Day-Glo Pairing

Day-Glo video and article pairing!

Cabinet Article

Wood Chart

I must be getting the itch to travel again.  I love this beautiful topographic map wooden map of Lake Tahoe by Below the Boat.

Scratch Off Map

What a rad idea.

Scratch of Map

Agence Eureka

The National Commercial Detective Association

Last weekend I took a trip to Wabasha, Minnesota. I visited a local antique store and picked up this lovely find for about $8. If these get you curious for a good story there's this site to fill all your old timey gossip needs. Miss Cora Strayer's Private Detective Agency 
Below is a dictation of the Notice on the inside of the cover.

The text on the Notice is pretty hilarious. As to not strain your eyes on the image, I've dictated here for you. It is as follows:

NOTICE

Kindly observe the following rules in the use of these forms:
1. Always use an unprinted envelope in mailing these letters. After sending out the first form furnished, wait a reasonable time for results, and if not forthcoming? Mail letter No. 2 in the same manner. If this letter also fails to produce returns in a reasonable time, send out the last form in the same manner as the others.
2. BE SURE-To mail them from some other post office than the Town in which you reside. If you live in a small place, the best results are usually secured by mailing them from the largest city or town near to the place in which you live. When it is convenient to do so, a good plan is to give the letters to the mail messenger on a train. But at a station distant from your own place of business or residence, for in that way the envelope will not get a post office postmark and the person to whom the letter is addressed will not be able to tell where it was sent from. If you have a typewriter, it is better to fill out the forms in that manner.
If written otherwise, do not use a pencil, but pen and ink and if there is a possibility of your debtor being acquainted with your handwriting, get some friend whom you can trust to do the writing. In this manner, the person addressed is kept mystified as to the origin and it will bother him, for the word "DETECTIVE" is not greatly relished by him, gives him shudders and he will worry over the matter to the extent that he will pay whole or part to ease his mind. If he comes to you with excuses and requests more time to pay, tell him that you have given him all the consideration possible, when he would not listen and that nothing but payment will stop further action and put him right with the Association.
There are times when "patience ceases to be a virtue," and you can not afford to be sympathetic after you once have your debtor scared, which is the time to follow out this System until you have secured what is honestly due you.
PRICE $5.00

Greunwalds

When I was home for Christmas I scanned in some images from my mom's photo albums. I hand picked a few here of my grandpa Rudy. Grandpa Rudy had a lot of spunk. Him and my grandmother Nadine had a total of 11 children. The last photo is of my mom and my Aunt Suzie who died in a car accident when she was in her early twenties.

Apothecary in the Big Easy

Yay! Old medical things! My favorite! This New Orleans Pharmacy Museum that Gregory Han posted looks like such a delight. I also really enjoyed New Orleans when I visited last year and can't wait to return some day. I didn't know about the museum at the time but, will be sure to check it out next time I go.

We did however stop in a few times at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar which is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States.

Viktor

Freelance photographer Viktor Gårdsäter has a wonderfully diverse portfolio. The portraits are especially intriguing.

Via Booooooom!

Backyard

I want to buy a house just so I can have a backyard fort house thing.


Via Poppytalk

Dream Hideout

Most of these photos of this cavernous place  are pretty dark but, I am loving the space. I imagine this is what my hideout will look like when I become a revolutionary rebel and have to hide from the bad guys.

via NOTCOT

Speaking of inspiring interior design. The talented Hollister Hovey and her sister Porter recently launched their Interior Design site, Hovey Design. I adore her taste.

Industry of One

What isn't there to love about this site? Industry of One is an attractive site that features attractive people doing attractive things.
Case closed.

Via Miss Moss

Crepe De Chine

Achingly magnificent images from Sophie Duran's UNDISCOVERED WONDERS OF THE WORLD scarf project. I love the colors and fictive tones. 

via Miss Moss

Bar Hopping with Gondoliers

I love it when New York Times' T Magazine pops up with a fun little story such as this. Appropriately timed for the holiday season as well. Written with hidden wit, Joan Juliet Buck takes us through her Christmas adventure that is guaranteed to make you jealous of her life and time.

The Invite

I had a very small party last month but, decided to go all out on the invites. I made a very detailed envelope which encased a dvd with this video on it. I'll have to post pictures of the packaging later, but enjoy this for now!

Kader Attia

I'm usually really skeptical of mirrors in art. Especially broken ones but, what Kader Attia has done here is clean and beautiful. I just want to play on this beach.

The New Gypsies

I grew up a hippie's kid so, I took immediate interest in this series The New Gypsies by Iain McKell. I love the portraits. The images are very dream-like, makes you think their life must be all grandiose with homemade kombucha and sage. Of course it's probably difficult at times as well, like the part where your parents don't have a bank account.

via Black Eiffel

Cabinet Article

I wanted to share this article from Cabinet Magazine for no other reason beside it's fascinating.