Cultivate Your French

Cultivate Your French

By Laetitia Perraut

Improve your comprehension of French as it is spoken in France

03/27/24

205 — Le gâteau de crêpes des deux mamies — mercredi 27 mars 2024

The gâteau de crêpes, or crêpe cake, came into my life thanks to pastry chef Claire Heitzler, it’s one of her specialities. A few times a year, she makes a soufflé crêpe cake: with strawberries or mandarin marmalade, depending on the season, but alsoRead more

03/20/24

204 — Mes vies secrètes — mercredi 20 mars 2024

When we visited the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts last month, I came across an edition of Émile Zola's Carnets d'enquêtes. The famous novelist took copious notes before writing his novels. His notes were sometimes biRead more

03/13/24

203 — Nice : rencontres et médailles — mercredi 13 mars 2024

Last weekend, I was in Nice for the French traditional kung fu championships. Nice is one of the sunniest towns in France, but not last weekend. It rained a lot. My friend Anthony and I travelled by train. Lomine came by plane. The three of us had puRead more

03/06/24

202 — Légers changements — mercredi 5 mars 2023

There are new objects in my life at the moment. Their presence and the changes in habits they imply make my life slightly different, and that 'slightly' feels good.  There's the chest of drawers in our bedroom, a large oak chest of drawers. There's Read more

02/28/24

201 — Le pavillon de l’Arsenal — mercredi 28 février 2024

Last week, Micaela, Lisa and I spent a day in Paris. We started by shopping at the Forum des Halles, before heading to the Bastille district for lunch and a visit to an exhibition. The exhibition was at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, a beautiful nineteenRead more

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