Les Poissonchats

In the old days, you would make wreaths, because they are beautiful, and because they are a symbol of the infinite and everlasting goodness of the divine. Where I come from, people would make wreaths throughout the year and hang them on doors and entrances, to guard from evil spirits.  The advent wreath is a… Read more

It’s difficult, in a world of overwhelm and too much stuff, to make meaningful gifts. And I’m not the type who likes to make promises through gifts, like a voucher for something that may or may not happen in the distant future. Therefore I insist, that everybody gets a little something, and that it’s nicely… Read more

There’s something beautifully nostalgic in believing.  Believing, nowadays, has gotten a bit of a doubtful reputation, associated with being unscientific, naive and narrow minded. Which in turn is probably the reason why people are so very much obsessed with it. Believe in magic, believe in mindfulness, believe in this and that and after all believe… Read more

They exist in all possible forms and colours and some are loud and some are edible and some are just super lavish and in the recent years it has become very trendy to diy them in even more lavish fashion, when the most beautiful ones are these glittery old fashioned cardboard and paper things.  The… Read more

There is a lot to be said about baking cookies where I come from. And I really mean a lot. There’s venerable ladies and fearless gents who spend days and days and days and some also nights and nights and nights by the oven baking up the most impossible cookies, ever delicious Christmas cookies, and… Read more

For years now I have been making much decorum about The Christmas Shopping. Especially nowadays, when so much is delivered to your doorstep, and I count among those who are really glad that so much is available through the web, but Christmas Shopping, this is a tradition and must be done by venturing out to… Read more