Ma Cousine Pot-Au-Feu

A first-person narrator recalls childhood in a provincial château dominated by elderly relatives and strict household hierarchy, describing family rituals, meals presided over by an imposing grandfather, and the divided authority among parents, aunts, and servants. He recounts everyday details—rules and secret liberties, playful tyrannies over staff, furtive fruit raids in the garden, and an epidemic that temporarily loosens restrictions—while contrasting his mother's influence with his father's outward severity that softens outside the estate. Episodes combine domestic comedy, affectionate observation, and nostalgic reflection on generational customs and the small power dynamics that shape life at home.