Writing desk. The orchids were a gift from Mom (pictured below). Exercises in French Phonics - A little gem of a book for French pronunciation. Order here. Coucou, Before this month comes to a close, help me celebrate un jalon. In October of 2002, I posted this journal's first mot du jour. It was a meaningful term at that: bosser. Looking back over 17 years of blogging … Continue reading A Milestone & letting go: lâcher prise
Yesterday, harvesting our first honey from La Ciotat, I saw a swarm of hornets in one of our abandoned hives. (Listen to Jean-Marc read in French, below.) Today's Word: le frelon : hornet, Vespa Click here to listen to Jean-Marc's sentence:Hier, en récoltant notre premier miel de La Ciotat, j'ai vu un essaim de frelons dans une de nos ruches abandonnée. Gift Idea: … Continue reading Le Frelon: hornets drove away our bees; Jean-Marc made honey
Chapter 9 of our vineyard memoir is online now. Mike, reading along from South Africa, writes: "For me, quite the most enjoyable chapter so far, because it gives insight into your personal migration over the years." Merci, Mike! For all of us, the pursuit of a dream, whether life in France or a satisfying relationship, involves an emotional migration of the ego and soul. This … Continue reading Orageux: Stormy Night and visit chez le podologue
My dear friend Tessa is organizing more art escapades in France, check them out here. Her colorful flyer, above, sets the tone for today's topic: art. CONTRETEMPS (con-truh-tahn) noun, masculine : mishap, mischance : hitch; delay, inconvenience : syncopation (music) arriver à contretemps = to arrive at the wrong moment jouer à contretemps = to play out of time Click here, listen to Jean-Marc … Continue reading Art and Contretemps, and a walk with writer Catherine Berry
On Thursday, October 10, my friends, suppliers and other guests came to the official opening of Le Vin Sobre La Ciotat. (See the French translation and listen to Jean-Marc read his words, below) Today's Word: le fournisseur : supplier, provider Click here to listen to the example sentence in French: Le Jeudi 10 Octobre, mes amis, les fournisseurs et d'autres invités sont … Continue reading Fournisseur: Photos from the Grand Opening of Jean-Marc’s wineshop!
In between these letters, you can follow colorful updates on my Instagram @kristinespinasse Looking for a gift? An Audible Membership is an enriching present! Click here for the world's largest library of audiobooks. Today's Word: s'emballer : to race, to bolt, to soar, to rocket => s'emballer also means to get carried away, to lose control of yourself Listen to Jean-Marc read the … Continue reading S’emballer: Jean-Marc’s heart after the 2019 Ironman Barcelona
Learn and listen to this sentence in French, below: Juggling is an exercise of skill that consists in its strictest sense of throwing, catching and relaunching objects in the air. It can be a game, a sport, an art or a religious rite. Today's Word: lancer : to throw, toss, launch Click here to listen to the following sentence in French La jonglerie … Continue reading The French verb “lancer” + A lost phone and a found skill: Max’s foray into juggling
Many people are unaware of it, but this sea is home to dolphins, whales, cachalots, and pilot whales. Learn this sentence in French, in the soundfile section, below. Today's Word: le dauphin : dolphin : heir to the throne : runner-up (beauty competition) In books: Pronounce it Perfectly in French Click here to listen to Jean-Marc pronounce dolphin in French in … Continue reading Dolphin…and other seaworthy terms in French
