Cécile’s New Wheels! Vespa…Guêpe…What does a wasp have to do with the Italian scooter by Piaggio? + se faire chaler

You see two-wheelers ("les deux-roues") everywhere in France, whether scooters, mobylettes, bicycles, or trottinettes–this compact form of transportation is one way of outwitting traffic in Marseilles and Paris. Read my belle-soeur, Cécile's, story in today's all French edition. Today's word was supposed to be guêpe, but in a last-minute switch-a-roo, it is now the more interesting phrase "se faire chaler", which I bumped into while editing Cécile's … Continue reading Cécile’s New Wheels! Vespa…Guêpe…What does a wasp have to do with the Italian scooter by Piaggio? + se faire chaler

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Gone fishing. Home now. And so good to be back at work, putting words down on the blank page and watching a story come to life. Read today's slice o'life… and learn a trick or two!   Mas la Monaque - rent this beautifully restored 17-century farmhouse! Click here for photos and availability. une astuce (ahss tooce)     : tip, trick (or "recipe" for solving a problem) … Continue reading astuce