Picture of the balcony off our bedroom. It was my dream to live in a stone house and, in 2012, this rêve came true–with a view of the sea to boot! TODAY'S WORD: sourire : (noun) smile : (verb) to smile AUDIO FILE: Listen to the following quote: Download MP3 Ne pleure pas parce que c'est fini, souris parce que c'est arrivé. – Dr … Continue reading Before We Move… The Story of How We Came to Live at Mas des Brun
My favorite harvester, Jackie, from Scotland. Today's Word: TRINQUER : to clink glasses, to toast Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc Download MP3 or Wav file Trinquer. Venez chez nous ce soir. On va trinquer à notre santé.To toast. Come over to our place tonight. We're going to toast to our health. Photos from our recent winetasting… Baby vines at Mas Des Brun We sold Domaine Rouge-Bleu to … Continue reading Trinquer = “To toast” in French + photos of winetasting
A kind of borie (there is a well inside) exists peacefully in the field above us, here in our new domain–where olive trees grow. Beyond, Jean-Marc will plant grapes, appellation Bandol. He'll tell you about that later. Today, read a letter from the new owners of Domaine Rouge-Bleu! The story column follows. la fourmi (for-me) : ant More fourmi terms, expressions, and whatnots … Continue reading fourmi
Mas des Brun, where we moved to last week…. and where the seagulls sing (or maybe that's the neighbor's chickens?) Photo by Michael Moss, taken in December 2008 after an exceptionally rainy November (we hear the grass is not usually this green!) s'installer (san-stal-ay) : to settle in Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence, in French: Download MP3 or Wav file On s'installe tout doucement … Continue reading s’installer
