Author Archives: Rosemary Kneipp

Wait for the Ice Saints – Il faut attendre les saints de glace

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Rosemary Kneipp

There is a saying in France that you have to wait until after the ice saints – 11th, 12th and 13th May (Mamert, Pancrace and Servais) before you plants tomatoes and flowers like Busy Lilies. Well my tomatoes are fine … Continue reading →

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Why must birth certificates in France be less than 3 months old?

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Rosemary Kneipp

Most foreigners living in France are asked at some stage to deliver a full birth certificate that is less than 3 months old. Why three months? If you’ve even seen a French birth certificate of someone who has been married, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Rosemary Kneipp

This is my absolute last chance to write my New Year post and wish you all a wonderful 2019, as tomorrow is the first day of February. I have an exciting year ahead – I am going to retire on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Blois, Cycling, Cyprus, France, Germany, Poland, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Friday’s French – acte de naissance, extrait d’acte de naissance, copie intégrale, birth certificate, entry of births

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Rosemary Kneipp

In my work as a sworn translator in France, the document I am asked to translate and certify the most often is the birth certificate. In France, it comes by various names: acte de naissance, extrait d’acte de naissance, copie … Continue reading →

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The Akubra Saviour

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve just arrived in Malta for a week of sun and exploring. It is 1°C when we leave Blois at 5.20 am and 15°C when we arrive in Valetta at 1 pm. After checking out our rental apartment, Marina View, … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – place, endroit, lieu

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Rosemary Kneipp

Place sounds like is would be an easy word to translate from French to English and vice-versa. Well, it isn’t. Only rarely does it mean the same thing in both languages. I can think of a couple of situations where … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2018

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s nearly mid-January and I have only just found the time to write this new year post. Even though we have up until the end of January in France to do so, it’s still better to wish people a happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Blogging, Closerie Falaiseau, Cycling, Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Flowers & gardens, Hungary, Loire Valley, Romania, Slovenia, Travelling | Tagged | 15 Comments

Friday’s French – courant, current, actuel, actual

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

These are more of those look-alike words that the French call faux-amis. We’ll start with courant which has a few different meanings. We’re only going to look at adjectives here. Les dépenses courantes d’une maison, for example, are ordinary or … Continue reading →

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Roses, Chambord Gardens and a Birthday

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

I think I should begin with an explanation about why I haven’t posted since the begininng of June! It’s very simple – lack of time! I used to post every day when on holidays but realised that Jean Michel had … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Slovenia – our power bikes pass the test!

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re in Malibor in the north of Slovenia, a country known for its hills. We ask for a bike map from the tourist office and study it. In Malibor, there are cycle paths everywhere so we assume that outside the … Continue reading →

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