A bandagiste on Rue Sade in Antibes. Notice the flirty lace curtains… consider the street sign (what an address for "wound repairer"!) I think the sadistic French writer, long since deceased, might appreciate the irony in it! Merci, merci–merci beaucoup! for your letters and comments and lovely caring words regarding skin-cancer surgery. I have read and reread every note and commentaire and have been uplifted … Continue reading pansement
Whoops! That shop sign should read "MERCI"… please help me remove the "ER"… and accept my thanks for your patience as "word a day's" delivery schedule is temporarily interrupted! The next word will go out next week. Meantime a message from one of our harvesters to Imogen in the UK: Happy Birthday! comme si comme ça : so-so A Day in a … Continue reading comme ci comme ca
In case you were wondering, this photo has nothing to do with anything. I was just scrambling to find a picture, in my photo archives, for today's post! (This door-knocker picture was taken in Orange, where today's story takes place…) Note: the next edition will go out on Monday.… couper la parole (koo pay lah pah rhohl) : to interrupt a person who is … Continue reading couper la parole
We'll go ahead and use this photo (for its calligraphie) to illustrate today's story, which might as well be titled "Les Bêtises de La Peau" or "Skin Stupidity". Read on… and cover up with sun screen! la peau (poh) : skin Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc Download MP3 or Wav Protégez votre peau du soleil. Mettez un écran solaire. Protect your skin. Apply sun screen. A … Continue reading How to say “skin” in French + visit to the dermatologist
