The alternate, albeit less interesting, title is: Summer Days. If you are even remotely familiar with Paris, you will know that La Seine (pronounced La Senn) is the river that runs through Paris and continues on to its outlying suburbs. Les seins (pronounced lay seh, with an eh that sounds like ... read more
Olympic Efforts
I've just a few more postcards for you from our trip to Bretagne. They're about as orderly as this. Random clouds of sand kicked up with no order. There was our usual trip to Dinard, just us. For ice-cream and photos. Ice-cream before the photos = not very wise. And the usual getaway. The ... read more
What – Me Worry?
I'm sorry to say that this post is just like one of those rides at the amusement park. You know - the swings that you sit in, that rise up very high and soar outwards, going around and around until you're dizzy? But that is what my life has become, and it's not surprising that the words are soaring ... read more
I Wish
I wish I were young enough to do this. Don't you? PS Since I wasn't able to address any of the lovely comments you left me on the last post, I feel I should clarify that we did not, in fact, actually stay in that castle on the cliff. We're really rather ordinary people, you know. PPS I'm back ... read more
Welcome to Bretagne
Greetings from Bretagne where you wear sweaters on the beach. No worries, though - there are plenty of things to do. You can, for instance, jump off the wall. You can also cry because you're not allowed to jump off the wall. You can pretend you're a monkey. You can decide that you're going to ... read more
Deductive Reasoning
The word « si » can mean two things in French. It can mean « yes » if you're insisting after a negative. It can, for instance, be used in the following circumstance: You didn't really want that last chocolate almond croissant did you? « Mais, si! » It can also be used to mean “if.” Petit Prince ... read more
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