Let gardening season begin! Although I’m not French, I so enjoy their appreciation of simplicity and elegance that extends to their gardens. I was recently reading an article from a French newspaper (Le Reveil Normand (Orne), 27 May 2026, “Gardening, ally of physical and mental health”) about the benefits of gardening on our health, especially […]
Today, I finished watching the French TV series Mystery of Manon which is currently offered on PBS Passport. Very well done and well acted. With all the twists and turns, it wasn’t until the very last few minutes that I guessed the ending… the mystery was well hidden. Set in a coastal village, north or […]
She loved Paris! … and London too! About a month ago, I posted that one of my French students was making her way to London and Paris. She has returned with some wonderful memories. With her family, she made it to many of the amazing sites, such as the Eiffel Tower, le Musée d’Orsay, l’Opéra, […]
This weekend, I finished watching the recent Masterpiece/PBS TV adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic French novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, which follows Edmond Dantès, a young man falsely accused of treason. Although this tv series is in English, it is set in France, mostly Paris and Marseille. It has been a while since I […]
If you enjoyed the original The Devil Wears Prada, I highly recommend that you see The Devil Wears Prada 2. Although the story does not take us to Paris, it does visit Rome. It is amazing to me how actors can reprise previous roles, even 20 years later … but then that’s what really good […]
With The Devil Wears Prada 2 coming out this weekend, I decided that it was an excellent time to have a screening of the original The Devil Wears Prada, and a screening would not be nearly as fun without un petit casse-croûte à la française. Why have a screening of The Devil Wears Prada à […]
This week, one of my French students is making her way to London and Paris with her family! I am so happy for her!! She has worked really hard for the last year to improve her reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension skills… she is READY for this grand adventure. Before departure, I gave her […]
Recently, I have been enjoying a French television series on PBS. A friend recommended “Astrid” to me. Je l’adore !! The main character, Astrid, is autistic. She works in the criminal records department in Paris and assists a particular police detective with solving crimes. Astrid’s gift of analyzing and synthesizing details from crime scenes becomes […]
I have mentioned before that French is the perfect foreign language for me because about 30 percent of English comes from French. Another plus is that for the most part the French alphabet is the same as the English alphabet… of course there are the accents « é è ê ë » and the « […]
What’s my plan for preparing for the DALF C1? Hummm… where to start. The C1 requires a lot more vocabulary, in particular, synonyms, as well as the ability to synthesize information… not summarize, but synthesize… using synonyms to recreate ideas and express those ideas in a unique way… that’s going to be particularly difficult for […]
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