We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Dual Natures in Folktales Around the World – opposites, contradictions & paradoxes. ZILANT- From Eastern Europe/Western Russia What does “zaftig” mean? Well, it is “full figure, plump.” And zilants can often be “full” dueContinue reading “Z is for Zaftig Zilant”
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G is for Guts that Give Life—A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Hope & Healing…folktales around the world that beat back viruses. Each post highlights one or more balms to soothe and cure our struggles of today with oral tradition and lore of the past. AtContinue reading “G is for Guts that Give Life—A to Z Blog Challenge”
F is for Fences that Fix—A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Hope & Healing…folktales around the world that beat back viruses. Each post highlights one or more balms to soothe and cure our struggles of today with oral tradition and lore of the past. AtContinue reading “F is for Fences that Fix—A to Z Blog Challenge”