This site is for the Mark & Naomi Iliff family. For Mark’s work persona go to Talespinner
Mischievous mistranslation of the French expression Tant pis, tant mieux
Unknown, but has the feel of a Punch cartoon
Mum – 1960s
Pauline Iliff (Dixon) – mother of Mark, JM, G & Bel
Literally translates as “so much the better, so much the worse”, and in French only the relevant half would be used. Sometimes used together in English to mean something like “you win some, you lose some”