Jackie, getting ready for work, in a photo from a few years back, with our Angel, Smokey. Notice the old table and the bench. Read today about a mystery surrounding their disappearance. Reading via email? Be sure to click through to the blog for the whole story and photos. TODAY'S FRENCH WORD: "rester bouche bée" : to be speechlesss, stand gaping, stunned A … Continue reading Feu! Fire! Scary mystery solved here at home
In the video at the end of today's column, see our daughter's cool house-share in Lyon–featured recently on the evening news! Sincere thanks to Michelle D, Felicia B, and Mary B. who sent in donations via Zelle. I'm sorry I wasn't able to send you a thank-you note as I did not receive your email addresses (or find them on file). To anyone who has … Continue reading La Colocation: Jackie’s house-share in Lyon is featured in the evening news!
End of winter in La Ciotat. By the way, have you ever wondered how to pronounce the name of our town? Listen to the sound file and find out…. I loved the French word bisette the moment I learned it and am using it now in email endings in place of "amicalement" (unless you are the IRS or some such other). See an example at … Continue reading “Bisettes”- a favorite new word + photo essay with family updates
One of the vocabulary words in today's story is brise-bise, for these charming half-curtains seen across France TODAY'S WORD: un logiciel : software A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Good news! Our daughter will be moving to Lyon to begin a 10-month intensive program in Web Design. Since returning from Miami in September of 2021, Jackie's path has been hit … Continue reading Guess Who Moved to Lyon? + A useful computer term in French
