Friday, December 12, 2025

Tales from childhood: Holiday miracles.

"Angela woke up! It's a miracle!" the doctor said with a smile.

"She slept for many years since childhood," I said with surprise.

Christmas and New Year are coming soon and I, Beth, want to tell you about what happened at the hospital.

Once upon a time, a little girl fell into a deep sleep and was admitted to the hospital.

Now she is awake, but sitting in a wheelchair. Doctors are taking care of her.

Sophie and Natalie are happy about this.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Recipe for making force-meat for chops.

Ingredients:

Force-meat-450 g (turkey, beef, and pork)
Egg-1
Onion-1
Milk-3 table spoons
White bread-2 slice
Salt-1 tea spoon
Italian seasoning and black pepper-taste


Mix in one bowl bread, milk, and egg.



Chop the onion.



Add oil, Italian seasoning, onion, salt, and black pepper.



At the end add the force-meat. And mix it.




Monday, December 1, 2025

Literature. Part hundred twenty nine.

                                      "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there was a woman. She had three daughters: the eldest had the only eye, the middle had two eyes like normal people, and the youngest had three eyes.

The mother and sisters couldn't accept Two-Eyes because she was very simple. Then, with the help of magic, she was able to take care of herself.

Having suffered betrayal by her family, the character met a young knight and married him. At the end of the tale, Two-Eyes forgave One-Eye, and Three-Eyes.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-generated/vibrant-cartoonish-realm-gallant-knight-noble-2701553107?trackingId=0b83518d-a391-4035-99f7-c5b404bc006d



Great people: P. L. Travers.

Pamela Lyndon Travers or Helen Lyndon Goff was born on August 9, 1899, in Maryborough, Australia.

Mary Poppins was her famous book. This story is about a fairytale nanny and children. There are many movies and cartoons about these characters.

Pamela Travers died on April 23, 2996, in London, England.





Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred fourteen.

                                                              Beatrix Potter.
Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/cute-watercolor-rabbit-illustration-greeting-card-2623272185?trackingId=9664480d-006a-4926-b851-aed3c3180a5e




“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. ”

“Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.”

“What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/11593.Beatrix_Potter

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Tales from childhood: There are all small details!

"The driver talked to us rudely" my son told me.

"Tell me; were you able to get to the right place with your friends?" I asked my son.

"Yes, dad, we got to the cinema safety." he answered me.

"That's the main thing. What he said isn't so important. So don't pay attention to such minor details." I said with a smile.

My son looked at me and thought, then raised his eyebrows and said:

"It's probably really not something to worry about"

"That's how it should be." my wife supported us.

I tell you all this, Mr. H.

Source of the image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/taxi-car-icon-isolated-on-white-2303397333?trackingId=591054d2-175f-4ae5-89f2-338ecbeef82a





Thursday, November 20, 2025

Fortunate Isles.

Fortunate Isles, also known as Isles of the Blessed (Νήσοι των Μακάρων) (Μακάρων Νῆσοι) (makarōn nēsoi) were mythical islands in Greek legends.

Elysium, or the Elysial Fields (Ἠλύσιον πεδίον) (Ēlýsion pedíon), was the name of paradise in Ancient Greece. According to myths, gods and goddesses lived there.

Fortunate Isles are closely associated with utopia and the Golden Age.



Saturday, November 15, 2025

Humanism.

Humanism is a philosophical concept that places special value on human life. And everything else should make life more comfortable.

At different times, there were different forms of humanism in philosophy. During the Renaissance, a new ideal of man emerged.

Humanism is closely related to ethics.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/universe-within-silhouette-man-inside-physical-2475343579





Sunday, November 9, 2025

Tales from childhood: My first love.

Hello everyone! It's Timothy again. I want to tell you a story from my youth.

I was about 18 years old then. I fell in love with my teacher's daughter. This girl was only two months older than me. She had a very beautiful figure.

"Good morning!" I told her these words for the first time with a smile.

"Hello blondie!" she told me and waved her hand.

She might not even know my name, and I don't remember the name of my first love either.

I planned to meet her when all the adults had left and we could talk calmly. I was embarrassed then! She was the first girl I liked. She lived next room.

One day, completely by accident, I saw a girl through the crack in her room door... I saw her... I saw my first love sleeping. She was wearing only a nightgown.

I may have stood there for a few minutes, enjoying looking at my love. Then suddenly she turned around and I saw her true beauty.

"What are you doing here?" her friend asked me.

"Hm... I was just passing by," I answered with excitement.

Here my first love woke up and apparently already understood everything.

"How dare you!" she screamed.

Also, she slapped me on the left cheek, then on the right. Then I got a few more hard slaps.

"Serves you right, you deserve it!" said her friend.

That's how my first love ended. Several years later I moved out and married my now ex-wife.

Friday, November 7, 2025

Penelope.

Penelope (Πηνελόπεια) (Πηνελόπη) (Pēnelópeia) (Pēnelópē) was a wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus in Greek mythology.

Icarius (Ἰκάριος ) (Ikários) and Asterodia (Ἀστεροδεία) (Ἀστεροδία) were her parents.

Penelope waited patiently for her husband Odysseus when he was on his wanderings.

When Odysseus returned home, Penelope didn't recognize him. But then her husband himself proved that it was him.





Monday, November 3, 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Literature. Part hundred twenty eight.

                                                              "The Rescue of Fatima" by Wilhelm Hauff.

Once upon a time there was a family: father, son, and daughter. Brother and sister supported their father.

Mustapha and Fatima were the children's names.

Fatima was kidnapped by pirates. Her father was very worried about it. Mustafa decided to save his sister.

He set out on a journey, encountering various creatures along the way. At the end of the fairy tale, he was able to save Fatima.

Great people: Strabo.

Strabo (Στράβων) (Strábōn) was born in 64 or 63 BC, in Amasya, Pontus.


He was an ancient Greek geographer. Strabo lived in Asia Minor.

The Geographica or Geography (Γεωγραφικά) (Geōgraphiká) was his famous work.


Strabo died in c. Ad 24, in Roman Empire.


Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred thirteen.

                                                                  Jane Austen.
Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/currency-great-britain-england-pound-banknotes-2284983137



“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.”

“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.”

“Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1265.Jane_Austen

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tales from childhood: Long-awaited move.

"Dear, I found us a new apartment! We'll be moving in soon!" I told my wife with joy.

"Well, finally!" my wife said.

I'm Mr. H. Now I will live in another place with my wife and son. We've always wanted this. 

"Son, you and I will now go to the new apartment, and mom will pack things in the old one." I told him.

"Okay, dad, you and I will go." my son said. 

The new apartment was larger and more comfortable. My son and I began cleaning and preparing for the move.

First, we hug the old painting in the large room. That's probably a good place for it.

Then my son arranged the furniture in his room, and I gave advice.

"Put this chair here and move the table to the window" I said.

My wife had already packed up the old house, and we moved in by evening.

"So, how did you arrange the furniture?" my wife asked.

"Oh, that was difficult. But dad was a great guide" my son said with a smile.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/moving-relocation-concept-house-box-3d-2222181823



Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Iasion.

Iasion (Ἰασίων) (Iasíōn) was a character in Greek myths and legends. Zeus and Electra were his parents.

Plutus (Πλοῦτος) (Ploûtos), Corybas (Κορύβας) (Korúbas), Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) (Atalántē), and Philomelus (Φιλόμηλος) (Philómēlos) were his children. 

Demeter (Δημήτηρ) (Dēmḗtēr) (Δαμάτηρ) (Dāmā́tēr) was Iason's wife.

Also, he met with other gods and goddesses.



Thursday, October 16, 2025

Detective fiction.

Detective fiction is a literary genre. It usually tells about crimes. The main character can be an investigator. Also, there are criminal and victims in these stories.

In a detective fiction, the plot can be different. The setting is described, too, and the characters may be quite ordinary.

Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/bookshelf-books-biography-adventure-novel-poem-2130138842



Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Eurycleia.

Eurycleia (Εὐρύκλεια ) (Eurýkleia), or Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη) (Antipháte), was an old nurse of Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) (Ὀδυσεύς) (Odysseús) (Odyseús). Her father was Ops (Ὤψ) and grandfather Peinsenor (Πεισήνωρ).

Also, Eurycleia served his wife Penelope (Πηνελόπεια) (Πηνελόπη) (Pēnelópeia) (Pēnelópē) and son Telemachus (Τηλέμαχος) (Tēlemakhos). Odysseus took part in the Trojan War and was wandering.

She recognized him when Odysseus came home. Eurycleia noticed his old scar.





Monday, October 6, 2025

Tales from childhood: Bad diagnosis.

"You're very seriously ill!" the man in the white coat told me.

Yes, I have neglected this disease and I may die soon. It's my destiny.

I, the lady in red, have been working in a dangerous job for many years. Maybe someone of my clients suffers from this disease...

When I came to the doctor it was already too late. It's time for me to tell you my secret of the present day.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Great people: Peter Paul Rubens.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was born on June 28, 1577, in Holy Roman Empire. He was an artist.

Venus and Adonis (1635), Child with a bird (1614 and 1625), The Judgement of Paris (1606), Diana Returning from the Hunt (1615), and Landscape with Milkmaids and Cattle (1618) are Rubens' works.

Baroque was his movement.

Peter Paul Rubens had wives and children.

He died on May 30, 1640, in Spanish Netherlands.





Recipe of homemade crepe cake.



Ingredients:

Crepes-about 8

Condensed milk-2 table spoons

Jam-2 table spoons

Spread the crepes alternately with condensed milk and jam. Place everything together.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Literature. Part hundred twenty seven.

                                               "Beauty and the Beast" by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barot de Villeneuve.

Once upon a time a daughter asked her father for a flower. The father went for the flower and took it, but he met a beast. The monster demanded that his daughter come to his castle.

At home, the young girl found out about everything and went to the beast. Then she learned that the monster was an enchanted prince.

In the end, the girl fell in love with the beast and the curse was lifted.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/beauty-beast-open-book-fairy-tale-1858230163



Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred twelve.

                                                                  Pamela Travers.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/maryborough-qld-apr-19-2023pamela-travers-2309656647



“Once we have accepted the story, we cannot escape the story's fate.”

“A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6872556.P_L_Travers 

Monday, September 29, 2025

Tales from childhood: Our migration.

Hi, this is Timothy! I want to tell you about my move to a new place.

This happened when Maria and I decided to come to the big city after graduating from the orphanage.

"I think it's better to live in that city than in ours," my sister Maria said.

"I'm of the same opinion, because there's more entertainment there," I said with confidence.

But when we arrived, everything turned out to be much more complicated. Things ran out quickly. Also, there were long lines in a new city. So after a while, we decided to go back.

"But we gained experience" Maria said.

"True, true" I said.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/city-background-hand-drawn-vector-illustration-1540780994



Sunday, September 21, 2025

Ganymede.

Ganymede or Ganymedes (Γανυμήδης) (Ganymēdēs) was the son of founder and king of Troy Tros (Τρώς) and Callirhoe (Καλλιρρόη) (Kallirróē). So, he was known as the Trojan prince.

One day Zeus turned into an eagle and abducted Ganymede. After this the young man began to live on Mount Olympus.

There are many arts about this legend.



Saturday, September 20, 2025

Tales from childhood: My son.

Hello, people! This is Mr. H. speaking. My son likes different sport games. He has a competition very soon.

"Remember, son, the main thing isn't winning, but participating." I told my son this and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes, dad, that's exactly it. There's no need to worry about it." he said.

On the day of the competition, I was sitting in the spectators with my wife. We came to support our son.

"Come on, you can do it!" we shouted as our son confidently ran towards the goal with the ball.

My son took an honorable second place and I'm proud him!

"Well done!" my wife said with a smile.

"Thank you Mom and dad! The result is good!" my son said gladly.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Podalirius.

Podalirius (Ποδαλείριος) was a famous doctor in Greek mythology. His parents were Asclepius and Epione.

Podalirius and his brother Machaon captained the ships during the Trojan War (Bellum Troianum).

Also, he sat in the Trojan Horse (doureios hippos).

Podalirius healed Philoctetes (Φιλοκτήτης) (Philoktētēs).

Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος) (Telesphoros), Machaon, Panacea, Hygieia, and Aegle (Αἴγλη) were his siblings.





Thursday, September 11, 2025

Golden Age.

The Golden Age (χρυσή εποχή ) (chrysí epokhí) means the best time of humanity. Perhaps it was so in the past or it will be so in the future.

These words come from Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology there are five ages of humanity (χρύσεον γένος) (chrýseon génos): Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron.

Also, other myths and legends have their own Golden Age.

Writers wrote books about it, and artists drew images.

Sometimes the Golden Age is called the dawn of civilization.

This is actually a utopia.