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Outrés
Here in France it is traditional to celebrate the arrival of les vins primeurs – the most famous of which is the ‘Beaujolais nouveau‘ – on the third Thursday of November. It seems that this year our...
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Respirer
Inhale – inspirer. Exhale – expirer. The French words for the act of breathing – la respiration – inspire me to write this post. Breathing is something I do rather well. Not to brag but I’ve been...
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En bisbille
Bisbille en Terrasse by Catherine Haro The precise origins of the French expression, être en bisbille avec quelqu’un, are mysterious. The word ‘bisbille’ apparently comes from the Italian ‘bisbiglio’...
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Je t’aime moi non plus
Jane and Serge, who loved to hate each other I don’t often take an instant dislike to people. But I must say that Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin filled me with loathing when I first came to France...
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Voeux
“What can I wish you?” people will ask. “Health? Success? A little wealth?” The very first post I published on this blog in January 2013 was about the month-long tradition of ‘les voeux’ or new year’s...
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