I've lived on funny-named streets before ("Never Mind Trail" back in Carefree, Arizona…) but this one takes the cake: "Rue des Emmerdeurs" (un emmerdeur/euse = a pain in the neck). * * * Please excuse the temporary change in format. Your editor is feeling very much like a rebel *without* a cause today. (And, Mom, if you are reading this, don't be too mad about … Continue reading lupanar
Love Shack. I took a dozen photos of this dreamy field and dashing farm hut, located outside the town of Orange. See several of the images in Saturday's Cinéma Vérité. Updating the French photo site, each weekend, is both a privilege and a pleasure–I hope it brings you as much enjoyment! Check out what CV members have to say, here (at the end of the … Continue reading rendez-vous galant
First radish harvest. The leaves are a bitten, the vase (an old roof tile) is chipped, but the flowers are thriving. Note: If this page is loading incorrectly, or freezing up, and you are using Internet Explorer… then you might want to view this post in another browser, such as Firefox. You can download this last version instantly and for free here. interdire (eh-tehr-deer) or … Continue reading interdire
Be warned: "chiens bavards," or chatty dogs, at this neighbor's address. "The Boss Dog" by M. F. K. Fisher, where the adventures of a proud if scruffy mongrel, the Boss Dog, serve as a pretext for an informal, fictionalized portrait of the southern French city and its denizens. Order it here. TODAY'S WORD: braise (brez) noun, feminine 1. ember 2. cash, dough, bread Ce … Continue reading Braise and The Initial-based French Rule for Dog Names
