Sen jag senast skrev så har jag tittat på halva Underworld, det jag har sett hittils har varit ganska bra, vi får väl se vad jag tycker när jag har sett resten. Och så har jag sett Fantomen på operan, det var inte min typ av film men den var bra ändå men lite för sorglig för min smak. Jag har även stickat och läst massor så nu har jag läst ut Idun och börjat läsa i Saga från Valhalla även den är superbra som de första två delarna.

Och så har jag städat och julpyntat som bara den, så nu är det tomtar lite överallt och julgardiner uppsatta i varenda fönster. Gaia är helt galen i tomtar, hon går runt och säger: jag älskar tomtar. Jag tycker att det är så mysigt med allt julpynt. Egentligen skulle jag vilja ta fram granen redan nu bara för att det är så mysigt, men jag väntar nog lite till.

Nu sitter jag här nydushad med turban på skallen. Jag var tvungen att göra en inpackning för att mitt hår är så utslitet pga alla blekningar. Och ändå är jag inte nöjd med färgen. Varför blir man aldrig nöjd? Det är så tröttsamt att hela tiden hata sitt utseende och hela tiden vilja förändra något. Men det är väl det som är grejen med dålig självkänsla. Att man helt enkelt aldrig blir nöjd med sig själv och sitt utseende. Jag önskar att jag kunde vara nöjd med mitt utseende, eller nöjd och nöjd. Det skulle räcka med att jag kände att jag ser normal ut som vilken annan människa som helst och inte så fruktansvärt ful. Tänk om jag någon gång kunde få känna att jag inte behöver smink för att inte vara ful. Och tänk om jag kunde få tänka att jag är jag, och jag ser ut som jag ser ut och sen vara nöjd med det.

Foggy Louisville skyline, by Lizzie Morrison http://www.flickr.com/people/lizziemorrison/

What a fantastic question. Every city needs to ask themselves this—some more than others. I wish I could lay claim to posing the question in the first place but instead, it was this insightful fellow. In the post, Your Civic Ambition, Aaron Renn says he would like Louisville, Kentucky to follow through with the 8664 plan. I wasn’t familiar with this citizen-led grassroots initiative until today but it’s now etched in my mind as one of the more powerful community efforts to make cities and developers rethink their often thoughtless plans.

Anyone familiar with the Gardiner Expressway and the regretful waterfront development decisons made by Toronto will want to know about this.

After 4 years of community outcry and the support of over 10,000 citizens, I think Kentucky’s civic aspiration to “86″ this silly plan stands a very good chance of being realized. Even better, it would be replaced with this much smarter plan.

It also gives me great hope for similar efforts in my own city of Burlington.

Next post? Unemployed doesn’t mean uninvolved. I sit on the Steering Committee of Burlington Save Our Waterfront.  I’ll tell you about our civic aspirations and what we’re doing to make them a reality.

Nu ska jag ta mr Hund ut i regnet på en sista promenix för idag. Känns ju inte direkt lockande måste jag säga, men skönt när det är gjort. Är rätt trött så jag tänkte komma i säng i tid, måste vara tidigt på jobbet i morgon för jag ska hålla ett föredrag klockan 8 redan och lite vill jag ju förbereda innan även om jag så klart fixat det mesta redan.

Hoppas jag låter bli att shoppa gardiner och mattor i kväll när jag ska sova, blir så tröttsamt i längden.

Läste förresten att man kan “följa” sina anhöriga inom äldrevården numera, eller att man ska kunna göra det så småningom. I vart fall i Stockholm där man nu lanserat “Omsorgsdagboken“. Det förutsätter ju i och för sig att personen i fråga är någorlunda “pigg” i huvudet så att hon eller han kan ge sitt samtycke samt att de anhöriga som vill följa sin anhörig har e-legitimation. Mycket runt omkring så där som måste fixas för sekretessen är ju hög inom området vård och omsorg. Vilket är bra så klart, tro nu inte jag tycker annat! Lite spännande initiativ måste jag säga!

Men nu – ut i regnet! Uäähhhhh vad trist det låter!

Hade svårt att somna i går kväll trots en avkopplande stund på spikmattan. Har nog börjat landa i vad jag ställt till med och låg och funderade på gardiner, mattor och allt möjligt till nya huset.  Inte lätt att sova med huvudet fullt av mjuka saker inte!

När jag ändå är inne på mjuka saker, tvättar ni alla era kläder i mer än 40 grader. Nu sägs det att man ska göra det för de resistenta bakterierna överlever annars. Men mycket av kläderna man har ska ju inte tvättas i mer än 40 grader! Självklart tvättar, i alla fall jag, lakan och underkläder och sånt i 60 grader eller mer beroende på vad det är, men alla andra kläder. Undrar just hur garderobens innehåll skulle se ut om jag körde allt i 60 grader? Kanske jag skulle tro att jag gjort en mycket hastig viktuppgång?

Om bakterier i tvätt: DN, SvD

Blev ju med ett nytt hus idag som ni kan läsa här. Har inte landat i det än så det känns mest – som vanligt liksom. Det går ju så himla fort när det drar igång och gubben tog ledigt från jobbet och fixade med bank och allt medan jag satt på jobbet och filosoferade i godan ro.

När nu allt sånt är fixat är det rätt trevligt att läsa att Handelsbanken, vilka vi anlitar, har näst flest nöjda kunder vad gäller bolån! Ok, kunde ha varit bättre, de kunde haft flest nöjda kunder, men tvåa duger åt mej. Dessutom har vi en väldigt trevlig och serviceminded bankchef här så man känner sig väl omhändertagen och DET är värt en hel del.

Trots att jag inte har landat riktigt så snurrar många tankar i huvudet, möbler, gardiner, hej och hå… Spännande blir det! Får nog ta och lägga mig en stund på spikmattan, det brukar vara effektiv för att rensa skallen när tankarna snurrar!

De malalts de Bach segur que n’hi ha molts. De fet, jo en conec un parell que són “malalts bachians crònics”. Un dels més actius és, sens dubte, el director anglès John Eliot Gardiner, una de les grans debilitats musicals de L’apuntador.

L’any 2005 Gardiner va crear la seva pròpia discogràfica i li posà com a nom Soli Deo Gloria (Només Glòria a Déu), les paraules amb que Johann Sebastian Bach firmava les seves partitures. L’objectiu principal era el de poder editar la integral de les cantates bachianes, cosa que no havia pogut fer amb la seva discogràfica de tota la vida. Amb molt poc temps, Soli Deo Gloria s’ha convertit -gràcies a uns excel·lents enregistraments, la personalitat del seu impulsor i a un disseny gens convencional- en un dels segells de referència del món del clàssic.

S’acaba d’editar una nova gravació dels ‘Concerts de Brandenburg‘ i segueixen sortint discos de cantates i ara també de simfonies de Brahms. Val la pena fer una visita per la pàgina web de la discogràfica i sentir alguns fragments (sencers) dels discos. Cal tenir, això sí, instal·lat el reproductor Real Player.

A casa nostra, la distribució la fa Diverdi.

Jaaaa….det tar sej äntligen…man får mycket mera gjort när man har semester….idag har jag blivit klar med köket äntligen!!

Var och handlade köksmöbler och lite hyllor på Ikea igår….och idag har jag då monterat ihop köksmöblerna och fått lite ordning i köket. Bara det att det verkar ha blivit mer kaos i de andra två rummen istället….

Började med attgjag tänkte borra upp några hyllor…..men konstaterade att jag glömt ta med borrar när jag var och hämtade sonens borrmaskin igår…..*suck*…typiskt…..nåja fick väl börja med köksmöblerna då tänkte jag, så kunde jag ju ta en prommis med Bella till Hovda och hämta borrarna senare. Skred till verket beväpnad med hammare och skruvdragare. Gick riktigt  bra tyckte jag…tills jag konstaterat att jag gjort fel och blev tvungen att montera isär halva köksbordet och börja om. Men sen blev det rätt! När jag gjort bordet och en stol, ringde Ramona, och undrade om jag ivlle hänga med till Hälla. Det passade bra, eftersom jag glömt köpa stolsdynor igår, och dessutom glömt att  fixa nytt fäste till klädstången i hallgarderoben. Så efter en kisserunda med Bellsan for vi iväg. Hittade dynor, och passade på att kolla lite mer på gardiner också. Och hittade gardiner som nog skulle bli fina till vardagsrummet, och ett par till sovrummet med…….plus precis det limegröna tyg jag vill ha till köksgardiner!! Men det får vänta till lönen, kassan börjar bli rejält ansträngd nu….har gått åt massor med pengar den här månaden…

Så den 25 ska det sys gardiner minsann!!

Vi passade på att äta på Ikea, och sen for vi hemåt efter att ha gjort en avstickare på Hovda och hämta borrarna. Bellsan var glad att se mej igen, och jag hade köpt en liten gosemus åt henne, hon är ju så förtjust i små mjukisdjur…..den blev poppis kan jag säja!!

Sen monterade jag klart köksstolarna, och satte igång med att borra upp två hyllor i köket. Sen var det bara att plocka upp alla kokböcker och så åkte gardinerna upp….riktigt fint blev det faktiskt!!

Ännu finare blir det när  jag fått fixa nya gardiner…

I morron ska jag ta itu med sovrummet…

Helgene går så sykt fort, det er kjipt. Dette er første helgen jeg har vært frisk på 3 uker, men allikevel. Fredag møtte jeg Emilie i byen etter skolen og kjøpte litt diverse ting jeg trengte, som f.eks. lue, det er kaldt ute har jeg nemlig funnet ut! Jeg var bare hjemme en liten stund, før jeg tok banen til byen igjen og møtte Joakim. Det regna noe helt syyykt, så vi dro på Deli og spiste calzone

Lørdag, vel, i går, da var jeg enda en liten tur i byen, skulle egentlig på kino, men gadd ikke å gjøre det alene, så det ble ikke noe av. På kvelden var jeg på fest og det var jo gøy Jeg sov på gulvet og brukte en madrass som pute og det var ikke spesielt digg, så nå er jeg aaaaaltfor trøtt. Og dessuten var det iskaldt!!

Jeg kom hjem tidlig i dag, sov litt og så dro jeg på besøk til kusine, tante og onkel i Asker med familyen. Koselig det! Fikk masse gode kaker, tanten min er så flink til å bake, det er nesten litt farlig, fordi man forspiser seg nesten, hehe Jeg kunne jo egentlig ikke i utgangspunktet spise kake siden jeg har den sukkerfri-saken med noen venninner, men vi har blitt enige om at alle kan tilpasse den litt selv, sånn at det er noen ting man kan spise, smart!

Nå savner jeg gardiner:

Ikke gardiner!!

Gardinene mine har vært nede siden februar, siden jeg hadde blitt lovet et nytt vindu som faktisk kunne åpnes, men neida, jeg har dårlig vindu ennå i tillegg til at jeg verken har lister rundt vinduet eller gardiner. Fint at jeg kler av og på meg på rommet hver dag. Sikkert fantastisk interesant for naboer og forbipasserende!

Dag 32 – Vilken härlig dag det var igår. Jag har skrattat så jag haft ont i magen och mina cupcakes blev supergoda. Idag jobbar jag kväll och börjar först vid 15:00, det ska bli skönt. Jag tycker att jag hinner så mycket dagar som denna.

Dagens aktivitet: Städa sovrummet
Idag är det sovrummets tur att få sig en genomkörare igen. Jag kollar lite snabbt igenom garderoberna och hoppas att det inte hunnit blivit kaos sen sist. Bokhyllan och Sängborden plockar jag i ordning och dammtorkar. Sen renbäddar jag sängen och tvättar täckena, det är så mysigt att krypa ner i en renbäddad säng tycker jag. Efter det är det fönstrets tur att få sig en omgång, men som jag påpekat tidigare byter jag gardiner först vid 1:a advent. Allra sist är det golvets tur och här är det dammsugning och torkning som erbjuds.

Dagens middag: Couscous med tonfisk

Dagens hushållspyssel: -

Hej igen!

Nu har jag hunnit ta fram några bilder till från Huskvarna Stadshotell (www.huskvarnastadshotell.se)… Här kommer de, den högra bilden först ut är min absoluta favorit..

De är fortfarande relativt oredigerade så ni får kisa om ni störs av eventuella färgstick osv;-)

Last week the Electric Peak Art Council brought a Creole band to the Gardiner School.  About 100 people were there to listen to the trio.  Gardiner was a hard audience to please at first but as various fiddle tunes crooned to the crowd, the audience started clapping and jostling their legs to the music.  Brian and I got up and danced to the waltzes and two-steps, which is when I noticed her….

In the row in front of ours, a little girl, 4-6 years old in a dress and long neatly brushed hair, sat staring at us with wide-eyes.  She would occasionally look around the room before returning her eyes to watch B and me dance (or watch us sit and slap our knees to the music).    Brian looked at me and said, “It’s your red lipstick!”  It might have been. 

At intermission, her mom came up and said, “I’m sorry, that’s my daughter who is staring at you.  We live in a town of 50 people so coming to Gardiner is always a big show.  She never sees this many people!”  I smiled at the mom and glanced at her wide-eyed girl, who was still soaking everything in.

This event made me wonder at how our perspectives change overtime.  This girl came to Gardiner, a town of 800 people, and experienced a life- (or moment-) changing event as she listened to French Creole music and drank in the sight of people dancing, leg-shaking, laughing, and lips covered with red lipstick.  What will her next life changing event be?!  I hope they may each be as sweet as that night in Gardiner.

Future Considerations has looked at the top five draft prospects as well as some of the draft eligible talent the CHL has to offer for 2010 in part I and part II of this introduction series to the NHL Entry Draft. In part III, FC will move south of the 49th parallel and take a look at who is making noise in the United States.

Many of today’s prospects view NCAA hockey as a viable alternative to the more traditional CHL route while NHL clubs begin to value the flexibility of a four or even five year signing window over the two years given to CHL and European prospects under the current CBA. There are always a few talented prospects who we see ply their trade in the USHL or high school leagues throughout the States during their draft years while using these leagues as a launching point to retain their NCAA eligibility.

This season, the cream of the crop includes former Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Leaguer and Notre Dame Hound centre Jaden Schwartz who is suiting up for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL and is looking like a possible first rounder next June.

The speedy Colorado College recruit was named the SJHL Rookie Of The Year in 2008-09 after a productive year offensively and he is looking to do a similar feat in the USHL this season. Schwartz was able to display his incredible ability of getting to open ice for getting the best scoring opportunity as well as possessing a nice set of hands.

In August, Schwartz also played a part in helping the Canadian U18 team capture Gold at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Also playing in the Ivan Hlinka tournament was USHL’s Chicago Steel defender Kevin Lind, who suited up for the US squad that played to a disappointing fourth place finish. Lind is a big two-way defender who has a good first pass and is willing to join the rush when the opportunity presents itself.

His head coach with Chicago, Steven Poapst, offered these comments on Lind.

“Kevin has grown a lot since joining the Steel last season. He has become a leader on and off the ice possessing the qualities that you look for in a captain. He has gotten bigger and stronger and has matured as a person and a player allowing him to become the team leader that he is. He has size, strength and an element of toughness to his game. He is a strong skater and handles the puck well. He is very good one on one against his opponents using his very well and is extremely good at eliminating his opponents in the corners and along the boards.”

Lind will garner more playing time this year with Chicago and should have a pretty solid development year. He is scheduled to attend the University of Notre Dame in 2010.

Des Moines of the USHL could be a real hot spot for scouts this winter as they have a potential power forward in the making in their lineup.

Winger Yasin Cisse is a big winger that is willing to play in dirty areas, crash the net, finish checks and he also skates well too. Cisse has committed to Boston University for the fall of 2010.

While his offensive skills are just coming to the forefront this season, he has solid skills to cultivate and could surprise many with his production this season.

Cisse is a hard working power forward, a hard hitter that showed willingness to battle along the wall and has the hands to finish off plays. The Westmount, PQ. native has decided to attend Boston University instead of joining Lewiston of the QMJHL, who drafted him in the second round of the Quebec League draft back in 2008.

Cedar Rapids forward Michael Parks is a potential riser as the season progresses. He has average size, isn’t the best skater but his undeniable strength is creating offense. Parks has a nice set of hands and makes electrifying moves with the puck in one-on-one situations and also in tight around the net.

The O’Fallon, MO. native has vision and offensive creativity that are both natural abilities you can not teach. Parks is not only a one trick pony as he is an able two-way threat that consistently plays in all three zones. He had a good showing as well for the US squad at this past summers U18 Hlinka tournament in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Youngstown Phantoms power forward Nick Czinder has the size that will have scouts purchasing a plane ticket early and often. The native of West Bloomfield, MI. is just over six-foot-five and has the skill set to compliment his size. Czinder is off to a good start this year and has shown that he not only has soft hands but that he is intelligent on the ice and willing to play a two-way game.

Indiana Ice blueliner and USNTDP graduate Nick Mattson is one of the better USHL defensemen with pro potential this season. Mattson is spending a year with the Ice after graduating from the US National Team Program U18 program before heading off to North Dakota.

He has a very good overall game with no glaring weaknesses at this stage of his development. Defensively Mattson holds solid positioning, possesses good foot work and maintains solid gap control. Offensively he has more to offer than he has shown thus far. His outlet passes are strong and he can see the ice well.

Omaha Lancer defenseman Mathieu Brisson has the raw abilities to dominate offensively from the backend during his first year of USHL play. The slick skating defender plays a solid game that marries good puck skills with decent defensive positioning although he is still very raw and needs work on the defensive side.

The Cornell Recruit and native of Quebec has good vision, soft hands and makes solid outlet passes along with having some outstanding natural creativity.

One of the top USHL goalies this season comes from Perth, ON. and is committed to Northern Michigan for next year.

Lincoln Stars netminder Jared Coreau has the size and quickness that has been the NHL cookie cutter goaltender mold the past few drafts. At over six-foot-four and almost 200-pounds, he covers a lot of net naturally but also possesses quick reflexes.

Coreau is able to control his rebounds and never gives up on a play, sometimes coming up with breathtaking stops. However, he must work on his angles play more as he has a tendency to slink back into his crease and rely more on his size to bail him out.

One of the top U.S. NCAA prospects looks to be Centennial high school alumni Tyler Pitlick, who has the potential to develop into a future power forward at the pro ranks.
The Minnesota State freshman, whose uncle Lance is a former journeyman NHLer with stops in Ottawa and Florida, has good size and hands that make him dangerous around the net.

Pitlick’s shot is a major asset and will only get better once he adds some extra strength to his six-foot-three 190-pound frame. Strength is not the only area of his game that will need to be addresses during his time with the Mavericks as his defensive game and awareness currently have many holes that need to be filled before turning pro.

Former St. Catharines Falcon centre and current University of Notre Dame freshman, Riley Sheahan, is another top end NCAA prospect for the 2010 NHL Draft.

Sheahan is a highly skilled offensive forward who skates well and also has the size and strength to play a physical role with for Irish. He is expected to be a top six forward and get considerable playing time in his first collegiate season.

The Harvard Crimson of the ECAC should have real strong locker room camaraderie this season not only because the team is a tight bunch but more importantly because they have the rarity of three brothers suiting up together this season.

Freshman defenseman Danny Biega will join his brothers Alex and Michael on the Crimson and should be able to play quality minutes on the backend. The smooth skating rearguard has solid leadership qualities to go along with an impressive two-way game. Biega carries the puck with poise and has the distribution skills and vision to make plays from the backend. Defensively he displays nice gap control, plays his angles well and possesses the ability to separate the puck from an attacker and make it look effortless.

High school talent on the rise in the US

Some of the best US born prospects the past few years started out as little known high school players hidden away from the limelight and those who did not get as much exposure. This has changed some recently with the success these prospects have maintained and now the Minnesota and Eastern U.S. High School circuit is a must when putting together a list of potential draftees for NHL scouts and scouting agencies alike.

Blaine High School forward Nick Bjugstad has the size, speed and skill that many NHL teams will covet although some added strength is needed which is the case with most 17-year-old draft prospects. The six-foot-five forward is one of the most impressive Minnesota high schoolers available for 2010 as he plays the game not only with the ability to score goals and set-up plays but he is also defensively responsible in his own end.

Physical play and utilization of his size is also an area that Bjugstad will need improvement although he does play physical intermittently. His hockey smarts also set him apart from the average Minnesota high schooler as he is a very sharp guy both on and off the ice. He is a prospect that could see his stock rise into first round talk because of all the positives to his game and potential he holds despite is considerable rawness.

Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul MN. has one of the best 2010 draft eligible high school defensemen in senior Mark Alt. His father John was an offensive lineman for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and has blessed his son with both outstanding size and athleticism.

His game is solid in both ends and he uses his size and range very well. The University of Minnesota recruit is very agile for such a big body, over six-foot-four and 200-pounds, which is why he is also a very good quarterback for the schools football team.

Just as his brother Jake, a first round pick of the Anaheim Ducks, Max Gardiner is looking to be the next high NHL draft pick taken out of Minnetonka High School. The Minnesota recruit is a winger with good size at six-foot-three and has some good offensive skills but is not as explosive as his brother on his skates. He is a hard working winger who has some good playmaking abilities.

Mahtomedi offensive defensman Ben Marshall looks like the 2010 version of Nashville Predators prospect and former first rounder Ryan Ellis; a defensman who has boat loads of skills but lacks the size to play a real physical style on the backend.

The smooth skating Marshall is a danger to make a play every time he touches the puck. The Minnesota committed blueliner can just as easily go end-to-end as make a slick pass that opens a chance up for a teammate. Marshall’s size and strength will need to improve for him to get first round consideration.

Over in Massachusetts, Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick and current Boston College Eagle Jimmy Hayes’ younger brother Kevin Hayes is making some noise as a big body who has the ability to fill the net.

The Nobles Bulldog winger stands at six-foot-three and has the strength behind the height weighing just over 200-pounds. Hayes looks to have the potential to develop into a skilled power forward after joining his brother at Boston College for a couple years of seasoning.

USNTDP looks to have strong crop of talent this year

As most have probably noticed already, the USNTDP is playing in the USHL this season, as well as some college games and the programs staple international tournaments. That means that instead of piling up the frequent flyer cards NHL scouts will be able to see the best of what the USA has to offer in a more structured environment. The U.S. National Development Team looks to have a very skilled squad this year and should draw much attention from NHL teams as they potentially tear up the competition.

The top offensive forward on the team looks to be Paradise Valley, AZ. native Luke Moffatt. The skilled centre is extremely talented, skates well and is very coachable. He has good hands, is a smart player and possesses the vision needed to be an impact offensive contributor for the US Squad. Consistency is the one area that needs to improve, game in and game out, for an NHL team to show interest in him as more than just a mid-to-late round pick by next June.

Boston College recruit and power winger Billy Arnold should move up the draft lists as the season progresses as he has the skill and willingness to be a difference maker. He is a heart and soul type of player.

His skill set allows him to play both the role of a scoring forward as well as the mucking grind-it-out type of winger along the wall as his work ethic is unquestionable. The Needham, MA. native will need to improve conditioning and continue to refine his offensive abilites as the season progresses.

The USNTDP has a stellar defense corps this season with four potential first round candidates.

Ex-Duluth East Greyhound defenseman Derek Forbort bypassed his senior year to move on to the United States Development Program this year.

He plays a very complete game from the backend and possesses the prototypical size that all NHL are looking for. He has the ability to make everything looks easy on the ice. Forbort is a two-way defender who has a nice blend of vision, puck distribution skills and strong overall instincts. He plays the point well and usually make strong reads on when to pinch but needs work on his defensive angles and foot speed. He also needs to add more of a physical game and more strength.

His previous coach at Duluth East sounded like sour grapes when Forbort made his decision to leave, which tells you just the kind of player he is.

Highly regarded Jon Merrill is another of the defenders for Team USA U18. He also has the size at just under six-foot-four and skates very well for that size. He is more of a defense first player who uses his reach, agility and defensive reads to disrupt the opposition’s attack but does have some solid offensive skills.

Merrill also has very strong defensive positioning in his own zone to go with a very good first pass. His offensive skills are not as flashy as some but he does make smart plays in the offensive zone, he just does not try to force anything, though one wouldn’t think that to be the case just by looking at his early season statistics as he is one of the U18 top offensive contributors.

Stephen Johns is a third beast of a defenseman that the US Development Team has on the backend this season. He is six-foot-three and he too skates well for such a big body. His game is at its best when he keeps it simple and plays a physical defense first game. He uses his reach and on-ice smarts to angle off attackers effectively.

The Notre Dame recruit has some offensive potential as he makes solid outlet passes and has a decent point shot but his game is more suited as the shutdown defender type.

Ex-NHL player and former Washington Capital defender Mark Tinordi’s son, Jarred rounds out the four big men on defense for the U.S. National Team Development Program.

The six-foot-four defender is a raw talent who has more upside in the offensive game than the other three but has more of a mean streak. He skates well, has a good point shot and makes smart plays under pressure. Tinordi is the U18 team captain this season which speaks volumes to his leadership abilities. He too is slated to join the Fighting Irish next fall.

The top prospect playing in the U.S. Development Program this season is Port Huron, MI. native and the Under-18 squad’s goaltender Jack Campbell. Campbell really shone bright last April at the IIHF World Under-18 Championships for the gold medal USA squad in Fargo, especial in the gold medal game against an extremely talented Russian squad.

Campbell is not overly big but he plays a flawless butterfly style and is technically strong while maintaining proper angles. He uses his smarts to read and react while maintaining a patient yet aggressive demeanor towards the shooter. He is known to have a quick glove hand that pushes shooters to look elsewhere for open holes.

Campbell also maintains an upright position while going down in the butterfly for maximum net coverage which is a common weakness of developing goaltenders. The Michigan Wolverine recruit has great potential as a pro goaltender and could go very high in the entry draft next June.

The US development leagues have made great strides over the past ten years in an effort to narrow the gap between the Canadian Junior Leagues and their own. NHL draft picks are regularly coming from areas of the US that are traditionally known as out of market like Florida, California and even Texas. This can only be considered a good thing as more exposure to the game and more kids playing the game ultimately mean a better product on the ice in the future.

Check back regularly as Future Considerations’ resident draft guru Dan Stewart blogs about the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and its prospects each Saturday and intermittently on Wednesdays. Also, be sure to subscribe and order the Future Considerations 2010 NHL Draft Guide that is sure to be the most comprehensive and informative guide on the market.

Vi har endelig fått tak i noen fine Biler gardiner til Kristian, de var også lys tette. Så da slapp vi å kjøpe rullegardiner.

Bildet er hentet fra: http:// jysk.no

Vi har varit utan stereo, ljud och musik sedan vi flyttade och när sedan Josse (äntligen) fick tillbaka pengarna från vårens njurtenssjukhusräkningäventyr, så var det inte svårt att bestämma vad vi skulle göra för dem.

Vi har därför köpt ett stort åbäke (det finns bara åbäken i detta land) med märket Sony och med garanti. (Vi köpte den inte själva eftersom priset skulle ha blivit så mycket högre då, så vi har inte valt den själv men vi är nöjda ändå.)

Så nu spelar vi musik.

Resten av pengarna gick till gardiner, så snart har vi ett hem som ser mindre ut som en knarkarkvart och mer som ett hem

Idag ska jag handla tyg, dock har jag inte bestämt vad för tyg och till vad riktigt ännu. Men det bestämmer jag när jag hittar vad jag söker och sim-salabim! så kanske det blir ett par nya gardiner eller ett nytt klädesplagg. Det finns så mycket bra inspirerande människor på Internet över hela världen som syr eller pysslar med bra saker så man ibland inte vet vart man ska ta vägen. Men det gör att jag fylls upp av skaparglädje och kreativitet. Underbart! Länge leve DIY!

/Malin

When people discover that I was an Egyptology major in college, they ask me why I didn’t continue my formal studies of ancient Egypt. After explaining my solid conviction that I have no desire to spend the rest of my days alternating between the basement of a library and the 115 degree heat of the Giza Plateau, I then add, “Besides which, I never learned German.” Most think this is a joke. It isn’t.

It was largely assumed, when one entered the graduate text reading classes, that the student was fluent in German. Discussions usually drifted – oftentimes mid-sentence – into unser Verstandis der Koenigslexicon, und sein Verhaltnis zur der grosser Priesten. This is because those who enter the (insanely rigorous) German academic system not only have to earn a Doctorate, they also have to earn a Professorship – a process that can often take many, many years, most of this time being spent on insanely specific and/or thorough investigations of pretty much any aspect of ancient life one could imagine (I once came across a dictionary of Egyptian nautical terms). Thus, most of the good scholarship in Egyptology comes from Germany.

When a heady, young student first enters an introductory course in Middle Egyptian, he usually start with Raymond Faulkner’s Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, a hand-written, 349 page single-volume work containing 5,400 of the most common words found on monuments, papyri, and stelae (I’m convinced that the only people who use Budge’s dictionary are those who believe the Egyptians were aliens, or those who want Anubis’s name tattooed across their ankle). My favorite Amazon customer reviews on Faulkner’s work are those that complain about the dictionary being handwritten. If somebody wants to build a keyboard containing the more than 1,000 hieroglyphic sign, each found in a variety of sizes and running from left-to-right, right-to-left, bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom, then they’re more than welcome to do so. In the meantime, we’ll just have to make do with hand-written dictionaries.

As one would imagine, the Egyptian language contains many nuances, including visual puns, religious allusions, and variant spellings, and at a certain point, Faulkner’s book doesn’t quite cut it. That’s where the seven hefty volumes of the Egyptian-to-German Wörterbuch der Aegyptischen Sprache come in.

Obviously, seven volumes of Wörterbuch don’t just sprout out of thin air. Working from 1897, Prof. Adolf Erman and Prof. Hermann Grapow started to work on collecting every instance of every word ever found in the Egyptian language. Erman and Grapow spent 30 years gathering, cataloguing, and organizing over 1.5 million entries, thus producing the dictionary Egyptologists use today. (I believe most of the 1.5 million notes were incinerated when a bomb struck the Berlin Academy during World War 2.)

I have a photocopied version of the Wörterbuch, which I’ve affectionately nicknamed my Wörterbuch of Doom! Below, I’ve posted pages 242-243 of the Wörterbuch’s first volume – the beginning of the quail chick section – or, for those of you currently residing in library basements, Bird Sign G43 of Sir Alan Gardiner’s Sign List. More on that, next time, here at GB,HR’s Matters Archeological &. Egyptological.

Most of this has to be verified, which shouldn’t be too difficult once I get into the Maryland Historical Society. I just have to find the cash and the time to do it (minor technicality). First off are the Dyers. It gets a little messy here since the census papers at this point only the list head-of-household’s name and the number of males and females they have in the house. Either way this is the basis from which to start doing more research.

Jeremiah Dyer + Lucy Odre Smith

Jeremiah Dyer

• born: 1752 Piscataway, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 1800 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• parents: Thomas Dyer and Henrietta Clements

Lucy Odre Smith

• born: 1760 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 1833 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• parents: unknown

Jeremiah + Lucy’s Children

Christina Dyer

• born: 1779 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 3 Aug 1826 Bardstown, Nelson County, KY

Ann F. Dyer

• born: 20 Feb 1782 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 3 Dec 1850 unknown location

Susanna Delia Dyer

• born: 1782 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 25 Feb 1846 St. Mary’s County, MD

Theodore Dyer*

Dorothy Ellen Dyer

• born: 1791 King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
• died: 1859 Charles County, MD

Jeremiah Dyer and Lucy Odre Smith were married in 1776 in King George’s Parish, Prince Georges County, MD. Still working on further information when it comes to the Dyers. If you find any discrepancies or have any further information please contact me. And now the Gardiners.

Although I’m not convinced of Ann Boarman being Ignatius’s wife. However, I will list the children as the line up from here is pretty clear.

Ignatius Gardiner + (possibly Ann Boarman)

Ignatius Gardiner

• born: 1755 Charles County, MD
• died: 8 Oct 1839 Prince Georges County, MD
• parents: Ignatius Gardiner and (possibly Anne Edelen)

Ignatius + (possibly Ann Boarman’s) Children

Ignatius Walter Gardiner

• born: 1788 Charles County, MD
• died: 1863 unknown location
• married: Elizabeth Smith 1812 unknown location

George Squire Gardiner

• born: 1788 Charles County, MD
• died: 21 Sep 1873 Waldorf, Charles County, MD

Slyvester Francis Gardiner

• born: 1790 Charles County, MD
• died: 1868 Charles County, MD
• married: Mary Hardy 27 Oct 1812 unknown location; Mary Coomes 3 Jun 1830 unknown location

Esther Henrietta Gardiner*

Elizabeth Gardiner

• born: Jan 1793 Charles County, MD
• died: 5 Aug 1852 Waldorf, Charles County, MD
• married: Benjamin Notley Mudd 13 Nov 1827 Prince Georges County, MD

Aloysius Gardiner

• born: 1794 Charles County, MD
• died: 1826 Prince Georges County, MD

Isadore Theodore Gardiner

• born: 9 Jul 1795 Charles County, MD
• died: 20 Oct 1837 St. Mary’s County, MD
• married: Harriet Mudd 14 Jan 1822 Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges County, MD

Now I really do need to look into this further because the birthdates for their children are really close together. What I do find interesting is that the Mudd last name came up again. This is also a last name that appears very often with the Heisserer and Wommack family in Missouri. Gotta love when a little light bulb goes off in your head!

As per the norm, you can find info on those with a * in Level 7: Great(x4) Grandparents Dyer.

I don’t have much information on Elizabeth Amelia so I can really only cover the Dyer couple. There is one major discrepancy that I keep running into and that is Ann Boarman as Esther Gardiner’s mother. I have to get to the Maryland Historical Society to check the rest of Dyer paperwork. However, here’s what I’ve got on em!

Theodore Dyer + Esther Henrietta Gardiner

Theodore Dyer

• born: 2 Mar 1790 King George’s Parish, MD
• died: 19 Oct 1823 Waldorf, Charles County, MD
• parents: Jeremiah Dyer and Lucy Odre Smith

Esther Henrietta Gardiner

• born: 1791 Charles County, MD
• died: 1823 unknown location
• parents: Ignatius Gardiner and possibly Ann Boarman

Theodore + Esther’s Children

George Ignatius Dyer

• born: 10 Jan 1814 Charles County, MD
• died: 20 Aug 1885 Lincoln County, MD
• married: Elizabeth Amelia 3 Nov 1840 Charles County, MD

Elizabeth Ellen Dyer

• born: 8 Jan 1816 Charles County, MD
• died: 21 Aug 1855 unknown location
• married: Henry Tomas Mudd 12 Jan 1837 Charles County, MD

Nancy “Lucy Ann” Dyer

• born: 10 Oct 1817
• died: date and location unknown

Amanda Ann Dyer

• born: 7 Jan 1819 MD
• died: 1872
• married: George W. Gardiner 245 Feb 1840 unknown location

Mary Jane Dyer

• born: Feb 1821 unknown location
• died: 1852 unknown location
• married: Joseph E. Simmons unknown date and location

Now if I can actually prove that Ann Boarman was Esther Gardiner’s mother, that links to a whole slew of significant Marylanders including the second Lord of Baltimore and the first governor of Maryland. Please let me know if you have any other information. Much like my other posts anyone with a * is listed under another post. In this case its listed under Level 6: Great(x3) Grandparents Wommack + Dyer.

Further and further back we go. This will cover the Wommack and Dyer Great Great Great Grandparents. Some of the information I’ve gotten from the Maryland Department of the Enoch Pratt Library here in Baltimore and some I’ve received from another Wommack family researcher (and long-lost distant cousin Tina). If you have any other information or find any discrepancies, please let me know.

George Ignatius Dyer + Elizabeth Amelia Unknown

George Ignatius Dyer

• born: 10 Jan 1814 Charles County, MD
• died: 20 Aug 1885 Lincoln County, MO
• parents: Theodore Dyer and Esther Henriett Gardiner

Elizabeth Amelia Unknown

• born: 16 Feb 1820 MD
• died: unknown date Lincoln County, MO
• parents: unknown

George Ignatius + Elizabeth Amelia’s Children

Dorothy Celeste Dyer

• born: 1843 MO
• died: unknown date and location
• married: Frederick R. Ensor

Mary Elise “Elza” Dyer*

George F. Dyer

• born: 22 Jan 1852 Millwood, Lincoln County, MO
• died: 1883 Lincoln County, MO
• married: Sarah E. Mattingly 1872 in St. Louis, MO

Sophia Ann Dyer

• born: 5 Aug 1854 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 3 Feb 1916 Millwood, Lincoln County, MO
• married: Athanasius Mudd 9 Feb 1873 in Millwood, Lincoln County, MO

Francis J. Dyer

• born: 1858 Lincoln County, MO
• died: unknown date and location
• married: Florence Ann Mudd 6 Sep 1881 in Millwood, Lincoln County, MO

Now I’m still working on digging up more information about this branch. I know that Sophis Ann Dyer had quite a few children and there is a great deal of information on her. However, the rest of the family is a little more difficult. Luckily, the Maryland Historical Society has documents concerning this lineage, so sooner or later I will get there, pay the membership fee, and go to town on all the files. Unfortunately for now, this will have to do. Now on to the Wommacks!

Richard Wommack + Elizabeth Harriet Hammonds

Richard “Captain Dick” Wommack

• born: 10 Jan 1804 Halifax County, VA
• died: 25 Mar 1880 Old Alexandria, Lincoln County, MO
• parents: Richard Wommack and Catherine Streetman
• buried: Sulpher Lick Cemetery in Lincoln County, MO
• other marriages: Cinthia Smiley 18 Aug 1825 in Lincoln County, MO; Mary Morris 1873

Elizabeth Harriet Hammonds

• born: 17 Dec 1809 Adair County, KY
• died: 6 Apr 1878 Lincoln County, MO
• parents: Thomas Hammonds and Mary Polly Park
• other marriages: James Gilmore

Richard + Elizabeth’s Children

Clarinda F. Wommack

• born: 20 Jul 1834 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 2 May 1869 Lincoln County, MO
• married: James Morris 1853 MO
• buried: Old Morris Cemetery, Lincoln County, MO

Deborah Jane Wommack

• born: 14 Aug 1836 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 25 Mar 1911 location unknown
• married: Samuel Clayton Motley II 4 Jan 1855 in Lincoln County, MO

Cary Ann Wommack

• born: 21 Mar 1838 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 9 Dec 1916 Lincoln County, MO
• married: Robert Israel Morris 11 Oct 1857 Lincoln County, MO; Hancock Trescott
• buried: Old Morris Cemetery in Lincoln County, MO

Paralee Wommack

• born: 13 Aug 1841 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 1887 location unknown
• married: Lafayette Verdier 20 Sep 1860 Lincoln County, MO; George A. Palmer 1880 Lincoln County, MO

Hart Benton Wommack*

Elizabeth Catherine Wommack

• born: 21 Sep 1847 Elseberry, Lincoln County, MO
• died: 13 May 1925 Elseberry, Lincoln County, MO
• married: Milton Tilden Motley 23 Nov 1864 Lincoln County, MO

Brice Hammond Wommack

• born: 4 Dec 1851 Lincoln County, MO
• died: 2 Apr 1925 Lincoln County, MO
• married: Hannah H. Clare 2 Oct 1873 Lincoln County, MO
• buried: Sulphur Lick Cemetery in Lincoln County, MO

I have more detailed information on all of these Wommacks as Tina sent me her 80 page word document with references to census reports and other clippings. From what she has given me, I’ve only included what is relevant to Captain Dick Wommack and Elizabeth Harriet Hammonds. Please contact me if you are looking for more details. Here is a clipping from the History of Lincoln County by the County Officers of 1888:

“Richard Wommack was born in Halifax County, Virginia, January 10, 1804, and departed this life at his residence in Lincoln County, March 25, 1880. he moved with his parents to Tennessee, where his father died, and from there moved with his mother o this county in October, 1823. He was married three times; first to Miss Cynthia Smiley; in 1831 to Mrs. Harriet Gilmore [Elizabeth Harriet Hammonds]; and in 1873 toMrs. Mary Morris; had 10 children. He held prominent positions in public affairs; was a liberal and public-spirited citizen, and lived an exemplary life. He held the office of assessor two terms, that of sheriff four terms, and that of representative in the Legislature four terms. Of him it can truthfully be said to all the world, with all the language can imply, ‘This was a man.’”

“The father (Richard Wommack) was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1804, and when two years old was taken to Tennessee. In 1823 he came with his mother to Lincoln County, and two years later he married Miss Cynthia Smiley, who bore him three children. After her death he married, in 1831 Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore, nee Hammond, and by her became the father of seven children, to sons and five daughters. She was a native of Kentucky butcame to this State in early womanhood, and had one child by a previous marriage. She died in her sixty-fifth year The father then chose for his third wife Mrs. Fanny [Mary] Morris. He was a man of superior ability, and one of influence in his county. He was chosen to represent Lincoln Countyin the Legislature during the following years: 1848, 1856, 1858, 1862 and 1866, served as sheriff four terms, and as assessor two terms. He died in his seventy-sixth year.”

Here is an excerpt from the Silex, MO index originally printed 9 Jan 1917 after the death of H.B. Wommack:

“Hart B. Wommack, M.D. of Millwood was the son of Richard and Elizabeth Hammonds Wommack. The mother of the deceased was the widow of James Gilmore, who died in 1830. He was the father of Judge John T. Gilmore, who died in 1898. Richard Wommack and Mrs. Gilmore were married in 1833.

“The parents of Mrs. Wommack, Thomas and Elizabeth Hammonds, came from Kentucky and first settled on the farm where Phillip Mudd now lives…At the age of seven years his father died. His mother and all the family except his brother William, came with his brother-in-law, Brice Wommack, to this county and settled on a farm near Elsberry.

“The first Mrs. Wommack died in 1830, leaving three girl children. His second wife died in 1873, age 63 years. To these two unions were born a family of 10 children-8 girls and two boys, all dead but three. The father had always been prominent in political affairs, was a liberal and public spirited citizen, was a Jeffersonian Democrat to the core, and openly advocated Jeffersonian principles–not so partisan as not to respect the opinions of others differing with him, consequently he had many warm personal friends in the diferent opposite political parties that sprang up during his time. After his death Judge Henry T. Mudd said to the writer: ‘Dick Wommack was the daddy of the Democratic party of Lincoln County.’…He was a member of the Old School Baptist Church, was well versed in the Bible and always ready to give scriptural authority for his belief. While having decided opinions in religious matters he was not intolerant to those having different ones, and for this reason he had the best of friends in the different religious denominations, not exceptig the Catholics, whose religious views were entirely at variance with his and with whom he lived and mingled the most of his life, whose respect and friendship he enjoyed to the day of his death. He believed in every man’s right to select his own church.”

This is from th Troy Herald Vol II, Troy, Lincoln County, MO 3 May 1876 titled “Recollections of Captain Richard Wommack”

“Capt. Richard Wommack was born in Halifax county, VA in 1804. When two years old his father went to Tennessee and settled near Nashville. in a few years he moved to Sumner County and shortly afterward to Smith County, where he died. Brice Hammack,ho had married the Captain’s sister and came to this county in 18020, and Jos. Sitto, whom came here in 1817, returned to TN in 1823 on a visit. They gave such flattering accounts other new country that the Captain and his brother Hiram were eager to go at once.

“It was some time before his mother could be persuaded to leave her hoe in TN for the wilderness. She finally consented and the party consisting of those named above and Brice Burroughs and Malcolm Smith, started on the 3rd of October 1823. They passed through Troy, MO on Sunday the 22nd of October 823, and camped at Levi Brown’s spring.

“Capt. Wommack settled on a tract now belonging to the heir of the late James F. Moore, built  cabin and cleared six acres of ground. he can identify the exact sot, but without a plat does not recollect which section it was on. More than likely it as in section three, possibly on the line of two, township fifty, range two west. Here he remained two years, and in 1826 he went over to the Stout settlement, near his father-in-law Mr Smiley, he having married his first wife August 18, 1825. Shortly afterward he returned to the forks of the Cuivre, built another cabin and cleared another six acres o ground just east of where he first settled.”

Here are excerpts from “History of Millwood and St. Alphonsus Parish”:

pg 8: “In November, 1841, a number of settlers from where Millwood was destined to be, stated to St. Louis with a caravan of wagons drawn by oxen, to market their farm products. These wagons were loaded with dressed chickens, tobacco, butter and other things….The sales of this expedition were so poor that some of the members had to borrow money to come home on…That same year the tax collector of this county, Capt. Richard Wommack, resigned from office because the times were so hard and money so scarce that he couldn’t collect the taxes.”

pg 11: “A famous painter named Maxwell was located in Millwood at the time of the building of Judge Mudd’s second store. He painted the counters of this store in various hues and colors and ornamented them with figures of Indians, cats and dogs. A beautiful sample of his skill was executed on the walls of a house built by Capt.Wommack, which was afterward destroyed by fire.”

pg 17-18: “The Old Log Church. After two years had elapsed and the number of families had increased to about twelve, the priest said to them: ‘Why don’t you build a chapel of your own at some convenient place where all can meet and worship together.’ Thoughthey had no capital to begin with, this suggestion appealed to them and they at once started the selection of a building site. This happened to be the little hill on which the graveyard is located, and was the cause of the graveyard being located there…As the church was to be built entirely with contributed labor, the men assembled from day to day in shifts, hauling the logs with oxen, hewing, notching, and placing them in position…Non-Catholics lent their aid and encouragement. The only money collected was one dollar, given by Captain Richard Wommack, a member of the Baptist faith. His descendants now number a large part of our congregation. In accepting this dollar, the settlers said that it looked to be about the size of a wagon wheel. It purchased all of the nails that were used in the construction of the building.”

A snipet from “With Porter In North Missouri” by Joseph A. Mudd, pg 396:

“Captain Richard Wommack, of Company G, Third Calvary, Missouri State Militia, resigned April 24, 1862. However disappointed were his friends that he chose the Union side, none ever questioned his sincerity of  his unselfish patriotism. Of all the public men in Lincoln County he was the most popular. He was a just and honorable man and to the day of his death was respected and esteemed by all good men. He was one of my best friends.”

Most of this information is from Tina, including the listing below detailing his military rank:

“Civil War Service Records
Union Army
3rd Missouri S.M. Calvalry
Company G
Rank Inducted: Captain
Rank Discharged: Captain”

Lastly, here is Captain Dick’s Obituary:

“Editors Free Press: Capt. Richard Wommack, one of our most respected citizens, who had perhaps been more closely identified, and taken a more active interest in the public welfare of Lincoln county for the last fifty years, than any other man that ever lived in our county, died on the 25th inst., in the seventy seventh year of his age. No man has been better known to the people of Lincoln county for the last half century, and done more universally respected, than Richard Wommack.

“He was born in Halifax county Virginia, January 10th, 1804, in 1806 went with his parents to Tennessee where his father died. He then came with his mother and family to this county Oct. 22nd 1823. He was married three times; in 1825 to Miss Cynthia Smiley, in 1831 to Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore, and in 1874 to Mrs. Mary Morris who survives him; has had thirteen children, eight of whom are still living, all are married and constitute a highly respectable portion of our community, to mourn the loss of a valued and much beloved husband, father and friend.

“Capt. Wommack was twice elected to the office of assessor, four times to the sheriff, and four times to the legislature, as well as appointed to many other minor public trusts, and in all of these important and varied positions in which the people place him, they had an abiding continence in his judgment, honesty, and ability, and were neither deceived, or disappointed in the faithful discharge of the important trusts committed to his management and care.

“Though knowing it was human to err, in his acute judgment of men and things, he was scarcely ever found in the wrong. It may, indeed, be truly said, that better of any of our honored citizens have gone before us, who have played so conspicuous a part among us, or whose memory deserves a more kindly and respectful consideration from the people of Lincoln county than that of Mr. Richard Wommack.

“Through life he was a firm and consistent member of the baptist church, and died full of resignation and hope of a happy eternity, making it one of the last acts of his life, while his strength would admit of it, so read chapters from the bible. Particularly on the afflictions of Job; bearing his own afflictions with Christian resignation, and edification to his children and others around him. It was the melancholy, pleasure of the writer of this little sketch of the life of a good man, to see and converse with him only a few days before his death, witness his complete resignation and bid a final and last farewell to this valued friend.”

I have a line illustration of Captain Dick that Tina sent me, if anyone is interested. As is the usual rule on my posts, anyone who has a (*) next to their name, you can find more information on in another post specifically Level 5: Great Great Grandparents Wommack.

Håhå. Nästa vecka släpps Lotta Kuhlhorns barntyger på IKEA och det här skulle kunna bli en del av en mörkläggningsprojekt i barnens rum. Fler bilder finns här.

… på vår “knarkar-kvart”. Vi bor där på översta våningen, i en lägenhet som enligt våra noggranna beräkningar är någonstans mellan fyrtio och sextio kvm stor.

Vårt mål nu är att styra upp vissa detaljer som att vi inte har någon som helst köksbänk eller köksskåp, samt att vi använder en madrass som “gardin” i sovrummet och att vi tänker att en normal gardin skulle vara snyggare. Och lite sånt.

Men vi trivs väldigt bra. Det finns en charm i att ta saker steg för steg.

Når man overvejer nye gardiner falder tankerne oftest på klassiske gardiner eller sågar rullegardiner. Udover denne forholdsvis simple tankegang er det måske yderligere simplificeret i retning af at gardiner skal være ensfarvede. Men sådan behøver det egentlig ikke være, da der efterhånden udbydes et meget bredt spektra af gardintyper, mønstre mv.

F.eks. er der Moogio’s gardiner, som du kan få i Danmark og i deres mere end 15 butikker med gardiner i Sverige. Deres udvalg inden for gardiner strækker sig fra klassiske gardiner over lamelgardiner og plisségardiner til også af omfatte mørklægningsgardiner. Moogio kan tilbyde deres gardiner i mange forskellige mønstre og farver, samt med diverse yderligere detaljer, der kan gøre dine kommende gardiner ganske unikke.

Har ni någonsin varit på en hus och hem Show? En sån show där de visar tips på hur man kan interiör dekorera, idéer på möbler, tapeter, golv, trädgårds möbler, isolering, värme, köksredskap, lite annorlunda och exotisk mat…. Sen kan man sätta sig och dricka en kopp kaffe och äta dålig mat mitt i all inspiration. Har ni varit på en sån show?

I alla fall….Jag har varit på 2 såna shower förr. Båda i Wellington, New Zealand. Den första jag gick på var en Food Show. Jag gick runt med en kompis och vi provsmakade mat och vin. Jättetrevligt! Sen gick jag med min pojkvän på en hus och hem show och såg på isolering till vårat nyinköpta hus, värmepump, och andra saker som har med hus och hem att göra som fönster (dubbla glas, wow! Detta e mkt ovanligt i nz), dörrar, etc…

Idag, gick jag på en till sån show som hette Home and Garden Show. Jag såg fram emot att se massa interiör tips och möbler utställda och fina trädgårds möbler, barbecues, planter, blommor, frön att så och färdiga rum att kika på, nästan som på IKEA…

Gissa om jag blev besviken. Denna show var nästan helt som den där Home and House showen vi var på i början på året. Inte en endaste interiör människa var där och ställde ut!! Inte en enda!!! Jag fick återigen se golv, glas, dörrar, köksredskap, några planter och trädgårdspynt, men inget i det hele tatt som jag sett fram emot att se. Jag kunde lika gärna ha gått till Freedom Furniture http://www.freedomfurniture.co.nz/ och titta mig omkring. Jag hade fått mer input och idéer med inredning där. Hemskt besviken…

Nya Zeeland är inte som Skandinavien när det handlar om inredning. Gardiner…det använder man inte. Och gör man det så betalar man hemskt mkt pengar för dem och har dem livet ut (nästan). Dessutom e de flesta gardiner tjocka och släpper inte in ljus. De är till för att hålla kylan borta och värmen inne. I NZ är de flesta husen inte isolerade och dubbla glas i förnstren är ännu exotiskt. Det blir runt 8-10 grader varmt i husen på vintern, men folk bara klär på sig 3 lager med kläder och “deals with it”. Helt galet! Förra året blev det lag på att alla hus som byggs måste ha isolering i dem. Tror att de oxå måste ha dubbla glas i fönstren från och med i början på detta år. Igen, helt sjukt… För oss att byta fönster i huset skulle det kosta som att köpa ett helt nytt, mindre hus… Inget en vanlig dödlig har råd med direkt… Och inredning…Oj, oj, oj… Ingen indreder huset direkt. De flesta köper lite av varje och bara slänger ihop stilar så att det ser ut som att alla vore urfattiga studenter. Det är hemskt.

Endel tycker att folk som har blommor i fönstrena är galna! Hörde detta på radion häromdagen och blev så full i skratt. herregud… Hemma i Skandinavien har ju nästan alla en blomma i fönstret, en lampa kanske, ljus eller nån prydnads sak. Det är ju ett hus ögon, själen till huset så att säga. Ett sätt för att säga till omgivningen, se på mitt mysiga hus, kom hit till min ombonade lya. Men inte här i NZ.

Om någon e sugen på sin egna inrednings business, kom till NZ. Ni måste ha en business som erbjuder billig, men professionell service och mycket bra standard och fin skandinavisk vri på det hela. Tror det skulle gå hem! I Wellington bor det massor av internationella människor från hela världen. Mest på grund av Peter Jacksons Weta Digital, Weta Workshop och Park Road Post. Över 800 personer jobbar nu på Weta och många av dem är internationella. Alla dessa internationella arbetare klagar på att det inte finns IKEA i hela NZ, att ingen inreder, att gardiner är för dyra, att husen inte e isolerade och att det e enkla glas i fönstren.

Så kom hit och starta upp en bra business i NZ, vet ja! *blink**blink*. =o)