Flowers from Paris… Paris apartment for rent. St Sulpice. 215 euros per night (min. 3 night rental) Click here for more photos un entretien (ontr-tee-en) 1) an interview 2) management/service (a car check-up, etc…) (Today's word is not in theme with the story…. more later…) A Day in a … Continue reading entretien
Smokey, back from a romp with the ragondins. historiette (ee-stor-ee-ette) noun, feminine : short story synonyme: nouvelle, récit A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Last night I dialed up Mexico and listened as Mom picked up the phone at the other end of the jungle. I felt grateful to hear her voice and … Continue reading historiette
Just learned that you can change Google's background image… with a personal photo :-) France and Monaco Rentals. Exclusive Vacation Rental Propertiesthroughout France. remettre au lendemain (reuh-metr-oh-lahnd-euh-mahn) : to put off until the next dayListen: Download MP3 or Wav Il ne faut pas remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire aujourd'hui. One mustn't put off to tomorrow what can be done today. ……………………………………………………………………. A Day … Continue reading remettre au lendemain
Flowers far from France… le but (bewt) : goal, aim. A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Yesterday morning a great big soupir stopped me in my tracks and had me asking why? Why do I do what I do? What am I aiming for? Am I on the right track? I called Mom last night and caught her ironing. Le repassage? … Continue reading French word for “goal” or “aim” and thoughts about writing
Monforte d'Alba, Italy. Photo taken over the weekend with this apparatus. le brouillard (broo-yar) noun, masculine fog, mist, smog La mémoire est un drôle de brouillard. Memory is a strange kind of fog. –Valère Staraselski A Day in a French Life… by Kristin … Continue reading brouillard
Our totally off-topic photo-du-jour: "Italian Wine Cooler". Picture taken in Alba, if I remember correctly. Note: no need to edit the photo captions. Photos will not appear with the chapters. Songe (sohnzh) noun, masculine dream A Restless Writer DreamsWhen William Faulkner, famous American novelist, poet and Nobel Laureate, came to stay with us here at the farm, I offered him … Continue reading songe
Christmastime in Valbonne. Espoir (es-pwar) noun, masculine hope The following letter is an intimate look into la naissance of a certain "thrice-weekly" journal from France. This online blog began in October of 2002 following its earlier pen-and-paper beginnings—as letters that were sent via snail mail to a group … Continue reading espoir
