Photo of the vineyard where we spent 5 lively years! Thanks to your helpful notes, I will be writing the first draft of the memoir in private. Read on… le piège (pee-ezh) : trap, snare, pitfall, booby-trap Audio: Listen to the following words & example sentence: DownloadMP3 or Wav How to properly pronounce French words? Read this inexpensive book! piéger (verb) = to trappiégé = booby-trappedune … Continue reading le piege : the trap + book update
I stumbled across this photo this morning. I think it speaks volumes after today's story, which is dedicated to my husband. Today's word is an expression: l'enjeu est grand : the stakes are high (there is a lot at risk) Audio File: listen to me say this phrase Download MP3 or Wav Je ne sais pas quoi faire. L'enjeu est grand.I don't know what to do. … Continue reading l’enjeu est grand
"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
Postitano, Italy. Photo by Annwvyn. Chapter 1: Positano, Italy – Summer 2002 We must bear with ourselves with patience and without flattery. — Fenelon I am sitting on the floor of a luxury hotel room, tossing potato chips across the parquet tiles to my 9-month-old nephew, Payne. My sister and her husband are out for an early dinner, and I have offered to babysit. With a … Continue reading Chapter 1: Positano, Italy – Summer 2002
