Pétanque and potager. Been planting lettuce, kale, and goji berries beside the boules court, turmeric, too! It looks like the Braise and Smokey are busy with a game now… OK, as long as they don't stop for a healthy snack! faciliter (fah-seel-ee-tay) : to ease, to make easier Audio File: listen to the following example sentence Download MP3 or Wav file Ma mère est là pour … Continue reading faciliter
What is remarkable, or kind of funny, about this sign above the window? Your guesses in the comments box. Photo taken in Toulon, where today's story takes place. ouvrier (ew-vree-ay) : worker Example Sentence: Je ne suis qu'un simple ouvrier. I am but an ordinary working man. A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Mom and I were in Toulon, yesterday, … Continue reading ouvrier
From Mexico to France. Mom, out walking Smokey R. Dokey along the boardwalk in St. Cyr-sur-Mer. Following our big move south, the dog leashes are still packed…. I know they're around here, somewhere. For our Sunday stroll by the sea, belts doubled as dog laisses, or leashes. (I thought to use the belts on our bathrobes, but 14-year-old Jackie said something like, "la honte!" (or how … Continue reading How to say “leash” in French: laisse
A kind of borie (there is a well inside) exists peacefully in the field above us, here in our new domain–where olive trees grow. Beyond, Jean-Marc will plant grapes, appellation Bandol. He'll tell you about that later. Today, read a letter from the new owners of Domaine Rouge-Bleu! The story column follows. la fourmi (for-me) : ant More fourmi terms, expressions, and whatnots … Continue reading fourmi
Mas des Brun, where we moved to last week…. and where the seagulls sing (or maybe that's the neighbor's chickens?) Photo by Michael Moss, taken in December 2008 after an exceptionally rainy November (we hear the grass is not usually this green!) s'installer (san-stal-ay) : to settle in Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence, in French: Download MP3 or Wav file On s'installe tout doucement … Continue reading s’installer
