For a start, there is a blog called Cat in the Bag that I love for its witty observations and funny captions to the photos. Then, here is a very detailed instruction on how to find a missing pet. The ...
I‘m experiencing this wonderful state of not knowing what to say – quite like when I was about to start blogging four years ago. I’m staring at the blank blog post form, and I don...
Sébastien Le Fol blogs about culture and arts for Le Figaro. His most recent piece was on the subject of why the Parisians seem to similarly adore both Claude Monet and Basquiat whose exhibitions are ...
The photos featured in this post were made by my compatriot, called, Igor. It is incredible to have this kind of weather for season’s holidays – a nice change after the years of rain and w...
I don’t know the full story of the family archive, particularly of where the postcards came from. The postcards below, however, bear inscriptions in German, and I do know that my great granduncl...
It’s been a couple of years already that Mr Freeman has been the mystery no. 1 on the Russian Internet. Although there have been many a guess who may be hiding behind this matchstick man, the re...
Tony Richardson who for years has religiously been documenting the beauty of the Cumbrian Lakes supplied us with a few fascinating photos of the total lunar eclipse. The first photo was taken in Conis...
A few people recently have shared their “success recipes”. One comes from Elena Lenina, the most famous Russian in modern France. According to her, success is granted on the following four...
Victoria and Albert Museum 36, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. I‘ve noticed someone watching the V&A Museum set on Flickr, and so decided to share one of my favourite photos from...
Incidentally, dear readers, do you have a name fetish? Is there a name that captivates you and drives you mad? Or a kind of feel-good name that always makes you laugh?...