Inspired by “Dulcy, the Beautiful”, a comic strip in the British movie magazine Picture Show 1924. It’s not very funny but rather cute anyway, and supposedly written by silent star Constance Talmadge… Both Connie and her sister Norma were a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Poor Falco, he’s been busy non-stop for 48 hours, up in the mountains chased by renegade monks and harrassed by Communist girls, downtown servicing Fiats and wrangling smelly Anarchists, guarding Mayann’s honour and sweet-talking Father Pietro, and now he gets[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a little drawing that I did during SPX 2010.
Goldenbird readers may know that Mayann’s little B/W puppy Mochi is an Akita Inu. This dog breed of Japanese origin is very close to my heart. My family loves all Spitz-type breeds for their independence, sensitivity and so-called “primitive” traits,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a “silent” short you didn’t know you were waiting for. Happy holidays, everyone!
Apparently the Rabbit year will offer calm and quiet after the hectic Tiger year. All I know that it is my responsibility to make it so. Never mind everyone who claims that we Sheep (or Goats, which I personally prefer,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kagami mochi (鏡餅, mirror rice-cake), is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. A small mochi (glutinous rice ball) is placed on top of a big one (who is making a mess now), and crowned with a daidai (Japanese bitter orange).[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Where does Mayann’s puppy Mochi come from? Well, of course she has a backstory. But until it is revealed, we are going to look at some theories… In February, a special festival called Inukko Matsuri is celebrated in Yuzawa, Akita[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In previous posts we have discussed the origin of Mochi’s name (and possibly Mochi herself). A less cute mythical origin would be the inugami legend. The inugami (dog-deity) is a kind of witches’ familiar created by torturing a dog to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
