a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

I planned to publish this post yesterday but that the earthquake in Croatia happened. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't emotionally affected by it. I have both family and friends living in affected areas, so it is only natural I worry about it. I'm only comforted by the fact that Croatia has a lot of experience in helping refugees and is often  much better organized than many larger and more 'developed' countries. We've all seen how ineffective some supposedly 'developed' countries are at helping their own population during some crises that occurred this and previous years. Croats are in that sense wonderfully organized, but still sometimes things are complicated. The housing question was quickly resolved since many opened their doors to victims of earthquake. However, people who own domestic animals (such as horses and cows) naturally do not want  and cannot abandon them, so for them these are hard times as they are spending their days in the cold so...

EN Unfortunately, earlier today Croatia was struck by another strong earthquake. If you can afford it, consider making a donation to Red Cross Croatia or other charitable organizations  you know of and that might help those affected by the earthquake.  HR Nažalost, Hrvatska je danas opet pogođena jakim potresom. Ako si to možete priuštiti, razmislite o tome da donirate Crvenom križu Hrvatske ili nekoj drugoj humanitarnog organizaciji za koju znate a koja može pomoći stradalima u potresu. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DONATIONS- YOU CAN USE THE FOLLOWING BANK ACCOUNT FOR DONATIONS OR MAKE A DONATION WITH A BARCODE BANK:   Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. IBAN:  HR6923400091511555516 NUMBER:  770 TO MAKE A PAYMENT FROM ABROAD - SWIFT CODE:  PBZGHR2X OR USE THIS BARCODE TO MAKE A DONATION  SVE INFORMACIJE SAM PREUZELA SA SLUŽBENIH STRANICA HRVATSKOG CRVENOG KRIŽA* Donirati novčana sredstva za pomoć osobama pogođenim potresom u Petrinji i Sisku možete na sljedeći račun...

 Hello dear readers! How are you? I'm fine. It's been a while since I did a proper outfit post on this little digital place I call my own. It might have something to do with the fact I've been so preoccupied with art projects lately. Today I'll show you what I wore for a visit to Međugorje, a village in Herzegovina. I'm a big believer in shopping one's closet so that is what I did to put this lovely winter outfit together. As you can see bellow, I wore a magenta coat, a red blazer and a t-shirt with my own art print (similar here ), a light beige pleated maxi skirt ( that looks white on the sunbathed photos), a pink bag and a pair of very comfy high leather boots. I felt great wearing this comfy but feminine winter styling . + MORE WAYS TO WEAR A MAGENTA COAT  I'm getting close to 30 wears with this coat! +MORE WAYS TO WEAR A BEIGE PLEATED SKIRT    I might get to thirty wears with this one by the end of the next year. It's a great skirt, I've had it...

 Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers. I hope you have had a lovely Christmas celebration (if you celebrated it yesterday that is). If you plan to spend this weekend with a book and aren't sure what book to pick, you have come to the right place for I prepared some holiday reading recommendations for you. Today I'm back with a holiday rereading list that features seven novels and one play. I tried to include something for everyone, there are classics on this list but also thrillers, SF and crime novels. If you don't have the time to read my book reviews, you can just check the titles or come back to this post when you are ready. Scroll down to see more. THE FORGER, A NOVEL BY EDGAR WALLACE 3/5   PUBLISHED IN 1927 The Forger hasn't aged well in some ways, but it is still an entertaining book to read. In terms of the writing style, The Forger is a classical murder/crime mystery. Not much attention is given to the characters themselves, there is little if any character ...