A special thanks to those of you who left a comment following the previous post, about writing. if you only knew how much your words keep me going! une vue de l'esprit : attitude of mind : pure illusion, a mental projection A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE You may have heard about the current heatwave in France. Here in La … Continue reading Une vue de l’esprit – what a great term in French!
The above is part of the invitation Jean-Marc and I received, to attend a most inspiring causerie. Read about it in today's chronique…. Today's Word: une causerie : une causerie is an informal talk by an interpreter, given in a familiar tone and often accompanied by a demonstration, a theatrical animation, a slide show, etc. Click here to listen to the example definition … Continue reading Seize the day (then write about it!) Une causerie with writer Sylvain Tesson at Château de Pibarnon
With my new Lover : Ephemera 🙂 Today's Word: "éphémère" – Qui est de courte durée, cesse vite. – That which is short-lived, stops quickly Click here to listen to the soundfile for today's word A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE… by Jean-Marc Espinasse Ephemeral… like this unusual short edition. When, this morning, I asked Kristi to mention that a few cases … Continue reading Ephemere (Jean-Marc is taking over today’s post…)
Vacationers in the neighboring town of Cassis, France Today's Word: le congé : leave, time off : sabbatical, career break Sound file: Click here to listen to the following sentence: (En France…) Toute personne ayant au moins six années d'activité professionnelle et ayant passé au moins 36 mois dans son entreprise actuelle peut bénéficier de ce type de congé sabbatique. -Wikipedia (In … Continue reading le congé sabbatique, career break
Diane Covington-Carter’s memoir, Finding Gilbert, a Promise Fulfilled, recently won a Gold award at the Society of American Travel Writer’s Western Chapter meeting in Tucson Arizona. The faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism wrote: “This is a gripping travel memoir of how childhood stories of World War II turn into a quest. A lot of travel is driven by the quest for … Continue reading On June 6, 1944, 1,213 warships (battleships, destroyers …), 736 support ships, 864 freighters and 4,126 gears and barges land 20,000 vehicles and 156,000 men on the beaches of Normandy.
