Today, try the online edition–and let me know what you think of the new background (from red to some lighter shade…). photo: Chris Davis Speaking of colors and shades our Mas des Brun is now available in the US at these addresses. TODAY'S WORD: envers : to, towards : back à l'envers = upside down Try Mastering French Vocabulary with Audio MP3 AUDIO FILE: … Continue reading Envers + Recipe for generosity
Only scarecrows are immune to canker sores. The rest of us are sitting ducks! (photo taken in the Queyras Valley, in the French Hautes-Alpes) If you are new to this word journal, I hope not to scare you away with an ugly first word. (You could always skip to the story column and learn sores–I mean scores–of flowery vocabulary…) I've been nursing a burning and … Continue reading Semence: Sowing seeds for a French flower garden
The melody of flower seeds, in today's story…. Why not forward this edition to a green thumb, or main verte? une semence (seuh mahnce) : seed Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav file En agriculture, une semence est une graine sélectionnée pour être semée. In agriculture, a seed is a grain selected for sowing. –Wikipedia Improve your French now: buy a copy of The Ultimate French Verb … Continue reading semence
le muguet (mew-geh) n.m. : lily of the valley Question: So what are the French doing today, the first of May, besides la grasse matinée? Answer: Waving snow-white porte-bonheurs through the air and wishing each other good luck! Along little cobblestone paths in the French hinterland, and at noisy intersections across the city, French vendeurs de muguet are taking over street curbs with buckets of lilies of the … Continue reading The muguet tradition in France: Lily of the Valley sold on French street corners on May 1st
