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Family Life, Jules

Chapeau bas and Froissé (do you know this emotion in French?) + Ski Lessons from Mom

Wishing you a Joyeuse St. Valentin today, as this journal won't go out on Valentine's Day. In the meantime, please follow me here on Instagram. Merci!Today's Word: chapeau bas     : hats off!, bravo!When we say "chapeau bas!" we recognize the merit or the value of someone Audio/Listening: Click the link below to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in the following story. Then scroll … Continue reading Chapeau bas and Froissé (do you know this emotion in French?) + Ski Lessons from Mom

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Jackie

A Strange Coincidence, “soul-daughter”, and wonderment in French

Pictured: Jean-Marc, who does the sound files for this journal, and our daughter, Jackie, whom today's story is about ♥ (here, she is making "The Lady B" one of the drinks she mixed for Baccarat). Today's Word: émerveillement    : wonderment, amazement Audio/Listening: Click the link below to hear all the French words in the following story. Then scroll down to the vocabulary list to … Continue reading A Strange Coincidence, “soul-daughter”, and wonderment in French

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Uncategorized

s’embrouiller

Look for the hearts in today's post, dedicated to someone who easily found them, everywhere she looked. Please read my tribute to Melanie Olsen, in the post réconfort. Click here, if you missed it. s'embrouiller (sawm-brooey-ay)     : to get confused, to get into a muddle I learned, recently, that s'embrouiller has yet another meaning: to enter into a tangle, or an argument, with … Continue reading s’embrouiller

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Food and Drink, Housewifery

amour-propre – self-esteem, self-love, self-worth, ego in French

"Primroses, stuffed cats, and other this's-n-that's." More than a few things are off today, including this photo which I am unable to straighten or edit – given that my computer crashed this morning. More, in today's missive. (Photo of my brother-in-law, Jacques, who has spent the past two weekends with us, helping to fix the upstairs ceilings. Click image to enlarge it.) amour-propre (ah-more-prohpr)   … Continue reading amour-propre – self-esteem, self-love, self-worth, ego in French

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Family Life, Housewifery

Everyday French: From Comforters to Pigtails

………………………………………………………………………………………..Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language from the South of France"…a heart-winning collection from an American woman raising two very French children with her French husband in Provence, carrying on a lifelong love affair with the language."……………………………………………………………………………………….. la couette (kwet) noun, feminine  1. duvet, comforter  2. a (gathered) lock of hair Proverb: Etendez vos pieds selon la couverture. Stretch out your … Continue reading Everyday French: From Comforters to Pigtails

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