Category Archives: Art and words

Live and let live

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Cine ma cunoaste stie ca nu am nimic de “impartit” cu nimeni, daca te porti frumos, ma port foarte frumos. A nu te purta frumos (cu mine) este o alegere complicata cu multe consecinte….;)

Sunt obisnuita cu atitudinea condescendenta a soferilor fata de biciclisti, dar asa cum mie imi place sa merg cu bicla si altora le place sa conduca. Respect alegerile tuturor!

Deci, mai de mult, mergeam cu bicla electrica, cu Giant-ul care e mare si greu: cam 33 kg. Si vine o masina din spate pe o strada ingusta; ma dau la o parte si il las sa treaca. Mai ales ca am crezut ca nu stie zona si isi cauta loc de parcare. “Domnul” respectiv ma depaseste si parcheaza mai in fata, in mijlocul drumului, fara sa imi lase loc sa trec pe langa. Cu alte cuvinte, m-a blocat.
Asta dupa ce EU i-am facut loc si l-am lasat sa treaca. Nu i-am zis nimic. Dar m-am uitat cu privirea mea speciala capabila sa inghete sufletul unui orc mai timid si mai putin experimentat in rele. A inteles “mesajul” si a pornit mai in fata. Dupa o alta strada in curba, iar dau peste el, tot asa, in mijlocul strazii.

In conditii normale, cu o alta bicicleta mai mica, m-as fi strecurat printre el si alte masini parcate, dar acum chiar nu aveam loc. Probabil respectiva persoana isi facuse un calcul ca “intram in vorba” si “ne imprietenim”. Serios, acum… Am intors imediat si-am plecat pe alta strada. Ce sa discut cu cineva imi rasplateste amabilitatea cu lipsa de educatie?

Ideea e ca mi s-a mai intamplat sa ma trezesc cu cate o masina in fata dupa ce, in prealabil, mi-a taiat calea. Sunt obisnuita. Dar eu am instincte foarte bune dupa o viata petrecuta pe bicicleta. Alte persoane poate nu sunt atat de atente… Nu e deloc frumos sa faci asa ceva, mai ales cand e vorba de o doamna. Repet, eu sunt un biciclist foarte experimentat. Alte femei nu sunt.

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Writing Exercises

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I believe that the storyteller holds the most power in the world.

If you dissagree, then look around! Everybody is writing about the new Odyssey (the film).

As I write daily, I confront the challenge of writer’s block. This is a topic I have discussed before.

https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2023/05/15/the-writers-block/

For me, writing is a habit as I have been writiting for 20 years and I have a vivid imagination.

Writing makes my reasoning clearer. The moment I am in dilemma, I write down the simplified story to find its outlines and the angles that have not been so apparent. Finally, I got the big picture. You would be amazed how simple handwritten facts are.

Then, there are numerous creative writing techniques that could prove useful.

1. Practice your skills by writing everything that goes through your head about a certain topic.

2. Add more adjectives or other words to your introductory piece of writing to make it more appealing.

3. Picture in your mind the story you have written. Is it a pleasing image? Is it suggestive enough for your taste? Does it need more colors?

4. This is how I improve my poetry writing skills. I am a published author, by the way.

I write poems inspired by my favorite paintings since I am passionate about both art and poetry.

5. Read! Read! Read! You cannot write unless you are familiar with the words of others. For me, reading is the best remedy for writer’s block.

I have many sources of inspiration, such as Emily Dickinson, Delmore Schwartz, Jack London, Michael Ondaatje, E. M. Forster, Somerset Maugham…

6. Write down any ideas that go through your mind. If not, you will most likely forget them.

To be continued!

In the photo: Making notes in the scenic Bucegi mountains…

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Greenen Parlor

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A long, long time ago, my poems were published in an anthology: Anthology Volume I: Writings from the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective.

What do you see when you look at night?

The kraken sleeping
in the murk
His thoughts
would change the color
of whom
he once abhorred.

The moon is faint
and builds
the hauberk
of bark
around the dark
with armatures
that are about
to conquer down
the light.

What do you see when you look at love?

Kraken kisses and embraces
of a woman of innocence
unwise, unadorned
untamed.
Slumbering in green tentacles
vividly electric
to pursue in night
unnumbered words
astray from his
wondrous grey
to host in the parlor
the Someone
they desired.

Her untamed soul
drags her love
like Simoom
grabs the grains of sand
in hurdles and pains.

We cannot step
outside love’s iron songs.
Its music
brings falter
in the bones.
It is the alphabet
that guides the waters
to stay together
and roar
North of the wind
glisten
South of the sun…

©Iulia Halatz

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Oud Zarian Creed: The Scent of an Idealized Haven

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Last month in writing:
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One of my May articles on Fragrantica is a review of the unexpected Oud Zarian Creed.

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. -James Baldwin

I missed out on this fragrance last year and so also on this new rose type in my collection: the dusty dune rose. It could be, for a person with my imagination, the rose that has sprung from the spice dunes of the desert planet of Dune. The rose is rather hard to perceive in Creed’s Oud Zarian at the very beginning of the fragrance, as it is covered in a blanket of colorful spices, each singing its own tune.

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Oud Zarian is like a painting: in one corner there are the dunes covered in powdery roses whose vintage glare is deepened by chocolatey, dense, 80-year-aged Oud Choron, which bestows an aromatic, almost animalic warmth. In another corner, a savage, lush garden with greenery from all over the planet.

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The Rose Centifolia that blossoms at its heart is tender and shy, but it bestows a certain tension, as if we were watching the plush bloom opening under the glimmer of the May sun.
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Please find the full article below.

https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Oud-Zarian-Creed-The-Scent-of-an-Idealized-Haven-25036.html

Enjoy!

Photo source: Fragram

IULIA HALATZ PERFUME WRITER: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2026/04/30/led-by-scent-where-stories-begin-before-words/

START ENGLISH Legal English Terminology Checker: Committee of inspection

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Miraj Pantera Review

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My last article on Fragrantica is a review of Miraj Pantera.

I have reported on the Romanian Miraj brand since its revival in 2022. Miraj was a renowned brand whose fragrances originally created history and countless warm memories of childhood. Our mothers and grandmothers were dedicated users.

I like all the Miraj fragrances; they all bring something intriguing and a new story woven in fragrant notes. My favorite until now is Amara, a cherry-citrusy fragrance. Eva Lux, launched this year, features a wild, imaginary rose enveloped in violet hues — what I consider to be the perfect representation of the iconic flower in absentia. The rose note is craftly recreated out of other ingredients.

In my opinion, Pantera by Miraj is another unexpected oud fragrance. I think I have found a new passion and trend in perfumery, the new enlightenment of oud, which I reported in my review of Oud Zarian by Creed.

All photos by me in the scenic Bucegi Mountains.
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Please find the full article below.

https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Miraj-Pantera-Review-25143.html

Enjoy!

IULIA HALATZ PERFUME WRITER: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2026/04/30/led-by-scent-where-stories-begin-before-words/

Unchosen

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I do not really have time to binge-watch TV series. Last week it rained all day Saturday, so I had to change my cycling plans.

I watched Unchosen, which is astounding. The finale is both unexpected and expected, as recent trends show that compelling villains often take center stage in stories, twisting the plot in ways that defy audience expectations.

What I liked best was the soundtrack. I leave below some of the songs:

https://youtu.be/lz90JZuOckM?si=QU1fFiJYBi8cRrQH

https://youtu.be/rsUIl7qVzYw?si=Gvc86OdPnHyZo20M

https://youtu.be/lKBN5ewEXdc?si=ALe23UIMplftwSIJ

Other new series that I enjoyed:

Untamed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31710822/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_2

I like Eric Bana and his horse, and the mountain scenery is amazing.
The plot twist made me think of the first season of Top of the Lake.

The Gilded Age: a period drama inspired, in my opinion, by the books of Theodore Dreiser. The script is indeed written by Julian Fellowes, who may have transformed the original stories into a highly imaginative and more optimistic narratives. He is also the creator, writer, and producer of Downton Abbey.

This week I might look into finishing watching The Dinosaurs — a documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman. I have a fondness for reptiles, especially for the big ones. The documentary does not focus only on the Mesozoic Age but on the history of our planet as well.

Photo – Pexels.com

Ce mă enervează :)

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Colaboratorii, posibilii colaboratori și alte persoane din diverse părți ale lumii care îmi spun Lulia, cu L în loc de Iulia cu I…

Mi se pare straniu să se considere ca cineva (cu privire inteligentă) ca mine 😉 să își scrie numele cu literă mică.

Europenii și americanii se prind repede că Iulia este un fel de Julia local, dar persoanele din ținuturi îndepărtate consideră că Iulia e un nume exotic care se scrie cu litera L, dar nu avem în alfabetul nostru literă mare… Sper că asta cred…

Iar eu știu poziționarea geografică a celor care îmi zic Lulia… Nu trebuie să îi mai întreb de unde sunt.

Nu mă mai supăr. Nici nu le mai zic nimic..

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✨Hi, I am Iulia,
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THE BEST PERFUMES from ESXENCE 2024

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Facebook reminded me of this article about the best fragrances from ESXENCE 2024.

THE BEST PERFUMES from ESXENCE 2024: Pelagos, Seigiorni, Wega, Caprice de Jeanne, Violette Kew:

This is my list of the bests of Esxence 2024, starting with my favorite holiday spot, Greece, the champagne to toast its beauty under the star-lit sky, while looking up at Wega, sniffing the sugary roses of this garden of Eden full of trees with ripe fruits and flowers, juicy cherries, and gazing at forest clearings filled with happy violets. The perfect cosmic and earthy chaos and whirlpool of perceptions, according to the Paradise Lost and Found theme of Esxence this year.

Enjoy!
https://www.fragrantica.com/news/THE-BEST-PERFUMES-from-ESXENCE-2024-Pelagos-Seigiorni-Wega-Caprice-de-Jeanne-Violette-Kew-20313.html

Lately, I have been quite busy writing articles. I will present them all soon.

PS: Up to this day, Pelagos continues to be my favorite fragrance from Dusita.