TODAY’S WORD: montgolfière (f) : hot-air balloonPRONUNCIATION: [mon-gol-FYAIR] Example:En imagination, je vous fais signe depuis une montgolfière, en route vers notre nouveau site web.In my imagination, I’m waving to you from a hot-air balloon, on the way to our new website. A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi EspinasseThey say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and that bit of sagesse has served … Continue reading Welcome To Our New Website!
“La Boucherie” in Pélissanne—Notice the lettering on this shopfront (can you translate the French?). I love typography and have always loved language even if I am still capable of butchering French. In today’s story, you’ll understand why… For our True Crime readers: The Butcher of Paris I've not read the book (read at your own risk) but the title goes along with today's story 🙂 … Continue reading La Cotisation: How much money I earn blogging $$ + a retirement pension for Americans in France?
Puzzled at which photo to put up today… I found this forerunner in Ramatuelle. Picture taken last spring. avant-coureur (ah vahn koor ur) adjective : forerunner synonyme: précurseur (noun) A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse Next month this word journal will set out for—and near—its very dear ninth year! How to sum up one's thoughts about that? With the help of … Continue reading avant-coureur
