Look closely and you will see the man in the reflection. I'm looking closely too. malgré les circonstances (mal gray lay sir cohn stahns) : in spite of circumstances (No sound file today). A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse.La Vie en Prose Looking back one day I willappreciate thatmalgré les circonstancesI wrote It shook outsideI shook insideand yet I typed or, malgré … Continue reading malgré les circonstances
The stairs and all those tubes I told you about, when we moved to the farm and began home improvements. bon à rien (bohn-ah-ree-ehn) noun, masculine, and phrase : good for nothing Pour agir, il faut une forte dose de défauts. Un homme sans défauts n'est bon à rien. In order to act, we need a good dose of faults. A man without defects … Continue reading bon à rien
Gone fishing. aveugle (a-vuhgl) noun, masculine/feminine : blind man, blind woman adjective blind Le monde est aveugle. Rares sont ceux qui voient.The world is blind. Rare are those who see. –Bouddha. When your frigo* begins talking it's time for you to take a break. And so it is that this thrice-weekly letter will go on leave. The words will resume in under a fortnight (and after … Continue reading aveugle
