant.Stop.Fanatics.2.International.Targets.2007.DvDRiP.h.264.AAC-SCUM

Euro trains and subways DVD from 2007
700 mb - 2007 - DVDRip - H.264 - SCUM Rip

Comes with extras

Torrent (Demonoid.com)

Southern Accents Series - In the Beginning

Southern Accents magazine made it's debut in the Fall of 1977. Jimmy Carter was president, Star Wars hit the movie theaters, Elvis died in August, Apple introduced the Apple II computer, red dye number two was banned (as carcinogenic), and Southern Nights by Glen Campbell was at the top of the music charts. The country was paying attention to the South in a new and positive way - perhaps we were considered to be more urbane and cultured, less provincial - since we had in fact produced a president.

Into this hip, fast paced "new reality" of the late 70's, stepped Southern Accents magazine, published by a small Atlanta trade publishing house. Founded in 1904 by WRC Smith, the firm originally focused on magazines such as Cotton and Textile Industries.

Southern Accents was the brainchild of one man - James Hooton. In 1976 Hooton worked at WRC Smith Publishing as an editor of Southern Engineering. He was an avid collector and decorator, and as such admired Architectural Digest magazine. However, he felt there was a void in the magazine's content - a lack of focus on the South. Jim was known for his good taste, decorating style, and for being a fabulous host. At a party at Jim's home, Walter Mitchell, president of WRC Smith Publishing Company, admired Jim's decorating style, and so Jim presented his idea of a "Southern Architectural Digest."

Jim Hooton said:

"I felt that the South was being neglected by the national design magazines. There's so much that's good and beautiful in this section of the country, I believed that Southerners would be receptive to this type of publication. And having worked at WRC Smith for many years, I knew the company had the skills and financial resources to produce a quality magazine."

WRC Smith Publishing Company needed something new at that time, according to Walter Mitchell. Their previous bread and butter publications were not as lucrative because of the changing environment of the hardware stores (where they sold most of their magazines) due to the new Big Box stores. So Walter, who professes that he knew nothing about interiors (to quote him: "I don't know the difference between a Chippendale and an Airedale"), decided to take a gamble and give the interiors magazine a whirl. At the time, Architectural Digest had 400,000 subscribers, Mitchell hoped to reach 100,000 of those with Southern Accents.


Milburne, in Virginia, from the Spring 1982 Southern Accents- photography by Paul Beswick



Although it was modeled after Architectural Digest, Southern Accents was not exactly like the original. One of the main differences between the two magazines was that Architectural Digest focused on homes of celebrities, Southern Accents did not. Southern Accents also focused more on historic residences and their preservation. Mitchell said: "You'll probably never see a movie star's or prince's house in Southern Accents. But readers will be treated to a continuing tour of fine Southern residences and gardens." A promotional piece used a few years after the magazine's creation, emphasized the difference:

"The Old-Confederacy--the New South--is our editorial domain, and there are not a whole lot of princes down South. Taste, not costs, sets our standard."

Next up in our Southern Accents series: seed money, developing the format, advertising and hiring new editors.


All information and quotes obtained from an interview with Walter Mitchell, Sallie Smith and Helen C. Griffith, and also from Starting a New Magazine, Two Case Studies, by Martha Faye Melton.

Angeschmiert – Graffiti In Deutschland (2010)

Angeschmiert.-.Graffiti.In.Deutschland.2010.TVRip.X264-VsHX264

Graffiti documentary ripped from German TV by VsH. Language is in German ONLY with NO subtitles.
Features all aspects of graffiti with Can2 & Smash137 interviews. More info in the link.

H.264 - 2010 - German - 350 MB - TVRip

Download (RapidShare)

Spanish Graffiti Old School

Reportage de Gabriela Berti sobre la historia del graffiti español. Ojito con su libro también.
Videos sacados del blog BCN Old School

São Paulo 1997

12ozProphet Presents... Found Footage: 1997 Brazil Graffiti with Os Gemeos, Raven & Sonik from 12ozprophet on Vimeo.

Very cool video from São Paulo 1997 with Raven, Sonic & Os Gemeos. Read the story behind it here

K is for Knife

A Knife from the Kitchen cutting a fruit Known to be an orange and not even a Kumquat - might that not be called Kind of Kitchy?

Today's post is an entry in the SIXTH round of ABC Wednesday, the meme initiated by Denise Nesbitt. For more, you can log on via the MckLinky enabled site

Antiques and Beyond Finds

Interesting pieces from Antiques and Beyondthis weekend.
This is really hard to see in picture, but it is a beechwood, glasstop console table...it is GREAT LOOKING!
This is a marble container that I think is gorgeous!
Love this cozy lamp above - the white lamp below is part of a pair and the price is a STEAL!

Easter as it was and is

Some years ago (about 40?) I captured this photo when skiing in the mountains with wooden skis, snowman building and having fun with friends.
Today we are strolling the streets of Oslo searching for spring in the light rainy and foggy weather. Why did we not stay another month in Spain.
Remember the Easter challenge you may find when Petunia invites to AfterSki

Easter as it was and is

Some years ago (about 40?) I captured this photo when skiing in the mountains with wooden skis, snowman building and having fun with friends.
Today we are strolling the streets of Oslo searching for spring in the light rainy and foggy weather. Why did we not stay another month in Spain.
Remember the Easter challenge you may find when Petunia invites to AfterSki

Dinner with All the Best blogger Ronda Carman

Last night we were the guests of blogger and branding consultant Ronda Carman of All the Best at Craftbar in Atlanta. Ronda invited local design bloggers to dinner in advance of her Sferra event at Mrs. Howard on Tuesday evening. We were delighted to meet and dine with bubbly, effusive and knowledgeable Ronda as well as, Holly of Things that Inspire, Niki of Yummy Scrumptious, Shameeka of The Broke Socialite, Brian Patrick Flynn of Decor Demon, Millie of Brilliant Asylum, Ally of From the Right Bank, and Jill Sharp Brinson of Jill Sharp Style. It's always fun to meet the bloggers behind the blogs and there was terrific energy in the room. The conversation was rapid fire and entertaining, and the food delicious. We loved hearing about the creative endeavors of all of these fascinating, energetic bloggers, and we felt privileged to be included in this dynamic group. Thank you Ronda for a wonderful evening!


Here we are at Craftbar with Ronda

If you would like to be our guests at the Sferra event at Mrs. Howard, hosted by Ronda Carman, please let us know by email: hdraperyoung@gmail.com.



PS - For those of you in Atlanta, tune in to Fox 5's Good Day Atlanta this morning from 7:45 to 9:45, to see Brian Patrick Flynn of Decor Demon on a live installation.

Photo of Craftbar is from their website.

City Easter Week

Almost no cars parked. Most people moved up to the mountain areas. It is quiet in town. It is City Easter Week.
Later this Easter Petuia invites to After Skiing but why wait until Thursday. For some of us we have After Skiing every day this week.

City Easter Week

Almost no cars parked. Most people moved up to the mountain areas. It is quiet in town. It is City Easter Week.
Later this Easter Petuia invites to After Skiing but why wait until Thursday. For some of us we have After Skiing every day this week.

Crocus in colour

They may be yellow,

they may be white.

They may be wet,
but they are mine!