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Bilingual Story, Friends, Jean-Marc, Marseilles, wine business

A Fun Word for Wine + Jean-Marc’s Epic Farewell at Chateau Beaupin

Jean-Marc and Kristi, center, surrounded by longtime friends. Tuesday Night was my husband's big night and this was no time to stress. So I took a deep breath, asked readers for ideas about how to chill before a social event when you are an introvert and you don’t drink, and received some excellent tips in return. Next, I dressed to the nines and headed to … Continue reading A Fun Word for Wine + Jean-Marc’s Epic Farewell at Chateau Beaupin

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Recette / Recipe

Eplucher + More about friendship… and Bernard’s Courgette Carpaccio!

Eplucher is the word of the day. You've got to peel a few zucchinis to make this easy recipe….  Eplucher     :  to peel   Click here to listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence in French (English translation is above) Il faut eplucher quelques courgettes pour réaliser cette recette fastoche…. A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse One reward of offering to … Continue reading Eplucher + More about friendship… and Bernard’s Courgette Carpaccio!

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Neighbors

confier

"This side of Christmas". Picture taken in Bollène. confier (kon-fee-ay)     : to confide in, to entrust Audio File: Hear today's word spoken, along with this French quote: Download MP3 or listen to the Wav file Il ne faut confier son secret qu'à celui qui n'a pas cherché à le deviner. One must only share one's secret with the one who has not sought to guess it. –Diane de … Continue reading confier

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