Aurora Palladio and moments of History

This is a post that is self-contained on one hand and, on the other hand, sort of a continuation or addition to the post about the ‘Aurora Palladio’ Limited Edition fountain pen described here. Це пост з одного боку самодостатній, а з іншого боку, можна сказати, продовження або доповнення…

Happy Halloween 2018!

Очередной год, очередной Хэлоуин и очередная семейная акция по веселой ручной работе:). Маленькая “веселая корона” на “крыше” главного персонажа сделана моим 6 летним помощником:). А бригада с  привидения на насестах плод творчества старшего с мамой:). Another year, another Halloween and another family action for fun handwork :). The little…

Valentine’s cards

Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. Originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus, Valentine’s Day is recognized as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and…

New Year’s greetings

New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar’s year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner and the 1st day of January is often marked as a national holiday. In the Gregorian calendar, the most…

Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It begins the three-day observance of…

Stereoscopy

Стереоизображение — картина или видеоряд, использующий два отдельных изображения, позволяющих достичь стереоэффекта. Первый стереофотоаппарат был сконструирован и запатентован российским изобретателем Иваном Фёдоровичем Александровским в 1854 г. Stereoscopy (also called stereoscopics, or stereo imaging) is a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means…