Oh wow, what a fabulous and refreshing read..... your writing is always a joy, engaging and funny and so very descriptive of place, wherever you happen to be.
I'm almost at the end of a 10 day sojourn in the UK....and already feeling the oncoming wilt of high 30s temperatures in Italy. I am already planning to raid the herb border to make the dip and am telling myself that I will NOT be using the oven until at least October.
Thank you for letting us share your life in this way 🙏
Oh putain I enjoyed that! I do love hearing people's voices. Do continue this experiment, please Debora. (But for now I shall hypocritically continue to let the robotic Victoria - 'British female voice with a precise clear tone', it says here - read out my posts for me because, like most of us, there is one voice I hate hearing...).
Putain, I have felt your heatwave pain. We have been camping near Narbonne on the return leg of a road trip to Greece. (We snuck in another visit to Les Grands Buffets and I concluded that it should really have been a one off pleasure). The heat made me feel incapacitated. I wanted to visit antique shops and an abbey but could only crawl between the swimming pool and the interior of our air conditioned motor home during opening hours. We had the air conditioning put in for the sake of the dogs and I’m glad we did because in their furry coats they might have died otherwise. They were only allowed out for ‘business’ until the relative cool of the evening when they raced to the canal for a dip. Now we have moved up to the relative cool of the Atlantic coast near Lacanau and Wednesday night I somehow managed to sleep through the massive thunderstorm that afflicted France. Just as well because we are camped under tall pine trees and if I had woken up I would have insisted we all spent the night in the toilet block. Did the storm affect Marseillan?
I wonder if the Académie française, that arbiter of the French language, is going to amend the pronunciation of Putin, which until now has carefully been "Poutine" (like the French Canadian dish), so that it's the same as 'putain".
Off to make some garden herb dip & crudities right now
Great! It's just the thing for a hot day.
That recipe sounds divine—perfect for the hot week ahead, thank you!
My kids already say “putain” at 4 and 6 years old, and I’m not proud.
But your reminder of just how common it is in France definitely reassures me a little (and yes, they get it from their French dad ;)).
Much enjoyed with my after dinner Earl Grey! Shall look for that book too. Thank you!
I usually prefer to read but hearing a writers voice adds a dash of surprise, as did Maldon salt, do you like it better than the salts from here?
Lovely to hear your voice but I love to read, too. Is it greedy to want both occasionally?
Oh, it will never be either or! Always reading first, listening sometimes. It's just an extra little thing. X
Oh wow, what a fabulous and refreshing read..... your writing is always a joy, engaging and funny and so very descriptive of place, wherever you happen to be.
I'm almost at the end of a 10 day sojourn in the UK....and already feeling the oncoming wilt of high 30s temperatures in Italy. I am already planning to raid the herb border to make the dip and am telling myself that I will NOT be using the oven until at least October.
Thank you for letting us share your life in this way 🙏
Thank you so much, Lucy, for this lovely comment. I really appreciate it. Safe travels home - and stay cool!
Thank YOU Debora 😊 I'll do my best, but temps are climbing here too 😉
I worked with some Canadians who taught me the difference between 'poutine' and 'putain'!
This is very useful. You don't want to get it wrong or you might get something altogether different for dinner.
I love doing a radish and carrot salad, best when peeled skin-thin!
So good! But can you come and make it for me? I am afeared of the mandolin.
hahah gotcha
Oh putain I enjoyed that! I do love hearing people's voices. Do continue this experiment, please Debora. (But for now I shall hypocritically continue to let the robotic Victoria - 'British female voice with a precise clear tone', it says here - read out my posts for me because, like most of us, there is one voice I hate hearing...).
Ha! I can record it. Not so comfortable with listening to it!
Yes, "that works"!
A dream, as always
Thank you so much, dear Hattie. X
Love your content, your style and now your voice!
That is so kind, Cordula. Thank you 💛
Putain, I have felt your heatwave pain. We have been camping near Narbonne on the return leg of a road trip to Greece. (We snuck in another visit to Les Grands Buffets and I concluded that it should really have been a one off pleasure). The heat made me feel incapacitated. I wanted to visit antique shops and an abbey but could only crawl between the swimming pool and the interior of our air conditioned motor home during opening hours. We had the air conditioning put in for the sake of the dogs and I’m glad we did because in their furry coats they might have died otherwise. They were only allowed out for ‘business’ until the relative cool of the evening when they raced to the canal for a dip. Now we have moved up to the relative cool of the Atlantic coast near Lacanau and Wednesday night I somehow managed to sleep through the massive thunderstorm that afflicted France. Just as well because we are camped under tall pine trees and if I had woken up I would have insisted we all spent the night in the toilet block. Did the storm affect Marseillan?
Putain, you've made me hungry now and it's only 7am!
Hahaha!
I wonder if the Académie française, that arbiter of the French language, is going to amend the pronunciation of Putin, which until now has carefully been "Poutine" (like the French Canadian dish), so that it's the same as 'putain".
It does make me smile when I hear his name pronounced like cheesy chips and gravy.
In today's context my favourite use of putain is 'Ce putain de Putin'
Haha!