I keep hearing about “mindfulness” and how it helps you relax. One idea is that as you’re walking along you notice things you can see, hear, smell, feel and taste. This draws your attention to the present and stops you from worrying too much about the past or the future. It’s worthwhile but it takes…
French idioms
French idioms for Brexit (2): we’ve got the cockroach
Well, it’s 4 days since the EU referendum now and after that shocking result we have certainly got the cockroach (“on a le cafard”) at our house. In fact, it feels like we’ve got a whole plague of them. This cartoon is from the book “101 French Idioms” I wrote about in my last post,…
French idioms for Brexit (1): we’re pedalling in the semolina
I wish this EU Referendum wasn’t happening. Here’s what I think we’re doing: ….and don’t let’s put our fingers into our eyes: ….we’ll have to pay for the broken pots, in all sorts of ways, if we leave the EU. The above cartoons come from the book “101 French Idioms” by Jean-Marie Cassagne, which gives…
