Archive for June, 2017
Les Soldes D’Été – Summer Sales In France Posted by John Bauer on Jun 28, 2017
Summer is in full swing with hot temperatures and la fête de la musique already over, but there is another imoprtant summer event in France: les soldes. Les soldes d’été commencent aujourd’hui (summer sales start today) and if your like to faire du shopping (shop) then it’s the perfect time to enjoy le soleil (the…
Getting in the mood . . . Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 27, 2017
… For France! At the end of le mois d’août (the month of August), my family and I are heading to France to celebrate a wedding. It has been over three years since my last trip to France, and I can hardly wait. Three years is a long time to be away from a place…
Heat And Thunderstorms – Warm Thoughts Of L’Été Posted by John Bauer on Jun 21, 2017
With le mois de juin (the month of June) almost over thoughts of l’été (summer) fill the warm air. La canicule may be on everyone’s mind, but ce mois (this month) is also about la fête des pères and, bien sûr (of course), mon anniversaire! Les stores are open everywhere to cool things down by…
In the eye of the beholder Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 20, 2017
Belle isn’t just the name of the main character in Disney’s latest film. Belle is also a French adjective that means beautiful, lovely, pleasant, or agreable (unlike joli/jolie – pretty, belle doesn’t only pertain to appearances). Ok, so that’s not entirely true. In another oddity of the French language, belle is technically not its own…
France’s New President: Emmanuel Macron Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Jun 14, 2017
About a month ago, France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, was elected. In the weeks before the second round voting, it wasn’t a great surprise that Macron would win against Marine Le Pen; however he was a candidate that seemed to enter the presidential race (and end up winning it!) d’une manière inattendue (unexpectedly). Here are five facts…
Don’t Forget La Fête Des Pères! Posted by John Bauer on Jun 14, 2017
After la fête des mères last month, it’s now time to think about la fête des pères (Father’s Day). The holiday is just around the corner en France, which makes it a good time to look at son histoire (its history)! La fête des pères has religious origins going back to le Moyen Âge (the…
She’s a beauty Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 13, 2017
As one of my fellow bloggers said, Claude François was “an iconic French singer who died at 39 years old, and who even [more than] 30 years after his death still fascinates people in France and abroad…”. I suspect that fascination is due in equal parts to his great songs, his tragic death…