14th of July in Paris: La Marseillaise and where to watch the fireworks
Did you know the French call their national holiday, the 14th of July, NOT Bastille Day? La Cérémonie The year’s ceremony that will take place at Concorde in lieu of…
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PARIS/FRANCE and…the Five Food Groups
PARIS/FRANCE and…the Five Food Groups Per our December 2, 2019, post, “Paris/France and…” is a series wherein “and” leads us to categories whose subcategories link to the city/country we know…
Horse puzzles – horse play
Here are 2 horse puzzles, games based on Horses that we put together for the kids next door to whom we were “teaching” English over the garden wall during confinement.…
A Quatre-quarts is a Pound cake
The French use the word “cake” or quatre-quarts (four quarters) or sometimes even fondant for what English speakers call a pound cake. It can be either savory or sweet. The sweet…
Strawberry Shortcake, a classic
The first strawberry shortcake recipe appeared in an English cookbook as early as 1588, according to Driscoll’s berry growers (Did you know the original Mr Driscoll was a butcher from…
Learn French! Speak Easy puzzle: Grin and bear it!
Speak Easy puzzle: Grin and bear it! Learn French! Enjoy this Speak Easy puzzle of expressions in English with the words BEAR in them. The word Bear refers not to…