It was this… or a picture of a broken elbow. Read on in today's story column. And for more pictures of our garden, and these citrons and these guavas, join me on Instagram! TODAY'S WORD:le nid de poule : a pothole, or pit in the road's surface Un nid de poule literally means "hen's nest" WHERE TO RENT IN FRANCE? Special thanks to our … Continue reading Broken bones and Broken French
Visited Cassis last week with my belle-mère and my father. At La Plage du Bestouan we saw this charming home perched over the sea. More photos and videos of this past week's happenings–at Instagram. la serpillière (sair-pee-yair) : floor cloth, mop, swab une pompe serpillière = utility pump for draining flood waterla serpillière gaufrée = cloth with a deep waffle pattern, handy for soaking … Continue reading Handy tool in every French home
Best to be prepared! Good, Braise, one can never be too prévoyant… for holidays–or for the weather! Read on… (photo taken in Ste. Cécile-les-Vignes. We moved away from the vineyard one year ago. alerte météo (a-lairt-may-tay-oh) : weather warning Example Sentence: (Audio files will return, we’re a little sunk at the moment…) Une alerte météo, ou une météorologique, est un bulletin d’avertissement de l’imminence de … Continue reading Thunder, Lightening, and a flood
I didn't have the chance to run this by Mom and get her permission to post her photo… so I'm taking advantage of the fact that her computer is broken. She can kill me later (for the fabricated "rain dance" caption) when her laptop is repaired and she catches up on all the missed editions of French Word-A-Day. I know she misses the stories–and especially … Continue reading une mare
foutu(e) (foo-tew) adjective 1. damned, ruined, done for 2. kaput, worn out, shot (exhausted) 3. capable (elle est foutue de le faire = she's very capable of doing it) Warning! today's word is slang and not appropriate for all social situations (!!!) Expressions: être mal foutu(e) = to be unattractiveêtre bien foutu(e) = to have a good body Have … Continue reading foutu
I like to run this photo (taken in the summer of 07', in Italy) every now and then. The words painted on the fence are inspiring: "To live well: love well and let others say what they will". ("Pour bien vivre, bien aimer et laisser dire.") le sanglier (sahn glee ay) : boar, wild pig Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce the French words … Continue reading sanglier
Time for a break… (Photo of "Ulysse" The Great Dane taken near Giens) saboter (saah boh tay) : to mess up Example Sentence:C'est 'l'autosabotage': elle fait de son mieux pour saboter ses efforts. It's 'self-sabotage': she does her best to mess up her own efforts.. A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse "Sabotage" Mom and I are sitting at the … Continue reading saboter
