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 you’re shrugging your shoulders and saying it’s just… Read More
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 pursuit and the hostage negotiations. Another… Read More
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 out… Read More
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
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
We’re in the home stretch, here, for the end of the school year. I know all of you are saying, “What? It’s been summer already, like – forever!” But our last official day is not until July 5th. (Although we’re playing hooky to go to Bretagne on the 4th). But all this busyness is making me really, really grumpy. I’m… Read More
