Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Cubism.

Cubism is an art movement. It appeared at the beginning of the XX century.

Cubism is found in painting, literature, architecture, and sculpture.

Pablo Picasso painted some of his paints in this style.

Modernism, surrealism, avant-garde have something in common with Cubism.

Source of image:

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Urania.

Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía) was the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The globe was the symbol of this goddess.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne was Urania's mother.

Also, she had several siblings: Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, and etc.

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn), Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), and Amphimarus (Ἀμφίμαρος) were Urania's husbands.

Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos) and Hymen (Ὑμήν) (Humḗn) were their sons.






Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Recipe of homemade avocado spread.

Ingredients:

Avocado-1

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Black pepper-1/3 tea spoon

Italian seasoning-1/3 tea spoon


Cut the avocado.



After add salt, black pepper and spices.


Mix everything well.



Sunday, February 1, 2026

Literature. Part hundred thirty one.

                                                    "The Three Spinners" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there was a lazy girl. She didn't want to spin. That's why her mother scolded her for it.

The Queen heard this and the girl's mother lied that her daughter was spinning too much.

Then the Queen decided that if this girl spins well, she could marry her son.

In the castle, she didn't know what to do; then the girl me three ugly spinners. They did all the work for her.

When the girl invited them to her wedding, the prince asked why the women were ugly. They answered that it was because they were spinning. He then forbade his wife.

Source of image:

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Great people: Beatrix Potter.

Helen Beatrix Potter Heelis was born on July 28, 1866, in London, England.

She was an English writer and illustrator. Beatrix Potter wrote books for children. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) is one of her notable works.

Potter died on December 22, 1943, in England.





Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred sixteen.

                                                               Strabo.
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“God sent his beloved creatures to Datça for them to live longer.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/219320.Strabo