avoir tort
Monday, April 30, 2012
The French name for poppy? "Le coquelicot" Smokey has his own term of endearment for this one. Read on!
The next wine-tasting here at the vineyard is tomorrow, May 1st! If you can make it to this meet-up, please leave a message in the comments box and I'll reserve your seat and send the details.
avoir tort (avwahr-tor)
: to be wrong
Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc read the sentence below: Download MP3 or Wav file
Il a tort, Smokey. Le nom pour cette fleur c'est coquelicot, et non pas smokelicot! He's wrong, that Smokey. The name for this flower is "coquelicot" and not "Smokelicot"!
Book Update: Your Edits Needed!
After reaching the one-fourth mark on Friday, we begin this week with two more chapters for the upcoming book (working title is "Vignettes from the Var").
Pinceau = How to Dress during a DIY project (take Jean-Marc's example...). Begin proofreading here.
Emplette = The kids return from the supérette with an illegal purchase ... Begin proofreading here.
A little field of coquelicots... and a story by Smokey.
Smokey says: Today, I share with you the name of my favorite flower!
Here it is, stick your nose in!
Isn't she pretty? The flower, not the beetle!
The name is even cooler: S-M-O-K-E-L-I-C-O-T.
Enjoy the field of smokelicots and have a nice week!
Love,
Smokey
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Still reading? You might take a moment to read about Poppy Day and to learn about the coquelicots planted in remembrance for those who lost their lives in The Great War. Click here.
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