Braise the dog update + how to say “different strokes for different folks” in French

Happy Art (or L'art joyeux). The other day I was snapping a picture of this lively fishing boat, or pointu, when a passerby sniffed Quelle horreur! ("How tacky (that boat is)!" I was struck by the comment until I rememembered we don't all see things the same way or, as we say back home, Different strokes for different folks! Even if I wouldn't paint a boat in the … Continue reading Braise the dog update + how to say “different strokes for different folks” in French

Kristin EspinasseAugust 28, 201390 Comments

Characters, Olive trees, Plants

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Still pinching images from Google image search (I promise I took these!) after my computer crashed one week ago (typing this post on my son's PC)…. This photo was snapped in St. Tropez. Its artist theme fits with today's story of the "tree artists" (or pirates, rather…). Read on, in today's column. chaparder (sha-par-day) to pinch, to lift, to steal A DAY IN A … Continue reading chaparder

Kristin EspinasseMarch 11, 201376 Comments