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

 Hello, there! In this post, I'll show you two ways to style a bow tie top. Moreover, I'll ponder a bit on the subject of eco-friendly fashion. I'm going write about sustainable fashion in a bit more depth, explaining why is it is somewhat of an important topic to me. Writing about fashion is always interesting and I've certainly done it many times on this digital place to call my own. I've had this fashion and art blog for a while now (i.e. more than a decade), so it's nice to reflect on fashion and blogging.  Just like everything, blogs have their advantages and disadvantages. I prefer them to social media because they often don't even feel like social media. Often blogs are separated from social media, but at the end of the day, blog can be classified as a form of social media as well. When it comes to blogs, there are similar dangers one faces on social media, such as increased time consumption, screen time, privacy issues and oversharing. I'm certai...

Hello readers! In this post, I'll continue my review of Memoirs of Hadrian , a historical fictional biography written by Marguerite Yourcenar.  As  I already said (in the first part of my review), I was absolutely enchanted by this historical novel that read like a genuine memoir. Yorcenar used a first person epistolary narration in the Memoirs of Hadian . The Roman emperor writes his story in a form of a long letter to his adopted grandson Marcus (Mark) who is also his future successor. The letter is both intimate and instructional. While Hadrian often drifts into personal digressions and philosophical arguments in the letter, he does address Marcus directly on a number of occasions, adding to credibility of this narrative letter.   Being somewhat familiar with the life of Hadian, I still found the plot very interesting and engaging. While Marguerite Yourcenar did a tremendous amount of historical research for this novel, she also introduced her own ideas and employ...