Category Archives: Writers

Back to the nitty-gritty

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Tournesol

Revenons à nos moutons : literally: let’s get back to our sheep: The nearest English translations: To get back to business, back to the nitty-gritty, back to the subject, back to what we were discussing. Taken from: Don’t toss Granny … Continue reading →

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St Sylvestre : Jour de l’An

Posted on 1 January 2012 by Tournesol

St Sylvestre : Jour de l’An : New Year’s Day Un Sésame : Ce n’est pas un simple mot, mais une formule magique qui donne accès à ce qui est apparemment inaccessible, et ouvre miraculeusement les portes : It is … Continue reading →

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Shelf Life by Simon Parke

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Tournesol

See the page on this website: Shelf Life by Simon Parke (otherwise known as ‘our Einstein of the aisles’). Also check out: http://www.simonparke.com/. Review from ‘The Shopkeeper’: ‘The best book we’ve read in aaaages’: A few justifiable kinks…from page 92: … Continue reading →

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Une Kyrielle

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Tournesol

Une kyrielle désigne une longue suite de paroles qui se répètent, une série d’êtres ou de choses qui n’en finissent pas : A ‘kyrielle’ describes a long string of repeated words, a series of beings or things that never end. … Continue reading →

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Mener une vie…

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Tournesol

‘Mener une vie de bâton de chaise’ : ‘to lead a debauched, dissolute life’ (!) “Non, mon vieux, c’est sérieux et il faut que je t’engueule. Tu mène une vie de bâton de chaise. Tu te perds.” : “No, old … Continue reading →

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‘The Unmarked Tins’ by Simon Parke

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Tournesol

“Johnny, what have you done in the kitchen?!” “What do you mean?” “I can’t find anything! I mean, what’s in this tin?! Peaches? Tomato soup? Mushy peas? How am I supposed to know? It’s hopeless! And you just back from … Continue reading →

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‘Beware the Horizon’ by Simon Parke

Posted on 16 December 2011 by Tournesol

Is being a seeker one of the least spiritual things we can do? Quite possibly. One of the problems with seeking is that we may well find what we seek, but become blind to everything else. We see what we … Continue reading →

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The Daily Mail

Posted on 13 December 2011 by Tournesol

Although loudly despised by staunch ‘down with the people’ (heavy irony here) liberals, and if you can take the hysteria about immigration etc with a pinch of salt, there is (love it or hate it or swing both ways) actually … Continue reading →

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‘Sans les lignes’ par Simon Parke

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Tournesol

Il n’y a plus de lignes au milieu de la route ; aucune indication peinte en jaune et blanc ; aucune enseigne au néon indiquant le nombre de kilomètres qui restent à suivre ; aucune flèche qui montre le chemin … Continue reading →

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Maurice

Posted on 4 December 2011 by Tournesol

Quand il venait à Paris, Maurice avait un programme et un seul. Voir le plus de films possible, et, cette fois, on a eu droit à l’accompagner. Il a posé ses conditions : il choisissait le film et la salle. Et … Continue reading →

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