Month: March 2024

Humor, Jackie

Fou rire? Éclat de rire? How to say deep belly laugh in French

Dusk in La Ciotat, where today’s story begins… Jean-Marc’s PROVENCE WINE TOURS begin again in May! Cassis, Bandol, Châteauneuf-du-Pape—don’t miss our beloved winemaker’s favorite stomping grounds for grapes! Click here. TODAY'S WORD: FOU RIRE     : the giggles, hysterical laughter, deep belly laugh A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse It's dusk and I'm alone at home, emptying the dishwasher. When Ricci suddenly … Continue reading Fou rire? Éclat de rire? How to say deep belly laugh in French

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At the Doctor's, Health care, Jackie, Jules

Une Friandise: Chocolate Sundaes following Jules’s visit to the Ophtalmo

I typed the word friandise into my Google photo album search box and voilà, a photo of my daughter and one of her all-time favorite sweets appeared: strawberries with chantilly cream.  Jean-Marc’s PROVENCE WINE TOURS begin again in May! Cassis, Bandol, Châteauneuf-du-Pape—don’t miss our beloved winemaker’s favorite stomping grounds for grapes! Click here. TODAY'S WORD: UNE FRIANDISE   : a sweet treat A DAY IN … Continue reading Une Friandise: Chocolate Sundaes following Jules’s visit to the Ophtalmo

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Childhood Memories, Forgiveness, Health, Health care, Heidi, Jules, Motherhood, Senior Citizens in France

Avoir du Cran (To be brave in French) + Mom and I get in a little fight & end up at the circus

The curtain is now opening on today's pièce: a feisty (and sentimental) mother-daughter story. My mom loved these circus curtains, seen on a recent walk together. Jules sewed our dresses when my sister and I were little, and these rideaux remind me of our visits to the fabric store.   TODAY’S WORD: "Avoir du cran"     :  to have guts, grit, to be brave A … Continue reading Avoir du Cran (To be brave in French) + Mom and I get in a little fight & end up at the circus

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