"Le Roupillon" (The Snooze) : the healing qualities of rest. Smokey, leaning a sore cheek on mamma's fur, so soft and sleek. argile (ar-zheel) noun, feminine : clay. Audio File & Example Sentence: Download Wav or Download MP3 Tous nous sommes faits d'une même argile, mais ce n'est pas le même moule. We are all made of the same clay, but not the same … Continue reading argile
One of my favorite things about going to the grocery store in Camaret-sur-Aigues is seeing the line-up of vélos out front. Question: do French bikes have more character than others? Are the bicycles in your area as authentic? What makes them so? * * * Today we will need to pedal quickly, what with another mise en bouteille* here at Domaine Rouge-Bleu. For this reason … Continue reading chambre à part
Ever feel like this? Unhinged, patched together, or just plain in pieces? Let me tell you… we got to sleep late last night after our latest mise-en-bouteilles. Read about last night's bottling, in the story column, below. Photo © Jules Greer (thanks Mom!) Cinéma VéritéCinéma Vérité will go cinematic this weekend! Don't miss our first court-métrage* titled "Blond". The filmmaker (13-year-old Max) filmed his mom in this … Continue reading scotcher
photos © Kristin Espinasse. Outside the tasting room at Domaine du Mas de Martin. Looks like someone sampled a few too many… More winos at the end of today's story. Talk about today's photo in the comments section. What do you see? What is missing (what would you like to add)? What kind of chien do we have here? un tuyau (twee-yoh) noun, masculine 1. … Continue reading tuyau
The mobile-bottling machine and one man with a lot on his mind… and the day hasn't even begun yet. Read on, in today's story. chiffon (she-fown) noun, masculine : rag, duster, dust cloth Check out the French Country Diary 2009 (desk diary & calendar) Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce today's word and this expression "donner un coup de chiffon": Download chiffon.wav .Download chiffon.mp3Terms & … Continue reading chiffon
Babé and Jean-Marc preparing for the first bottles to arrive… I wrote* about Cheryl and Bill Jamison's visit to our place a few years back… I hear they've written about it too! Join me in the rush to buy a copy of their latest book "Around the World in 80 Dinners: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure" .Today's word:mise (meez) noun, feminine the putting (of something in … Continue reading mise
