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Recette / Recipe

Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

Bringing in the New Year at a party in Marseilles. Thank you Christine and Thierry, for your wonderful hospitality! TODAY'S WORD: avoir hâte de         : to look forward to EXAMPLE SENTENCE: En 2017, nous avons hâte de passer de bons moments avec notre famille et nos amis.In 2017 we are looking forward to spending good times with our family and friends. ECOUTEZ – Hear … Continue reading Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

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Expressions

manger ses mots

Socks on stage, taking a bow in front of the curtains. I have always been a sucker for whimsy. I love French architecture and adore the building blocks of language…  manger ses mots (mahn-zhay-say-moh)     : to speak inarticulately, to mumble  Aha! and you thought manger ses mots (to eat one's words) meant to admit you were wrong. Relax! You're thinking of the English idiom. … Continue reading manger ses mots

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Calanques, Filleul

calanque & bilingual post, by Jean-Marc

Today's post is in French and English – and you can listen to it, too! une calanque (kah-lahnk)     : an inlet from the sea, a cove To give you an idea of what a calanque can look like… via Google images. Ever visited a calanque? Which one? Comments welcome here.  Audio file: listen to today's word, as well as the following story… (see … Continue reading calanque & bilingual post, by Jean-Marc

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raison

Only 5 years ago we were renovating a 350-year-old farmhouse and beginning to care for a vineyard in Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes. Then, last August 30th we moved… only to begin again! Our new home is already cozy—no major work to be done. Jean-Marc will begin planting his dream vines in 2013. Read on, in a letter from Ex Chief Grape.  (Photo taken in 2007, after realizing his first … Continue reading raison

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