Category: Smokey

Smokey

Coursier: Delivering my dog’s tumor to the post office…

Do you listen to the audio files in these posts? Here are the French men who record them: my 19-year-old son, Max, and my husband, Jean-Marc. The treasure of sound files for this blog dates back to when the kids were 7-years-old. Here is a gem you must listen to and share!: A nine-year-old Max, reading Rudyard Kipling's inspiring poem, "If". Click here. coursier, coursière … Continue reading Coursier: Delivering my dog’s tumor to the post office…

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Smokey

Droit au but: Smokey update

Come to our home, this Monday, April 20th at 3p.m. for snacks and a winetasting. (We live near Bandol) To reserve your seat, email kristin.espinasse@gmail.com (p.s if the fava beans are ready, we'll try some 🙂 droit au but (dwaht-oh-bewt) to go straight to the goal, directly to the goal to get right to the point AUDIO FILE: Listen to Jean-Marc read the French words … Continue reading Droit au but: Smokey update

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Smokey

Come to our winetasting Apr. 20th + Smokey’s lump

Jean-Marc, laboring his 1st year vines. He is pushing a motorized plow, or motoculteur avec charrue, the idea being the plow would do most of the work. But as I snapped this photo from the upper field, I heard a lot of French cussing as my husband struggled to direct his new and unwieldy assistant…. WINETASTING – APRIL 20thPlease come to our home, this Monday, 3p.m. … Continue reading Come to our winetasting Apr. 20th + Smokey’s lump

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Smokey

how to say sunset in French?

Parasol pines and the sunset over the Mediterranean, at Le Port d'Alon in St Cyr-sur-Mer. coucher du soleil (kew-shay-dew-sow-lay)     : sunset Audio file: listen to Jean-Marc Download MP3 or Wav file Ce soir à Bandol, le coucher du soleil est à 16h56.Tonight in Bandol, the sunset is at 4:56 p.m. A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse I felt guilty taking Smokey for the walk this … Continue reading how to say sunset in French?

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inspiration, Smokey, Vlogging

Need encouragement? How to say “If at first you don’t succeed try try again”

Thank you for your encouraging feedback on the recent video I made with Smokey. But after trying and failing to make a follow up recording, I'm wondering if I should just stick to photography (today's pic taken on our Rhone river cruise) instead! In times like these, I find the following saying to be particularly reassuring:  dix fois sur le métier, remettre son ouvrage!    … Continue reading Need encouragement? How to say “If at first you don’t succeed try try again”

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Mr Farjon, Plants, Smokey

Epine: Mr Farjon, the plant man, returns

  Mr. Farjon came by to drop off this newspaper clipping (see our son, Max, posing with our town's mayor after a military march). Mr Farjon brought a few other things when he came to visit. Read today's story for more. une épine (ay-peen)     : thorn Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence: Download MP3 file or Wav file Les épines, ça ne sert … Continue reading Epine: Mr Farjon, the plant man, returns

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Braise The Dog, Smokey, Smokey's Accident

Woof woof! Bow wow! Aboiement (or how to say dog bark or barking in French)

Nothing to do with today's word, just an iconic zinc bar in Marseilles: Le Bar de la Marine (made famous by Marcel Pagnol in his "Marius" Trilogy. un aboiement (ah-bwa-mahn)     : bark, barking (of dog) Also: aboyer = to bark, un aboyeur (une aboyeuse) = a barking dog Reverse dictionary: to bark up the wrong tree = porter plainte contre la mauvaise personnehis bark is … Continue reading Woof woof! Bow wow! Aboiement (or how to say dog bark or barking in French)

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Smokey, wine maker

chatier

"The Rooster Thief". The French sure have a way with window drama, as seen here (see the full photo, below). Today, read about an American chick in a French autoparts store… or try your luck… with the anecdote on offer in the following story column! Please forward today's post to a dog lover or a wine lover or a France lover! Thanks! Yabla French Video … Continue reading chatier

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Knitting, Smokey

se moquer de quelqu’un

An old sabot along Rue du Planet in the village of Buis-les-Baronnies (where I learned to knit the other week). Notice all the elements of a French window: painted shutters, lace curtains, tiles on window sill, wooden lintel, whimsical object (here, and old sabot… and did you see that spider web trailing out of the shoe?! ) Anything missing from this cozy, homey, fenêtre?  . se … Continue reading se moquer de quelqu’un

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Harvest, Recette / Recipe, Smokey

affolement & Recipe for Zucchini and Potato Gratin

I heart lonely chairs. More pictures of Nyons in an upcoming Cinéma Vérité. affolement (ah-fol-maohn) noun, masculine : panic, perturbation, unsteadiness verb: affoler: to cause panic and s’affoler: to panic.. Sound file & Example Sentence Download MP3 or Download WAV Pour l'instant, l'heure n'est pas à l'affolement.Now's not the time to worry.     A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Affolement, it is … Continue reading affolement & Recipe for Zucchini and Potato Gratin

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