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Summer 2026 - Ivana's Alphabet

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Hello dear readers! For the last day of Summer, I have prepared my Summer alphabet. Well, actually it took me so long to write it that I actually published it on the first day of Autumn.  I know that for some of you Summer ended some time ago, but for me the end of Summer was yesterday. Apparently, there is more than one way to calculate the last day of Summer. The last day of Summer depends on whether you use an astronomical or metrological calendar. Meteorologically, Summer ends on the last day of August. The three warmest months being June, July and August. Culturally, the Summer ends on 31st August for most people. September usually means the start of the school year, and the end of Summer vacations.  Astronomically, the Summer ends of the 22nd or 23rd of September. Moreover, the Mediterranean climate is a bit different that the continental one. Perhaps that is why I personally opt for the astronomical option when it comes to measuring seasons. For some of us (living in th...

Reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Stari Grad, island Hvar

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Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'll share a travelogue from Stari Grad on island Hvar accompanied by a book review for the first (and best known) novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series-  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe .  Published in 1950, this portal fantasy novel,  written by British author C. S. Lewis is still a beloved classic . Three out of seven Narnia novels were (and quite successfully) adapted to the big screen in our 21st century (2005-2010). So, the Narnia series is pretty well known, even for those who are not fantasy fans. The Chronicles of Narnia have been in continuous print ever since they saw the light of day, selling one hundred million copies so far!   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the novel that started it all. In this post, you'll not also see me posing with this novel, you'll get to take a tour of Stari Grad.  So, this is 'two in one kind' of post. The photographs for this post were taken about a year and ...