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Christmas, Entertaining, French Christmas

La Canne à Pêche: A Highly Amusing (Economic & Time-Saving) Gift Exchange!

The moss on these rocks is "Christmas tree green" and the sea, dazzling at sunrise. TODAY'S WORD: LA CANNE à PÊCHE     : fishing pole A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse The first gift on Christmas morning came in the form of sunrays. Clear blue skies and warm temperatures meant our extended family would be able to enjoy a festive meal … Continue reading La Canne à Pêche: A Highly Amusing (Economic & Time-Saving) Gift Exchange!

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Au pif, kale pesto recipe, and Bookshop for sale in France!

Making parsley pesto. In today's post I make another kind (without parsley): Pesto Manqué (find out what's missing…) TODAY'S WORD: au pifométre – or simply "au pif"         : at a guess, by guess work, off the cuff, off the top of your head EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Au pif. Les grands chefs cuisinent au pif.By guesswork. Great cooks cook by guesswork. The following link does not … Continue reading Au pif, kale pesto recipe, and Bookshop for sale in France!

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Christmas, Jackie

Cadeau: My Daughter’s Christmas “Liste de Voeux”

Does the Christmas rush "kill" the joy of the holidays? And re gift-giving, how much is too much and how little, too little? or is it all just over the top? Are we remembering the reason for the season? Read on in today's story column.   tuer (too-ay)     : to kill tuer le temps = to kill time Reverse Dictionary killjoy (spoilsport) = un(e) … Continue reading Cadeau: My Daughter’s Christmas “Liste de Voeux”

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Christmas

Croire & Santa Claus: “To believe” in French

croire (krwar) verb  1. to believe, to trust  2. to think Citation du Jour:Etrangement, on en veut souvent à la personne qui vous dit une vérité difficile à entendre, impossible à croire. Strangely, you often resent the person who tells you a truth difficult to hear, impossible to believe. –Marc Levy ………………………….A Day in a French Life… Max, Jackie and I are seated at the … Continue reading Croire & Santa Claus: “To believe” in French

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