Bichonner & wise words concerning beauty by Sam Levenson

Today's bilingual post was inspired by Douglas's comment in a post called Papillon. Douglas shared the following recipe for beauty, adding it was from " Sam Levenson (although often attributed to Audrey Hepburn because she enjoyed reading it to her children)". Listen to our daughter read these sage words in French…. TODAY'S WORD: bichonner : to pamper oneself Can you distinguish between the French … Continue reading Bichonner & wise words concerning beauty by Sam Levenson

Kristin EspinasseMay 15, 201717 Comments

Dental Issues, Health care, Jackie

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Jackie. This is my daughter and she tells the best stories, just like her grand-mère, Jules. (photo taken in 2010) "It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating. Today, for instance, as man and woman, both lover and mistress, I rode in a forest on an autumn afternoon under the … Continue reading beurre

Kristin EspinasseMay 5, 201049 Comments

Beauty

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On the way back from the clothesline, freshly dried linens in my basket, I knelt down to discover these two beauties: one animal, one vegetable, both minuscule. le papillon (pah-pee-yohn) noun, masculine : butterfly l'effet papillon = the butterfly effect. Audio file: Listen to my son, Max, pronounce these French words: Download MP3 le papillon. l'effet papillon. Prédictibilité : le battement d'ailes d'un papillon au … Continue reading papillon

Kristin EspinasseJuly 20, 200947 Comments

French Word-A-Day

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