One dove, Betty (pictured beside Mama), remained in our care until Sunday…when she successfully took flight. Read on for an update on her brother, Rusty, and his trick on local tourists 🙂 Your edits to this post are helpful, appreciated, and incorporated as soon as possible. Merci. TODAY'S FRENCH WORD: "s'envoler" : to take flight, to fly away, to fly off SOUND FILE: Click … Continue reading A Happy Ending + “To Fly Away” in French
These baby doves were discovered in our garden one week ago. Don't miss the story, below. See any mistakes in today's post? Your edits are helpful and appreciated. Merci d'avance. TODAY’S FRENCH WORD: un oisillon : baby bird, chick SOUND FILE: Click the link to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in today's post. Then scroll down to the vocabulary section to check your French … Continue reading Les oisillons: baby birds fall into our yard + caring for injured and baby chicks
A sympathique place to eat in Cassis. That's Max's pal, Antoine, and a couple of furry customers trying to get into "La Loco"–an Italian Restaurant facing the train station 1.9 miles above the Cassidian Port.FRENCH EXPRESSION: “casser la dalle” : to have a bite to eat (slang) SOUND FILE: Click the link to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in today's post. Then … Continue reading Slang in French for “to have a bite to eat” & La Loco (a delicious Italian restaurant in Cassis)
Colorful, vintage "quad" roller skates. Je les adore! How about you? And do you rollerskate? Also, if today's word doesn't interest you, there are a dozen more useful terms to discover in the story below. FRENCH WORD OF THE DAY: les patins Ă roulettes : roller skates FRENCH AUDIO: Click the link below to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in today's post. Then … Continue reading What are “les patins Ă roulettes”? + Embarrassment is the Thief of Joy
“La Boucherie” in PĂ©lissanne—Notice the lettering on this shopfront (can you translate the French?). I love typography and have always loved language even if I am still capable of butchering French. In today’s story, you’ll understand why… For our True Crime readers: The Butcher of Paris I've not read the book (read at your own risk) but the title goes along with today's story 🙂 … Continue reading La Cotisation: How much money I earn blogging $$ + a retirement pension for Americans in France?
