Today's spicy story takes place here along the boardwalk in La Ciotat… faire un doigt d'honneur à quelqu'un : to flip somebody off Click here to listen to the following sentence The driver–a woman in her 50s–flipped us off.La conductrice–une femme d'une cinquantaine d'années–nous a fait un doigt d'honneur. A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Oh, this wind! It's Day … Continue reading To flip somebody off in French
July 6th – 13th. Paint in the Charente – 30% off. Paint Provence with Tess welcomes you to Limetree House in Montemboeuf, a beautiful village in the Charente near to Lakes, Chateaux, Bordeaux, rolling hills and vineyards this is a perfect time to holiday away from the heat of the South of France. Reserve here. Book Update:Jean-Marc and I will soon publish Chapter 4 of … Continue reading L’Herisson and… A Childrens Book?
Today, my belle-soeur, Cécile, shares about the carénage–that yearly maintenance all wooden boats undergo. (photo of fisherman caulking a boat, the ancient way–with rope. picture from Wikipedia, by Rmoorlag) Book update: For those reading our vineyard memoir (we are finally telling the story. Do not miss it. Sample chapter here.), Chapter 3.5, written by Jean-Marc, will be posted Saturday…. Today's Word: veinard : … Continue reading Veinard, charrier, bienveillance: A colorful story by Cécile about the traditional carénage, or boat maintenance
Today's Word: carénage : boat service, boat maintenance, careening Click here to listen to today's word (and try your luck at writing what you have heard, in the comments box below) A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse To caréner is to turn a boat on its side for cleaning, caulking, and repair–a chore made easier when two or more people … Continue reading What does ‘carénage’ mean? + What wine and boats really have in common….
Are French bakers in cahoots? Read on in today's story. Also, see our book update at the end of this post. Today's Expression: Se donner le mot : to pass the word around A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFEby Kristi Espinasse A few days ago, my husband and I were headed to the old port, to take out the little pointu we are … Continue reading Today’s French expression: Se donner le mot (also le pointu, manque de chance, la pissaladière…and hangry…)
