le pois chiche & new permaculture friends!

Sorting and saving seeds with a group of French with special needs.  Ouf! I think we all landed safely, you and me, after yesterday's switchover. French Word-A-Day has changed email carriers and just in time… I have so much more to share with you: words, photos, dreams and more. le pois chiche (pwah-sheesh)     : chickpea    Audio File: listen to Jean-Marc Download MP3 or Wave file … Continue reading le pois chiche & new permaculture friends!

How to say late bloomer in French

First corn! Pictured this way it reminds me of The Good Witch's wand from The Wizard of Oz. That sure explains the magic going on around here, in the veggie patch! (Forgive me for the over-saturated photo. All that Instagraming is driving out the purist in me! More photos from our corner of France right here at Instagram.) Today's word is in English – for … Continue reading How to say late bloomer in French

une mare

I didn't have the chance to run this by Mom and get her permission to post her photo… so I'm taking advantage of the fact that her computer is broken. She can kill me later (for the fabricated "rain dance" caption) when her laptop is repaired and she catches up on all the missed editions of French Word-A-Day. I know she misses the stories–and especially … Continue reading une mare