Category Archives: Katarina

Tree 1. The Mirabelle Plum

(photo courtesy to Dida) In the tiny town garden of a little vegetarian burger restaurant in Ixelles grows a single tree, its branches like long arms stretching over a few iron tables and chairs. The September started and is ending … Continue reading

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The Singer of Les Marolles

Marching carefully so that I don´t step on an item somebody wants to trade for 5 euros or 50 cents: happy trash scattered all around the square doesn´t fascinate me anymore as it once did. Nevertheless, I drag my visitors to … Continue reading

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Exchange of services (L´Échange des services)

(It is one of the phrases that can be directly taken from English into French 🙂 “It sounds rather suspicious,” Zoe told her boyfriend when he came home with the idea. He had found an announcement of a lady suggesting … Continue reading

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Dog Stealing

Zoe couldn´t remember where did the crazy idea of taking Buddy on an excursion come from. It might have been her typical urge to combine. It would never happen to her boyfriend, he always opted for the most practical, the … Continue reading

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Zoe at the Station

Zoe was standing in front of the full size mirror in the hall downstairs, putting on lipstick while thinking of the list she had written down the other morning.

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