Category Archives: French customs

Weekly Blogger Round-Up: A Provençal Christmas village – European Christmas Foods – The Notre Dame Christmas Tree

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

With Christmas approaching, the theme for this week’s Blogger Round-Up was easy to find! Phoebe from Lou Messugo takes us to the Provençal village of Lucéram famous for its Christmas cribs, while Carolyn from Holidays to Europe introduces us to … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – père de famille

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Now I bet most of you don’t know what this post is about. Père de famille, you say, “father of the family”? Don’t all fathers have families? And why not mère de famille? Aren’t père and mère enough? Well, there is an added meaning. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up: Day trip to Reims – Dealing with train stations on a bike – Christmas in France in 2013

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Three entirely different subjects this week. Ever pratical Jo Karnaghan from Frugal First Class Travel takes us on a day trip to Reims which is not only famous for its champagne; Maggie La Coste from Experience France by Bike gives … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up: Michelin star restaurants – Chrysanthemums in France – All Saints’ Day

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week, The Good Life France, appearing for the first time in my Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up, explains the origin of the Michel star award to French restaurants, while two Aussies, whom I’ve often quoted here – Wendy Hollands from Le … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – epouvantable epouvantail

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

It should really be épouvantable épouvantail but WordPress (the blog template I use) doesn’t deal with accents in titles well, so I try to avoid them. An épouvantail (épouvantail à oiseaux, in its full form) is a scarecrow, from épouvante … Continue reading →

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Paris in August – where have all the people gone?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

At the Sainte Eustache market on Sunday, there were only two regular stalls – fruit & vegetables and fish and certainly no oysters! There were a couple of other people selling jewellery and scarves. When we arrived, there was absolutely … Continue reading →

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5:2 Diet – Navigating the Metro – Double Giratoire

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This Wednesday’s Bloggers’ Round-up brings three completely different subjects. First, on the subject of fasting and dieting, Jacqueline Meldrum from Tinned Tomatoes, introduces the documentary behind the 5:2 fast diet I’ve been talking about recently. You’ll be interested in her … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Picture and a Song: Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) 2013 – On the third day she rested … Bicycling in Provence: A Very Sad Au Revoir –

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I haven’t been publishing the usual Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up for the last month because I simply didn’t have time to read any other blogs! Cycling and visiting all day and writing posts at night took up a good part of … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – cloche

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

One of the most significant differences between French and English technical vocabulary is that the French terms often describe appearance while the English terms refer to purpose or use. A prime example is cloche. It’s original meaning is bell, as … Continue reading →

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A Neighbourhood Party – New French Words – Holidaying in the Loire Valley

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

For this Wednesday’s Bloggers Round-up, I’ve chosen a description of France’s neighbours’ day by Phoebe from Lou Messugo, the latest French words to be included in the Larousse and Robert dictionaries by Stéphanie from Blog in France and, to finish … Continue reading →

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