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

Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'm taking you to a historical fortress overlooking Ljubuški city in Herzegovina. Located on a strategic position, at a high of almost 400 m (396 to be precise), this magnificent fortress offers truly breath-taking views.  The fortress is assumed to have belonged to Herzeg/ Grand Duke Stjepan Kosaca (alternative spelling Styepan Kosacha /Stjepan Kosača) and was built in 15th century. From what I have managed to find online, it is believed that  built this fortress after solving a dispute with his sons. Although it is possible that the Grand Duke built it on remains of another older fortress or just adapted a much older fortress, its construction is commonly attributed  to him and dated to 15th century. What is certain is that the fortress indeed belonged to him at some time, as there are historical records proving just that.  The Grand Duke was one of the most powerful people of his time and there are many folk tales abou...

Hi there! Today I'm taking you to Jelsa. If Croatia is your destination, island Hvar should be on your list. Once you get to island Hvar, don't forget to pay Jelsa a visit. Jelsa inspired not one, but SIX of my paintings! It's been one of the stars of Travel With My Art Series. I stopped this blog series because my art was stolen by AI (everyone's art is, really!) but if I ever decide to continue it, I'm sure Jelsa will make another appearance. I didn't stop painting and making art, I just stopped sharing it alone. I have actually been working on several commissioned painting. Maybe I'll start posting my art online again some day, but I'm still not decided. However, I'll share some of my old paintings of Jelsa in his post! TWO SEASCAPES INSPIRED BY JELSA !  Regular readers of my blog might remember that I used to live in Jelsa. I lived there back in 2019 & 2020. Let me tell you, I loved living in this little town on island Hvar. Well, technically...

EN Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers. Today something a bit different. I've decided to try my hand at translating Vesna Parun poetry again but this time in different languages. I've been reading Vesna Parun a lot this Summer. I've actually translated Parun's poetry to English a number of times on this little place to call my own. Translating to English is easy for me for obvious reasons.  However, trying to translate this poem to Russian and Italian was harder. I'd say that my language level in Italian and Russian is B1 at best. Still, I figured out it would be a fun challenge.  I have purposely chosen a poem that is quite simple and seemingly easy to translate. It's not a professional translation, but rather my interpretation. I would appreciate input from you guys if any of you speak these languages. I'm sure I didn't do a great job with translating this poem to Russian and Italian.  Nevertheless, someone might find it useful. Moreover, Vesna Pa...