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Last weekend, a rare day of sunny weather made for good walking on the promenade along Villefranche harbor. Below, a scene from our daily hike home from the main shopping area of Villefranche. The jumbled arrangement of cars and buildings … Continue reading →

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Jean and other professors at L’Institut de Français often urge us not to obsess about getting every single noun’s gender correct. Is it “la” table or “le” table? If you’ve got your verb conjugations right, and you haven’t completely botched … Continue reading →

I’ve always thought it was dumb when a blogger posts an item saying, “I’m working on final edits for my novel which will be published next month by Knopf, and I am testifying before Congress on the NEA budget this … Continue reading →

Fireworks the other night in Villefranche,as seen from our balcony.——————————————————– Well, it’s been a quiet weekend in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Darlene has been resting a lot, still recovering from her throat infection. I have been wrestling with a new internet connection via … Continue reading →

Darlene heads home to La Flora after a trip to Villefranche. Our apartment’s front door is visible just ahead of her. The building’s owner lives upstairs.  Tweet

Darlene at a cafe in Nice today on the way home from lunch in Cannes. Tweet

Yesterday marked the end of the our first month of study at l’Institut de français, and I have decided it will also mark the end of my French-only blogging. Until the next time I change my mind, I plan to … Continue reading →

C’est jeudi, et comme d’habitude j’ai fumé une cigarette après l’école. Darlene va mieux, et elle m’a accompagnié au brasserie pour des cafés et une photo officielle. Ces cigarettes hebdomadaires—pourquoi est-ce que j’en obtiens tellement beaucoup de plaisir? Ils sont … Continue reading →