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Plants

Doux: mild, temperate, sweet in French

Jouer à cache-cache means to play hide-n-seek. This was a favorite game of Smokey's when he was one-years-old (pictured), though his hiding places were a bit obvious. Now, at 4, he likes the classics: a good ol' game of catch is fine by him.  doux (do)     : mild, temperate; sweet, pleasant; soft; lenient Doux also refers to a gentle person–or how about a … Continue reading Doux: mild, temperate, sweet in French

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Little Calamities

Thunder, Lightening, and a flood

Best to be prepared! Good, Braise, one can never be too prévoyant… for holidays–or for the weather! Read on… (photo taken in Ste. Cécile-les-Vignes. We moved away from the vineyard one year ago. alerte météo (a-lairt-may-tay-oh) : weather warning Example Sentence: (Audio files will return, we’re a little sunk at the moment…) Une alerte météo, ou une météorologique, est un bulletin d’avertissement de l’imminence de … Continue reading Thunder, Lightening, and a flood

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