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There's a word I grew up hearing in rural Mississippi that exists in no dictionary.
Ch'yarn. What the dog had been wallowing in out in the yard — something dead and rotten and unseen in the tall grass.
Nobody who used it could spell it. It was passed entirely by mouth, generation to generation.
Years later I met someone from Baxley, Georgia — 480 miles away — who knew the exact same word, in the exact same sense.
the tropical drink was supposed to help.
it did not help. 🗿
Suffering Bastard — original watercolor // The Parodies · Tiki Drinks Series
mugs · canvas · stickers · coasters · fridge magnets
🚗 Road trip food confession: we finally quit fast food on the highway for good.
The last straw? Brisket sandwiches packed with inedible gristle at one of America's most overhyped travel centers — and a management team that treated our complaint like an inconvenience.
We now pack our own food for every drive. Our make-ahead egg salad sandwich on brioche has become a road trip staple.
Full recipe and the honest story behind the switch on the blog.
https://imitationofmink.com/skip-the-drive-thru-why-i-started-packing-my-own-road-food/
After a gristle-filled BBQ sandwich and rude managers at a famous travel stop, we finally made the switch to packing our own road food. Here's what we bring now — including a creamy egg salad sandwich recipe that blows anything on the highway out of the water.
🍋🍹 London Sour
A touch of British cool meets tropical escape.
This watercolor artwork by Paul Myrick reimagines the London Sour with bold citrus tones and mid-century Polynesian pop energy. It’s a playful blend of refinement and island attitude — crisp, colorful, and unmistakably tiki.
The design now appears across mugs, coasters, magnets, posters, and home décor — all featuring the original hand-painted illustration.
A 1928 house plan from House Beautiful caught my attention.
Low, rambling, wood-sided — more horizontal than vertical — it feels calm and deliberate. Published just one year before the 1929 crash, it reflects a moment when Americans imagined home as steady, efficient, and quietly prepared for “emergencies.”
I’ve redrawn the floor plans and colorized the original black-and-white rendering according to the architect’s description.
🦂🍹 Scorpion Bowl
Few drinks capture the spirit of mid-century tiki culture quite like the Scorpion Bowl. Designed for sharing and celebration, it’s bold, colorful, and a little chaotic in the best way.
This watercolor artwork by Paul Myrick brings that festive Polynesian pop energy to life and now appears across a full collection — mugs, coasters, magnets, posters, and home décor.
https://theparodies.com/product-category/tiki/scorpion-bowl/
