FRENCH WORD-A-DAY

I can't believe how much your son looks like you. Good looking boy! And those dogs.... you can tell they are having a ball in the snow.

Hi Christy. Finally we
had a day above 60 fahrenheit in Hampton VA.
The beautiful dogs are "hams" Hum?

My niece April Ingle is a something or other on the Georgia Rivers, Athens GA. Graduate of Perdue U. Enviormental Sciences (?????) Good Luck

Max is soooo cute . .. I didn't realize how much he really looks like you, Kristi, until I saw the close up of him. The look and the way he held his head and his lips...you know what they say, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Isn't there a corresponding or similar quote in French? bisous, Robin

Lovely photos of the dogs - I've been missing them lately! And of Max, of course!

Hi Gramma K,

Is that Les Dentelles de Montmirail we can see in the background on the last two, lovely doggie pictures?

P.S. Apart from oranges and bread mix and the odd stuff to put into a stew, don't forget that you also have du vin...! So -- let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

For Bernard: More to the point about taking a dog to the US National Parks is whether you can even bring the dog into the country. There would likely be a quarantine period before it would be allowed in. I think you and your dog would be better served by finding him a good boarding situation at home and leave him there in France.

Well, since we have the comments on one side to say who Max more closely resembles, I must step in for the opposing side and say that I see JM in his eyes. Ultimately, I think that he is a handsome "mixture" of you both.
The skies are heavy with rain here in Phoenix (for my 3 day visit). The low clouds are obstructing South Mountain and the temps are quite cool. I hear that it is sunny and warm in Okla.....go figure.....

Maxime devient un magnifique jeune homme ;o)

I can see both you ahd JeanMarc's features in Max. He is one handsome young man. Sounds like his Grandmere Americain is rather fond of him too.
Oooohh Smokey and Braise look like they are having so much fun. Then again who (animal or canine) wouldn't at your place.

I forgot to mention the weather. Such a surprise to see you're still dealing with snow. Here in Damascus, Oregon we're having a showery day, but the trees are in bloom, daffodils have opened, and the azaleas at church were gorgeous yesterday. Two weeks to go until Spring officially arrives, but the harbingers are highly evident.

Good morning and great week to you...you have lovely snow, I agree that your son really resembles you, and the dogs playing in the snow are wonderful.
I will think of "sustainability" contacts...I think it should be fairly easy to find and will repost if I remember one.

Have a lovely week ahead,

-m

It is spring here...real spring with showers

Hi Kristin - We are sitting in Paris, having been walking in the chilly, windy weather here. We are heading south to a house near Isle sur la Sorgue on Thursday - just looked at your sight and saw all of the snow!!! We thought we were escaping from the snow and the cold (we are here from Iowa, USA). It looks as though you will be home for the next week - maybe still snowed in! We would love to track down Domaine Rouge Bleu while in the area. Are there any tips that you can give us on how to find you - if we can get through the snow? Stay warm! (We couldn't believe that while we were planning on being near your place, Jean Marc will be in Iowa City)

Reponse pour Bernard qui voulait savoir si son chien serait bienvenu dans les parc nationaux aux US...Il y a de bonnes infos et les listes des Parcs qui les acceptent sur ce site:
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/magazine/m0902/f0902_1.shtml

Love the picture of Max with the tall snow crown. Looking at the other pictures of the snow covered vineyard made me reflect on how unusually snowy our winter has been - seemingly interminable. Tell me could you use the expression "Les carrots sont cuites!" to say "We've had it" with this winter? I certainly hope you can since I titled today's post just that. ... or should the expression be used somehow otherwise?

I (We) do so hope you have luck making the video of your Paris talk available for us to see.

Smokey and Braise, it's good to see you enjoying your snow day. You are both so beautiful, and Smokey, so grown up. Still a small trace of puppy left though. Maybe it's just how I think of you, forever a puppy. Thank Mom for the great pictures she caught of you in action. YF in AZ Linda

Great shots of King of the Snow King Max and Smokey and Braise playing in the snow! In the 60's, bright and sunny in Roanoke, VA today. Worked in the yard this afternoon....bliss!! Headed to DC demain to enjoy J-M's wine dinner. La vie est bonne.

Wow, snow in Provence this late? That's unusual. I was talking to friend on Sunday who is 20 minutes from Montpellier in Languedoc, and they had snow, too.

Bonjour les amies. Thank you for these joyful comments!

This just in, from Newforest (aren't we lucky to have Newforest...!)

Newforest writes:

Yesterday, 8th March 2010, ROBIN mentioned:

"the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

and asked:

Isn't there a corresponding or similar quote in French?

In French: “La pomme ne tombe jamais loin du pommier” -

It means that most of the time, children look like their parents.

( Les enfants ressemblent la plupart du temps à leurs parents)

You can also say:

-> Tel père, tel fils

-> Telle mère, telle fille

and if you look a bit like both parents:

-> Tel arbre, tel fruit

but, if somebody is quite different from his/her parents, you would say:

-> "la pomme est tombée loin / bien loin du pommier!"

The apple fell far / pretty far from the tree.

If you want to say that, physically speaking, mother and daughter (or son) / father and son (or daughter) have a lot in common, physically speaking, have exactly the same features, the same face, you would say:

-> Il est le portrait craché de son père / de sa mère.

-> Elle est le portrait craché de sa mère / de son père.

-> Ses joues, son nez, son menton? C'est tout le portrait craché de son père / de sa mère.

-> Tu es tout le portrait craché de ton père / de ta mère

-> le portrait craché = the spitting image.

Interesting to notice the same verb is used in both languages: “cracher” -> to spit

If it is a matter of similarity of character more than physical resemblance, you'd say:

-> C'est tout son père (= il est comme son père / il a le caractère de son père / il a le tempérament de son père..... )

-> C'est tout sa mère (= elle est comme sa mère / elle est courageuse comme sa mère / elle est intelligente comme sa mère.......)

Merci Newforest :-) :-)

The nut didn't fall far from the tree? That's interesting!
To be honest, I've only come across the proverb with the apple and the apple tree, (and in French, la pomme et le pommier) but what you used to say in your family has exactly the same meaning - so, there you go, Karen!

Let me see......
If the nut is 'a hazelnut' ("une noisette"), in French, the sentence would be:
"La noisette ne tombe jamais loin du noisetier".
("un noisetier" = 'a hazelnut tree')

but if the nut is 'a walnut' ("une noix"), it would be:
"La noix ne tombe jamais loin du noyer"...
"un noyer" = 'a walnut tree'

Bonjour Kristin et un grand merci à vous et à vos amis,Anne Baird,Bill in St. Paul, Suzanne, Monroe Township, NJ, Mair Buddug, Nancy Shalen, Jeanne Robinson, Newforest, Bernard Dolivet, qui ont eu la gentillesse de me renseigner pour la visite des Parcs Nationaux aux USA avec mon petit chien "Pixelle" qui ne pèse que 1,2 Kg.
J'ai du mal à prendre ma décision car si je ne la prends pas avec moi, je dois renoncer à ce voyage que j'aimerai pourtant faire car sans me voir plusieurs jours, elle ne mange plus. J'ai envisager de louer un camping-car et de la laisser à l'intérieur lors des visites aux endroits où je ne peux pas la prendre avec moi.
Le but de mon voyage est de faire des photos de ce merveilleux pays qui est le votre. Et bien sur je vous communiquerai l'adresse de mon site si je fais ce voyage.
Pour la quarantaine, il n'y a pas de problèmes d'après le consulat des EU en France si l'animal est en règle.
Question: Le camping-car est-il la solution à mon problème avec mon chien ?
En attendant, je vous envoi à tous et toute mon amical souvenir et mes remerciements les plus sincères, plus particulièrement à Kristin.
Bernard

Merci Newforest pour cette réponse. J'ai fais cette expérience en camping-car en France et je n'ai pas de problème pour la laisser seule à l'intérieur toute la journée.
Mon souci est de savoir si cela est possible dans l'ensemble des Parcs Nationaux.
J'ai pu voir que ça l'est dans certains. Il faut maintenant que je puisse faire la liste de ceux qu'il vaut mieux éviter. si vous avez des renseignements à ce sujet ?
Y a-t-il quelqu'un qui ai déjà fait cette expérience avec son chien ?
Avec mes sincères remerciements,
Bernard

My husband and i will be in Paris in early September. He would like to take a one or two day art class. Does anyone know who he can contact for classes? Merci