What do people live by? Before coming down to the human world after being punished, the angel Mikhail was saved by Simon, a poor and good shoemaker. Simon takes care of Mikhail lying on a cold street despite his wife’s abuse. His shoe store earned money thanks to Mikhail, who made shoes better than […]
HELLO SPRING “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” – Leo Tolstoy Just as said by greatest Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, spring is the “best” season to start something anew. The seasons are very strange. How four seasons come again in time is really surprising. Among them, spring is special. […]
New Year’s Day in the Solar Calendar is called New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day in the lunar calendar is the first holiday of the year as a new month when the year begins. ‘The New Year’s Day of Magpie was yesterday~. Our New Year’s Day is today~. I wear a really pretty pigtail […]
The anniversary of the birth of baby Jesus/ France/ Noël Italy/ Natale Germany/ weihnachten December 25/ <Christmas Day> December 24/ <Christmas Eve> Refer to Naver Encyclopedia (Dictionary of Theology, August 20, 1998 Korean Dictionary Research Center) A long time ago, I spent Christmas thinking of the ghosts in Charles Dickens’ . I looked forward to […]
Maple Central Park in New York is really beautiful. For that reason, it appears in numerous movies with a variety of appearances in scenes such as the winter park in “Home Alone” and the summer park in “We’ve got mail.” In particular, Central Park in autumn is more lyrical and beautiful. You can […]
Author/ / lewis Carroll (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898) Nationality/ United Kingdom Alice! A childish story take, And with a gentle hand Lay it where childhood’s dreams are twined In memory’s mystic band, Like pilgrim’s withered wreath of flowers Plucked in a far-off land. A truly mysterious and beautiful story, <Alice’s Adventures in […]
HALLOWEEN Field/ Folklore Region/ USA North America Event period/ October 31 every year Year of Start/ Originated from an ancient Celtic festival Before winter, in America, it’s a big, fun and joyful festival that turns the whole city into excitement. People dress up in various ways, and children go to neighbors’ houses, shout […]
A Chinese exposition on Hunminjeongeum which was created in 1443. There are <Hunminjeongeum Yeuibon> and <Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon>.(See Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia). 指定项目 国宝 指定编号 国宝第70号 指定日期 1962年12月20日 收藏 涧松美术馆（首尔城北区城北路102-11) 时代 朝鲜 种类 木刻本 “King Sejong the Great is a king who contributed not only to Asia but also to the world. He […]
Scientific name Fagopyrum Esculentum Moench Kingdom Plant Kingdom Family Polygonaceae Origin Central Asia Flowering Period Early to late September As small sepals bloom everywhere, they break into what looks like a white spray of water. When waves break white, fishermen refer to this as “buckwheat flowers rising.” What a fitting expression. The name itself is […]
Scientific name Eustoma Grandiflorum (Raf.) Shin Taxonomy Anthophyta Origin North America Although she is now an old actress who suffered from various gossip, Mia Farrow always comes to mind when looking at a lisianthus. It’s too fragile to say it’s as elegant as Grace Kelly, and flower petals are so innocent and cute to say […]
Tasha Tudor 1915. 8. 28~ 2008. 6.18 Author United States of America It really was an enviable life. She achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a children’s book author and illustrator, and at over the age of 50, she started to live in the forests of Vermont with animals while making clothes out of a […]
Scientific name Helianthus Annuus Kingdom Plant Kingdom PHYLUM ANGIOSPERM Order Campanulales Origin central America Habitat sunny areas Size 2M HEIGHT Dicotyledons campanulales of the chrysanthemum family is an annual plant that is sometimes referred to as hyangilhwa or joilhwa. It grows well in sunny areas but there is probably no other plant that can also grow on any surface by itself as well […]
Scientific name Paeonia Lactiflora Flowering period June (White Poeny), May-June (Chinese Peony) Floriography Shyness Family Buttercup family A long time ago, I dreamt of wearing an art deco dress and holding a bouquet of peonies. Along with roses, peonies are symbols of elegance and beauty, and used in bouquets by women. In ancient European castles, art, and pottery, and in […]
A few years ago, Finnair showcased an a350 wrapped in the Marimekko pattern. Recently there was a story on a collaboration between Uniqlo and Marimekko as well. Along with Uniqlo, many beauty and fasion companies such as Clinique and Converse collaborate with Marimekko. It is such a powerful, lovely, and popular pattern that also has […]
Scientific name Rhododendron schlippenbachii Kindom/ Plant kingdom Order/ Dicotyledon Taxonomy/ Ericales Family/ Heath family Flowering period/ april-may Origin/ Korea Distribution region/ Korea Azalea/Korean Rosebay Scientific name/ Rhododendron Mucronulatum Kindom/ plant kingdom Order/ dicotyledon Taxonomy/ Ericales Flowering period/ April-Aay Distribution region/ Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia Known as the cham flower or azalea “When she is sick of looking at me, i will gracefully send her away without a word” (omitted). Published in […]
Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.’ -Oscar Wilde When you enter the vintage and luxurious department store on the west end of London, you may mistakenly think you are going back in time. More so because of the smell of old wood floors to the sound of the elevators. There are no […]
Taxonomy/ Rosaceae Korean/ Cherry blossom Cultural language/ Cherry blossom English/ Cherry Blossom Floriography/ Matchless beauty, Purity Along time ago i read a Japnese novel called . The story is a memorable one about a mother and daughter who fall in love with the same man, and reminiscent of a morning drama. The novel wasn’t actually […]
<Vogue> and <Happer Hazar> are fashion magazines people turn to the most to learn about fashion and style. Magazines have lost power as medium in the presence of mobile and social media mediums, but they still yield influence over numerous brands all over the world. The reason for every single word is to talk about […]
“Spring is here on the flowering Dongbaek island, but…” it is a good thing that spring is here, but the ending of “but” evokes sadness. The sight of it flowering from a blistering cold kingddom is pitiful, which is why the flamboyant camellia is often expressed with sadness. The legend of the flower is the […]
What has the power to make a dull sentence sophisticated and elegant? That is a font. Garamond can make sentences like “let’s play!” or “i am tom” into elegant ones. Designed by Claude Garamond (1480-1561), it is the best example of an old style font and it is a print font that has the name […]
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