Tag Archives: shakespeare and company

You’d Better Vélib’ It!

Posted on September 8, 2013 by tsjhodges

One week in. When I’m not working I tend to hang out at S&Co or read in my rather well-appointed little garret. Imagine a small attic room, a double bed, a modest but growing collection of books on the shelves, … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Shakespeare and Company

Posted on May 17, 2013 by tsjhodges

I am currently sharing a chair I lugged across Paris last time with a Bannane Chocolat and a copy of Much Ado About nothing, and breezes through the cherry blossoms play about my calloused feet in their two quid flip … Continue reading →

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Bon Voyage Tom

Posted on May 11, 2013 by tsjhodges

My final day at the call center was strange – on returning from my exit interview I discovered my team had laid on a French buffet of cheese and Freddos, painted their faces with moustaches and tricholores, and were wearing … Continue reading →

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Quel Jour Est-Il, Eccles? I got it written down on this bit of paper…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by tsjhodges

I always know its the weekend because I get an extra hour in bed in the morning and the shop is five times as busy. Other than that I have little or no way of knowing which day it is, … Continue reading →

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I begot a virginal penile child

Posted on December 5, 2012 by tsjhodges

Never fear, oh my dedicated and most adoring public, for the above title is not in fact true – it is something Octavia missheard the other day when I told her I was reading J.P. Donleavy. I hope that the clarity … Continue reading →

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Monsieur Poulet

Posted on November 29, 2012 by tsjhodges

Greetings, my beloved blog devotees! I have decided that my travel journal and blog must now separate as I am too forgetful to carry it all the way out to this internet cafe. This means, unfortunately, that instead of vague … Continue reading →

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la bière est un peu bizarre ce soir?

Posted on November 22, 2012 by tsjhodges

I am aware that it has been far too long since I updated, and so I am proud to present, on a real life QWERTY keyboard, another instalment of the blog. Although I have written a little in my physical … Continue reading →

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