In 2018, the Republic of Estonia celebrates a very significant birthday. On this occasion the preparation of a gift has been entrusted into the most talented hands – the children of Estonia. Eager kids grabbed their pencils and brushes and that is how the book of stamps ‘My gift to Estonia’ was created in the… Read More »
The Litwinsky House is an outstanding architectural monument in Tel Aviv. It was built by Yaakov Elhanan Litwinsky (1852-1916), a well-known businessman who immigrated from Odessa. Before that he had purchased one of the original sixty-six lots in Ahuzat Bayit, the nucleus of the future Tel Aviv. The house he built with his family at… Read More »
False morels (Gyromitra esculenta) are one of the most common Estonian springtime mushrooms and are especially widespread in sandy pine forests. The false morel has an irregular-shaped, convoluted and twisted cap which resembles the human brain. Even though poisonous when eaten fresh, it is a great edible mushroom if parboiled. Toxins are volatile in case… Read More »