House Rental in Provence

RENTAL IN PROVENCE Three bedroom, luxurious home in the hill top, historic, wine village of Cairanne..  The house, belonging to Margaret and Peter Pigeon, is situated in the charming, hill-top village of Cairanne, beside the battlements of the Vieux Village, in the heart of the vineyards of the Southern Cotes de Rhone. Close to both Orange and Vaison-la-Romaine, and 30 minutes from Avignon, it provides … Continue reading House Rental in Provence

joyeux

Our Jackie turned 5 when this word journal began. Here she is at eleven (two years ago) helping Braise (brez) get dressed for today's birthday party!      Today marks the 8th anniversary of this French word journal! joyeux, joyeuse (zhwa-yuh, zhwa-yuhz) adjective     : cheerful, merry, joyful Listen to my daughter's message, and to the French word "joyeux": Download Wav or MP3  A Day in a French Life… … Continue reading joyeux

deuil

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

à fond

When the last time you were "cat" off guard? What did you discover about yourself: pridefulness? greed? Read on in today's story…. à fond (ah fohn) prepositional phrase      : deeply, thoroughly Audio File: listen to Jean-Marc read the following quote: Download MP3 or Wav file A mon avis, vous ne pouvez pas dire que vous avez vu quelque chose à fond si vous n'en avez pas pris une … Continue reading à fond