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At the Doctor's, Driving, Health care, Jules

Jamais Deux Sans Trois: Road Rage, A Flat Tire (Bad Things Come in Threes)

"Precious Cargo." Jules, at Mas des Brun vineyard in St Cyr-sur-Mer (That's Jean-Marc in the pink shirt, behind his tractor) TODAY'S WORD: Jamais Deux Sans Trois     : bad things come in threes Are you an expat in France (or anywhere outside the US) and need to file your taxes?Good news: you have an automatic extension through June 17. I am using Expatfile again … Continue reading Jamais Deux Sans Trois: Road Rage, A Flat Tire (Bad Things Come in Threes)

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La Surdité: I Can’t Hear What You Are Saying! + Tinnitus in French

Jean-Marc, tending to his tomato plants as Mama the Dove looks on.  la surdité (suhr-dee-tay)     : hearing loss, deafness, infirmité auditive VIEW FULL POSTThis newsletter has experienced technical problems recently, as I am trying to set the format back to “show full post.” Hopefully, you are seeing this now. If not, my apologies. Click here to view the entire post. A DAY IN … Continue reading La Surdité: I Can’t Hear What You Are Saying! + Tinnitus in French

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Meaningless small talk leads to a meaningful connection! + parler de pluie et du beau temps

An invitation to talk to strangers…in today's vocabulary-packed story. parler de pluie et du beau temps     : to talk about the weather, to talk small talk, to shoot the breeze synonyms: tailler une bavette, bavarder, commérer 365 Days of French Expressions: Learn one new French Expression per Day A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE     by Kristin Espinasse "Bavardons" I'm so glad I opened … Continue reading Meaningless small talk leads to a meaningful connection! + parler de pluie et du beau temps

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Travel

Devoiler: The Secret My Husband Kept from me

Smokey's Excellent Vacation - We just returned from the Ile d'Oléron with all four–make that five!–members of our family. From a nightly game of Yam (Yahtzee) to regular forays to the ocean, we had a restful and memorable time together. See all the pictures right here. (And did you spot Mr. Sacks in the photo above?) MILLE MERCISThank you for your thoughful responses to the previous story, … Continue reading Devoiler: The Secret My Husband Kept from me

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Giveaway

une causette + Win another “prize”…

Jean-Marc ("Chief Grape) will be in New-York this coming March 8th–or during his 2012 US wine tour (Photo taken in Le Castellet Village, at the restaurant Le Pied de Nez – painting by Christian Pieroni) WIN ANOTHER PRIZE (click here to enter this drawing): Today, help me practice The Noble Art of Listening… Enter today's drawing and WIN a telephone call from me (Kristin) in France! (Well, maybe not as … Continue reading une causette + Win another “prize”…

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