I first saw The Serenity Prayer at a friend's house. We were 13 years old at the time and had free rein (her parents were rarely home). Skipping through the hallway one day, a curling iron in one hand and candy bar in the other–the words in a picture frame stopped me in my tracks. I hope they'll have the same effect on you. AUDIO … Continue reading The Serenity Prayer in French + La Prière de la Sérénité en anglais
From Portland to Bandol to Assam, India — people all over the world are paying tribute to Steven Smith, who passed away on Monday. Hats off to you, Monsieur Thé. le thé (tay) : tea AUDIO FILE: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav Aujourd'hui nous rendons homage à notre ami, Steve Smith. Et nous levons notre tasse de thé en sa memoire. Today we pay tribute to … Continue reading Adieu, Monsieur Thé. Homage to Steven Smith
Smokey, a kid at heart, about to prance beside a carpet of anemones. Today’s word is part of a very useful list of French baby talk. See it here (including a recording of each word). dodo (doh-doh) : beddy-bye, night-night France and Monaco Rentals: short-term holiday rental properties throughout France. Click here for pictures. AUDIO FILE: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav Fais dodo, ‘Colas mon petit frère…Go to … Continue reading “Dodo” and things that go bump in the night!
Une bonne heure with my son in Aix-en-Provence = le bonheur. (See Max in the doorway?) Beautifully renovated and decorated home in the Luberon. 4 bedrooms and a study with a sofa bed, each with ensuite (full) bath. This villa comfortably sleeps 7-9 adults. EN L’OCCURRENCEStrange to think I have never used this French expression. I hear the locution adverbiale so often, when my husband or my daughter or … Continue reading en l’occurrence – such a useful expression!
Today’s post is sponsored by Thomas Hulston Collections: exclusive French made clothing now available for purchase online http://www.thomashulston.com/ Bonjour ! Our telephone lines are down again, so I am moblogging–using my tiny smartphone keyboard to compose this blog post. You can imagine how fun that is… so this will be short and sweet : Short, for today’s 5 letter word, poilu, and sweet, for our … Continue reading Poilu : a semi-truck, a hairy person, or a soldier?
Purple tansy, or phacelia cetifolia, is an excellent insectary plant and heaven to the local pollinators (a veritable bee magnet!). While phacilia is known to attract les abeilles, my husband, alias Chief Grape, uses it to clean the soil of his vineyard (folding it into the soil, once the flowers have passed). The parcel, above, was planted with grapevines last year. See what the field … Continue reading Fleurs des Champs & medicinal plants in our vineyard
Yesterday morning. Do you remember the lively scene, last June, when we picked the almonds from this tree? Click here for those pictures and the story: “A food that guarantees happiness, luck, health, and offspring.” arrosage (ah-roh-zazh) : watering, spraying Improve your French pronunciation with Exercises in French phonetics. Click here. AUDIO File: Listen to Jean-Marc Download MP3 or Wav Arrosage. Ici, à Mas des Brun, … Continue reading arrosage: hand-watering the vineyard, this week’s visitors and Paint in Provence!
Jean-Marc, watering 5,600 baby vines by hand. When I posted this picture on my Facebook, Jeanne Asakura wrote: Such a peaceful scene. There’s a reverence about it as well. Jeanne, your words couldn’t be more true. Read on in today’s story… Tirer sa révérence : to go, to pass away Beautifully renovated and decorated home in the Luberon. 4 bedrooms and a study … Continue reading Tirer sa reverence & Jean-Marc’s quiet tribute
Baby vines are capped in red wax. The leaves will soon burst through. Bonjour! Mostly pictures for you today–an exciting phase 2 in the story of our Bandol vineyard, “Mas des Brun.” Enjoy and thank you for reading. (To see the videos, visit my instagram page.) planter les vignes : to plant vines AUDIO FILE: listen to Jackie read the example sentence:Download MP3 or Wav … Continue reading Planter des Vignes + photos of our growing vineyard!
