In my post about D-Day, I wrote, “In 1942 the President, along with his Joint Chiefs of Staff, coordinate strategy with the British. Winston Churchill foresees that the key to overcoming Germany is to enter France through the formidable Normandy beaches – as unfriendly as they are, they are the least heavily guarded. Churchill orders the construction of massive beachheads that… Read More
The crèche Santons from Provence is famous in France. Crèche means “Nativity Scene,” and it’s also the word used for “daycare.” Before attending Maternelle, Petit Prince used to go to crèche. It’s pronounced cresh. The notion of the crèche started with St Francis in the early 13th century in Italy. He constructed a live nativity scene in the mountains, which… Read More
I wanted this to be a photo-journalistic post of our tree decorating, our excursion into Paris and the long suffering look on the dog when we finally gave him a bath. But I lost all my photos when I precipitately pulled out the external hard drive cable during the download. Friday night we decorated the tree with our group, each… Read More
Would you mind it if I told you a historical-religious story with a moral lesson? Because it relates to my post today, so there’s a point. Plus it’s interesting. There was this great king called Hezekiah who restored glory and honor to the people of Israel (which you can read about in 2 Kings 20). One time he became gravely… Read More
La Rentrée is pronounced “la ron-tray” and it means “back to school.” Except the meaning is more precise than that, because it means the first day of school or the first week of school – precisely. Once, a parent to one of my English students scolded me because she showed up to class the first week after the New Year… Read More
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 has really been into the if clause lately…. Read More
