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Petits Oublis: ‘Forgetfulness’, Etourderie, and verb conjugation (listen to it!)

Experience a Lavender & Vine painting tour. Join our small group with professional instruction at the peak of the lavender season! 10% discount if you sign up in February. Rates and tour info here. Today's Word: l'oubli     : forgetfulness, oversight, memory lapse *New: Don't miss the verb conjugation for oublier, just after today's vocabulary-packed story below… ListenL'oubli n'est pas un ennemi de la … Continue reading Petits Oublis: ‘Forgetfulness’, Etourderie, and verb conjugation (listen to it!)

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Dental Issues, Health, Health care

Alarming news at the Dentist’s + Jackie applies for Fashion school in Marseille

Thursday we went to Marseille for a few appointments. Jean-Marc took the opportunity to drive us through our old neighborhood, in Le Roucas Blanc (our first home was there on the left, behind the house with the blue shutters–at the end of the Impasse Gagliardo. On the hilltop, you are seeing the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde). We also passed the church in which we were … Continue reading Alarming news at the Dentist’s + Jackie applies for Fashion school in Marseille

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Health, Health care

Abasourdi + Chez le dermato: The French don’t see the skin doctor (or the dentist) twice a year

I try to illustrate every post with photos, but it's a bit challenging when the topic is the doctor's office. Who wants to see a picture of that? So enjoy this random shot instead! Today's word: abasourdi     : stunned, taken aback, thunderstruck    : deafened Book: 365 Days of French Expressions: Learn one new French Expression per Day Listen to the following words, … Continue reading Abasourdi + Chez le dermato: The French don’t see the skin doctor (or the dentist) twice a year

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Health

Bilingual post: Le Coton-tige + a French doctor’s thoughts on cleaning your ears

Spectacular views from every window, a charming, private courtyard, comfortable spacious rooms, and air-conditioned bedrooms make Maison des Pèlerins very inviting all year round. View this rental property. Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear. Ne mettez jamais rien de plus petit que votre coude dans votre oreille. Don't miss the rest of this post…and thanks for sharing it with a friend … Continue reading Bilingual post: Le Coton-tige + a French doctor’s thoughts on cleaning your ears

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Health

Fourmillement: Restless Legs Syndrome in French

Restless leg syndrome affects men and women and, when it strikes, my face looks very much like this dog's face: Oh no! Not again! (Those legs belong to my friend Tanja. That's her wonderful dog, Ricard. If you like her espadrilles, they are found here, by Soludos.) TODAY'S WORD: le fourmillement       : pins and needles, tingling (sensation), itch, numbness      : swarm, swarming EXAMPLE SENTENCE … Continue reading Fourmillement: Restless Legs Syndrome in French

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Health

Allergies and hay fever in French: rhume des foins, rhinite

Is it a cold or maybe hay fever? With so much blossoming going on, and le printemps around the corner, it is probably le rhume des foins causing this sneezing and stuffy nose and not simply le rhume. TODAY'S WORD: le rhume des foins         : hay fever, rhinitis EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Audio File Démangeaisons du nez, éternuements, écoulement nasal clair, sensation de nez bouché … Continue reading Allergies and hay fever in French: rhume des foins, rhinite

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Health

Can you drink tap water in France? Readers comment about water safety, share tips, warnings

France boasts an abundant supply of water. But can you drink from the tap? Is it potable, or drinkable? Just where does tap water come from and, more importantly, What is in it? TODAY'S WORD: l'eau du robinet     : tap water ECOUTEZ/Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence:Download MP3 or Download Wav Eau du robinet. Peut-on boire l'eau du robinet en France?Tap water. Can we … Continue reading Can you drink tap water in France? Readers comment about water safety, share tips, warnings

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Flowers, Health, Remedies, seeds

Semence: Sowing seeds for a French flower garden

Only scarecrows are immune to canker sores. The rest of us are sitting ducks! (photo taken in the Queyras Valley, in the French Hautes-Alpes) If you are new to this word journal, I hope not to scare you away with an ugly first word. (You could always skip to the story column and learn sores–I mean scores–of flowery vocabulary…) I've been nursing a burning and … Continue reading Semence: Sowing seeds for a French flower garden

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Health, Memoir

So much for anonymity

 "This one's for you!" (pictured: that's me with the cake, my husband, right, gets all the wine around here–even when we lived on a vineyard, where wine all but flowed from the garden hose.) A (Very Special) DAY IN A FRENCH …by Kristi EspinasseYesterday a delicate and meaningful milestone quietly passed. Waking up, I searched for a way to respectfully acknowledge the date, lest it … Continue reading So much for anonymity

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GMOs, Health

nourrir

In a nearby calanque… I'm counting on our 17-year-old, Max, to bring home more "fruits of the sea"… because I sure don't trust some of the fruits they're selling us at the supermarket! Read on, in today's story column. (Photos in today's post are by Jean-Marc) nourrir (noo-reer)     : to feed, to nourish Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read this vocab list: Download MP3 or Wav … Continue reading nourrir

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