The Weasel Drawings by Lucinda Rogers. Words by Christopher Hirst.

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Christmas

  • Weasel_xmas

    Tasty narratives 22/12/07

    Normally we eat The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle on Christmas Day, but since we’re going to friends for the feast this year, I suspect it may be A Christmas Carol with all the trimmings. Jumping the gun a bit, we’ve already tucked into The Mayor of Casterbridge and jolly filling it was too. As devotees of Victorian literature may have guessed, I refer respectively to goose, ... Full text

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    Pick of the Prezzies 22/12/05

    “Argh! Not again!” Mrs W expostulated, though she was talking about much-anticipated feature of Christmas.
    “Yes, I owe it to my public,” I replied, like an aging diva being roped into her stays. “They need, nay, demand my annual guide to the best gift ideas from the cream of British journals. The Weasel’s Pick of the Prezzies is with us again.”
    “But aren’t you a bit ... Full text

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    Starter motors and Shangri-La 18/01/03

    Do you know what a clutch release bearing is? I don’t either – but I imagine it as being small and spherical, somewhere between a cherry tomato and a Brussels sprout, though probably made of metal. This teensy widget has an impact quite disproportionate to its dimensions. It has, for example, forced a certain Mr Weasel to extend his post-Christmas break in a North Yorkshi... Full text

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About the Author and Illustrator

Christopher Hirst is a freelance journalist who lives mostly in south London and occasionally in North Yorkshire. In 2005, he was Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year and runner-up in 2007. He is currently writing a book about the experience of cooking with his wife (aka Mrs W) which is due to be published by Fourth Estate next May.

Lucinda Rogers is an illustrator more commonly known for reportage drawing and specialises in drawing cities, in particular New York and London’s East End where she lives. In July The Independent published her drawings of scenes at the Hop Farm Festival. New east London work will appear in the next issue of Case da Abitare magazine.

Drawings © Lucinda Rogers. Words © Christopher Hirst. Website by With Associates.