Month: November 2018
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Lay Faux Toy Excitement
LAY FAUX TOY Memory from 1992 "Corey, there are two…eu…eu…chairs, old ones, nice ones, I think they are nice. Someone in the office building threw them away, the chairs are outside by the garbage, should…
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Why the French Don’t Show Excitement by Emily Monaco
My friend's daughter Charlotte sent me the article below, Charlotte like my children grew up in France with bi-lingual/bi-cultural parents, her father is French and her mother in English. Charlotte thought I would enjoy this latest article from the BBC…
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Being French at the Bistro
French Bistro, Morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your pointer finger up, and at the same time mouth whisper, "Espresso please". Grab a croissant off the platter, pinch off a…
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What’s the Beef?
Flash Back 1988: Staring at the French menu, French Husband translated it for me but not word for word. He read, "Chicken no. Lamb no. Bunny certainly not. The liver of a duck…Oh, I use to…
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Speaking French But Not Really
This is our grand niece Tatianna she is fifteen years old. In 2009 I wrote this about her: _______________________________________________________ The mothers gathered at the school gate wore their coats unbuttoned. I took off my scarf and stuffed it in…
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Yann’s Return
Yann came home from India. I can see in his eyes that he has had a wonderful adventure, snippets of stories unfolded one moment to another as he unpacked his bag and settles back to daily life. He brought a few…