Church in Gigondas, in the Vaucluse region of France. deuil (duhy – silent "h") noun, masculine : mourning, sorrow porter le deuil = to be in mourning Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce today's word and expression: Download deuil.mp3 . Download deuil.wav . At the risk of being maladroit, I offer the following, albeit unusual, tribute to our Lily, the rescued kitten we … Continue reading deuil
White mustard flowers near the town of Travaillan Below, you will discover a popular French adage (and nifty weather predictor!). It says that if you have sunshine and mild times at Christmas, watch out! You're in for cold weather at Easter! I can vouch for that. This morning the grape fields were blanketed by snow! And only yesterday "snowy" flowers covered the countryside. Pâques (pak) … Continue reading Pâques
Along a festive pedestrian street in Collioures, France la noce (nohs) noun, feminine 1. wedding; wedding party En automne, je récoltai toutes mes peines et les enterrai dans mon jardin. Lorsque avril refleurit et que la terre et le printemps célébrèrent leurs noces, mon jardin fut jonché de fleurs splendides et exceptionnelles. In the autumn I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in … Continue reading noce
Back to School or la rentrée. Max and Jackie in 2004, at our old home in Les Arcs-sur-Argens une roue (roo) noun, feminine 1. a wheel la grande roue = the Ferris wheelune roue dentée = a cogwheelun bateau à roues = a paddle boat véhicule à deux/quatre roues = two-/four-wheeled vehicles une roue de secours = a spare wheel or tire une roue de … Continue reading une roue
