Les Poissonchats

Here we go with another year almost full. It has been a bit of a rocky ride for me, but brought clarity and purpose. I said in January it would be the year of the reckoning, which has probably hit with more precision than I had imagined with this playful thought. Though, thinking about it, Read more

Ah, the gingerbread house – who wouldn’t fall for it? Hansel and Gretel isn’t in my top ten fairytales, but when I think about it, the story is full of intriguing elements: the sweets, the woods, the black cat, and a witch in the stove. I’m sure she rose out of that one like a Read more

Snow White couldn’t resist the apple – who could, when it looked that perfect? As for me, I have a tiny apple-related childhood trauma: whenever chocolate appeared, an apple had to be eaten first. For My Health, apparently. Which is why apples feel vaguely medicinal to me to this day – and therefore best avoided: Read more

My all time favourite – likely a variant of the French Lusignan cycle (see no 3) – goes like this: A herdsman/cowboy leaves a bowl of cream on the doorstep of his mountain cabin each night for the dragon-fairy who dwells nearby, as was the custom of the old days. One day, quite by accident, Read more

Do you know the tale of Seven-at-One-Stroke? It begins with a meek little tailor who, one day, cut himself a splendid slice of bread, buttered it generously, and heaped it with jam. Just as he opened his mouth to take a bite, the seven pesky flies that had pestered him all afternoon and wouldn’t let Read more