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
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
France is on the road again, with a new Président de la République française, though some wonder where we are headed. Photo taken at le Girocèdre restaurant, in Puyméras. mésaventure (mayz-avohn-tewhr) : mishap, mischance, misadventure A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE… by Kristin Espinasse Almost as soon as our new "France United" president was elected, things fell apart here at home. The painful mésaventure … Continue reading mésaventure
My 10-year-old style-conscious daughter. More in today's story… photo taken two years ago, when this edition was first published. le secours (suh-koor) noun, masculine : help, aid, assistance, relief * * *Viendra au secours de la peine d'autrui celui qui souffre lui-même.(He) will come to the aid of the suffering other, … Continue reading secours + how to say “first aid” in French?
In Gigondas (Vaucluse): a local pooch sidling up to the bar for a cool summer drink. arrosoir (ah-ro-zwar) noun, masculine : watering can Example sentence: Hear it in French: Download arrosoir.mp3 .Download arrosoir.wavUn arrosoir n'est pas un tuyau.A watering can is not a hose. (More, in today's story….) Wheezing, gasping, and sawing were three horrific sounds playing at our neighborhood block party after one of … Continue reading Arrosoir: How to say “watering can” in French
