A cozy abode in a fishing village at the end of Marseilles. This homeowner must enjoy the occasional foray at the home supply store – look at the brightly painted façade and the neat house number and the well-hung plaque. I've always been impressed by people who know how to drill! I can't even get the @#*! nail in the wall without making a crack … Continue reading prendre sur soi
"Cat on a hot tin wire." Girouettes are a works of art and if you look closely you will discover characters, even dramas! Photo taken a few years back in Pernes-les-Fontaines. une girouette (zshee-roo-et) : weather vane, wind indicator être une vraie girouette = to be capricious, fickle; to be a weather vane (as changeable as the weather) une girouette d'affichage = destination indicator. (You know those … Continue reading une girouette – weather vane in French
"Primroses, stuffed cats, and other this's-n-that's." More than a few things are off today, including this photo which I am unable to straighten or edit – given that my computer crashed this morning. More, in today's missive. (Photo of my brother-in-law, Jacques, who has spent the past two weekends with us, helping to fix the upstairs ceilings. Click image to enlarge it.) amour-propre (ah-more-prohpr) … Continue reading amour-propre – self-esteem, self-love, self-worth, ego in French
We lived and worked on this organic vineyard in Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes from 2007-2012. (See today's story column for a special memory about that time). Jean-Marc will be in SEATTLE soon, check out the latest stop in his USA wine tour, here. le gazon (gahzoh(n) : lawn, grass, turf Audio File: listen to Jean-Marc pronounce today's French word as well as the list of … Continue reading Le gazon (pelouse) – lawn, grass, turf in French
