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Culture, Health, Travel

Il devait en être ainsi: Meant to be (predestined) in French: A Chance Encounter with some Ceyrestens

The sign reads "change of ownership". Today's story takes place in a town nearby: Ceyreste. FYI: The inhabitants are called "Ceyrestens" for men and "Ceyrestennes" for women. 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 this year to complete mine quickly and … Continue reading Il devait en être ainsi: Meant to be (predestined) in French: A Chance Encounter with some Ceyrestens

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Childhood Memories, Forgiveness, Health, Health care, Heidi, Jules, Motherhood, Senior Citizens in France

Avoir du Cran (To be brave in French) + Mom and I get in a little fight & end up at the circus

The curtain is now opening on today's pièce: a feisty (and sentimental) mother-daughter story. My mom loved these circus curtains, seen on a recent walk together. Jules sewed our dresses when my sister and I were little, and these rideaux remind me of our visits to the fabric store.   TODAY’S WORD: "Avoir du cran"     :  to have guts, grit, to be brave A … Continue reading Avoir du Cran (To be brave in French) + Mom and I get in a little fight & end up at the circus

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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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Health

Cloué au lit (Nailed to the bed): La grippe, les frissons

Random photo of a Faïence/earthenware shop in Moustiers Sainte-Marie. The picture is off-topic, but it's a lot prettier than a photo of "la grippe". Also, there is a picture of Mom and me in our pajamas at the end of this post, so if you don't usually click over to the full version of this letter, you might try to today 🙂 Today's Word: La … Continue reading Cloué au lit (Nailed to the bed): La grippe, les frissons

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Health

The French Cure + vitamins and supplements + the expression “tant s’en faut” (find it in today’s story)

The sun gives us vitamin D… and magnesium and calcium are a few gifts from the sea. How do you get your RDA (or "AJR"*): from un comprimé or some other way? Read on for a healthy dose of French vocabulary…. Today's word: une cure     : course of treatment, therapy Audio/Listening: Click the link below to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in the … Continue reading The French Cure + vitamins and supplements + the expression “tant s’en faut” (find it in today’s story)

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Health, Health care

Abasourdi + Chez le dermato: The French don’t see the skin doctor (or the dentist) twice a year

I try to illustrate every post with photos, but it's a bit challenging when the topic is the doctor's office. Who wants to see a picture of that? So enjoy this random shot instead! Today's word: abasourdi     : stunned, taken aback, thunderstruck    : deafened Book: 365 Days of French Expressions: Learn one new French Expression per Day Listen to the following words, … Continue reading Abasourdi + Chez le dermato: The French don’t see the skin doctor (or the dentist) twice a year

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GMOs, Health

nourrir

In a nearby calanque… I'm counting on our 17-year-old, Max, to bring home more "fruits of the sea"… because I sure don't trust some of the fruits they're selling us at the supermarket! Read on, in today's story column. (Photos in today's post are by Jean-Marc) nourrir (noo-reer)     : to feed, to nourish Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read this vocab list: Download MP3 or Wav … Continue reading nourrir

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GMOs, Health

OGM + organic seed giveaway!

An artichoke plant grown from seed. Once it flowered, more graines were collected; with them I hope to grow a new plant in our garden. Is it true that seed collection–from our own gardens–may one day be illegal? Or is this just one of those conspiracy-theory rumors? By the way (and not in the same breath as conspiracy!), the film Genetic Roulette is free for viewing today (Friday), … Continue reading OGM + organic seed giveaway!

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Cuisine, Health, Raw Food, Recette / Recipe

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"Raw Paws" – or the Society for Mutts that Don't Do Meat or Cooked Veggies. The group is only a fictional one–for Mr Smokey R. Dokey (pictured) won't be giving up his viande vittles any time soon. But, being the gentle cohabitant that he is, he respects certain members of his family that are experimenting with a new way of eating… read on.  cru (kroo) … Continue reading cru

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