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Grocery Store Encounters, Smokey

French for “fighter, warrior, survivor” + Fate, Love, and Dogs: Our golden retriever is “un battant”

These are our dog’s parents. That’s “Sam” on the left and Breizh, right. They lived life to the fullest and are over the rainbow bridge now. We hope to keep their son, Smokey, on this side of that colorful arc-en-ciel for as long as possible. Read on, in today’s post. Today's Word: un battant     : fighter, warrior, survivor French Audio/Listening: Click the following link … Continue reading French for “fighter, warrior, survivor” + Fate, Love, and Dogs: Our golden retriever is “un battant”

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Smokey

Come to our winetasting Apr. 20th + Smokey’s lump

Jean-Marc, laboring his 1st year vines. He is pushing a motorized plow, or motoculteur avec charrue, the idea being the plow would do most of the work. But as I snapped this photo from the upper field, I heard a lot of French cussing as my husband struggled to direct his new and unwieldy assistant…. WINETASTING – APRIL 20thPlease come to our home, this Monday, 3p.m. … Continue reading Come to our winetasting Apr. 20th + Smokey’s lump

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Ways to say you are hurting (French expressions)

Photo of Jean-Marc with the kitties, who went missing. My son and his friend Anto helped come up with this list of Ways to say you are hurting, but often the look on one's face is enough to convey the message of tristesse, or sadness. Les differentes expressions pour exprimer la souffrance/Expressions to express suffering: je suis triste = I am sadça ne va pas du … Continue reading Ways to say you are hurting (French expressions)

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French Destinations, Grignan, Plants

Pictures from Grignan + an emergency visit to the vet–and the French word “epillet”

 Sweet 16! Today, September 18th, is Jackie's birthday and we've had chocolate cake for breakfast and look forward to Chinese food for dinner. (Meantime she's begun another day at fashion school. But after our dog's recent drama, and Jackie's hands-on response, I think she'd make a great veterinarian! Read on, in today's French infused story column…. un épillet (ay-pee-leh)     : foxtail or grass … Continue reading Pictures from Grignan + an emergency visit to the vet–and the French word “epillet”

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