Franki Goodwin » Paris http://frankigoodwin.com +44 (0)7967 756 002 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:37:20 +0000 en hourly 1 Mademoiselle London http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/08/30/mademoiselle-london/ http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/08/30/mademoiselle-london/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:17:18 +0000 Franki Goodwin http://frankigoodwin.com/?p=863

Apologies for the quietness of this blog recently. I have been channelling my efforts in to my Parisian poetry project “Mademoiselle London”. We are producing a book and when it’s finished I will come back here and give my blog some love. In the meantime the site is here: www.mademoisellelondon.fr or join us on Facebook or Twitter

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Definitely punching above his weight

]]> http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/31/cafe-pt-3/feed/ 1 L’histoire de Deux Portables http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/25/lhistoire-des-deux-portables/ http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/25/lhistoire-des-deux-portables/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 22:44:19 +0000 Franki Goodwin http://frankigoodwin.com/?p=841 Once upon a time this little Lapinette Chaude had 2 mobile phones…

One was really swanky. It could tell the weather, sing, dance and count to a thousand. It cost a lot of money and was designed by a Knight of the Realm.

The other had horrible green edging and you had to press the 7 key 4 times just to get an S. It could, however, do something that Franki was finding very, very hard…


It could speak French. And every day it was gently mocking her.

Franki used to want to be like the iPhone, all shiny and clever and modern. Then she moved to Paris and didn’t care about any of that anymore. She just wanted to be able to do what her €19, piece of shit, pay-as-you-go Vicatel mobile (and every other man on the street) could do and was finding it all quite humbling.

Then she went out, got drunk and lost them both. And that was the end of that feeble little allegory.

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The ‘Angleterre’ section of my local Carrefour’s ‘World Food’ aisle (from top to bottom):
Robinson’s Barley Water (Orange & Lemon)
Polos (seriously)
Heinz Baked Beans
Heinz Tomato Soup
Heinz Tinned Macaroni Cheese
Bird’s Custard
Dr Pepper (not sure what happened there)
Jacob’s Cream Crackers
Hula Hoops (not clear what flavour as these had sold out)
Cadbury’s Chocolate Buttons
Walkers Shortbread (erm.. close. ‘Ecosse’ is a hard concept, someone asked me recently if it was in Germany)
Hellman’s Mayonnaise
Tray Bento’s Steak and Kidney Pudding (in a tin)
Green’s Apple Crumble Mix
Lemon Curd (brand inconnu)
HomePride Shepherd’s Pie Mix
Carr’s Water Biscuits
Colman’s Mustard
Colman’s Mint Sauce
Crosse & Blackwell Picalilli
Crosse & Blackwell Branston Pickle
Heinz Salad Cream
Bisto (Original Flavour)
PG Tips
Lime Marmalade (brand inconnu)
Orange Marmalade (brand inconnu)
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk bars
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk spread

Pretty comprehensive really.
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I love her.

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]]> http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/12/this-one-was-lying-around/feed/ 1 Kiosk (le or la.. je m’en fou!) http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/12/kiosk-le-or-la-je-men-fou/ http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/05/12/kiosk-le-or-la-je-men-fou/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 15:47:36 +0000 Franki Goodwin http://frankigoodwin.com/?p=806

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Mais je l’adore

]]> http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/04/07/du-lazy-blogging/feed/ 0 15 Boulangeries in (under) 15 mins http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/03/13/15-boulangeries-in-under-15-mins/ http://frankigoodwin.com/2010/03/13/15-boulangeries-in-under-15-mins/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:18 +0000 Franki Goodwin http://frankigoodwin.com/?p=790

I continue to be amused by how many places there are to buy beige food in this town so I set myself a challenge this afternoon. I walked round my block and photographed every Boulangerie I found – 15 of them in a 10 minute walk. Complètement fou.

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In celebration of meeting Katya.

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