AMOUR The other day a brilliant Frenchwoman, her eyes filled with tears, her heart, broken, asked me: “What is God?” I said: “You are asking me?” (I was only buying time, until I found the words….) But the task was swept away from me when, instead of words, I searched for that feeling. There in the room… was Love. Love was God and “God is … Continue reading God is love
A nice place to read or write… bonne lecture! Today we talk about publishing one's blog posts… in book form! Read on! bonne lecture (bohn-lek-toor) n.f. : happy reading! A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Why on earth would anyone pay for a book that they have read for free, on-line? Now this is a timely question! Indeed, these days … Continue reading bonne lecture
These days you can publish a book anywhere… even in your own home! Read on, in this blog series Publish A Book in 21 Days—and see if I can do it myself! (Photo taken in the village of Tarradeau, at a goat cheese farm) la maison d'édition (may-zon-day-dee-syon) : publishing house No help with a fancy house publisher for my next book…. But … Continue reading maison d’édition
One thing's sure: there will be colorful characters in my next book (check out our progress on this, Day Three!, of the Publish A Book in 21 Days Challenge… and thank you for forwarding this post to a writer—a writer being anyone whose desire it is to write, and, especially, one who follows that desire. Read on, in the following missive. 🙂 Tip: put your … Continue reading rediger
This image, though it might be the set for a romantic comedy, exists in reality… in a far-off fishing village at the end of Marseilles. The grandeur of the scene has little in common with fishing, but who says there has to be a logic to everything? Read on, in today's story…. le défi (day fee) : the challenge A Day in … Continue reading le defi
We've seen this turkey, er, pigeon, before, and we're bringing him back to illustrate today's fun-to-pronounce French word… read on and/or share your favorite French words in the comments box. la scoumoune (skoo moon) : tough or rotten luck, mischance Audio File: listen to "scoumoune": Download MP3 or Wav file Oh là là! Aujourd'hui c'est la scoumoune!Today we're having bad luck! A Day in a French … Continue reading scoumoune
"Alternative Blackboard" (seen yesterday, in Avignon). Alternative. I love the word, ever since discovering alternative music back in high school, thanks to the guy for whom I ditched the prom (we listened to The Smiths, instead). The following story (not about the guy or ditching) was written a few years ago… it's called Beauty and the Buck and it's simply an alternative to the story column below, or … Continue reading draguer
"The Rooster Thief". The French sure have a way with window drama, as seen here (see the full photo, below). Today, read about an American chick in a French autoparts store… or try your luck… with the anecdote on offer in the following story column! Please forward today's post to a dog lover or a wine lover or a France lover! Thanks! Yabla French Video … Continue reading chatier
Saperlipopette! Not a cat in the house (well, apart from this one… see her in the lower window pane?) I suspect readership may have… strayed… as a result of these ongoing "derma dialogues"… but I'll stick to my guns, as any woman from the wild west would… and continue to tell my story. Meantime, I'm offering an alternative read! Today meet the vamp who showed … Continue reading dodo
On today's "reading options" menu (alternatives to what may be, for some (including myself!), a gruellingly long retelling of a short hospital stay), we've got drunk birds (the ones who dip through our vineyard each winter) …and (option two) continue reading the latest installment in the skin cancer chronicles. Voilà, the choice is yours: a) Drunk Birds (click here) or b) Drunk Patient… either way, je vous souhaite bonne … Continue reading patienter
