My husband bought a book on knots (expanded edition!). It’s written by this guy. My son LOVES this book. I have nothing further, your honor.
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Posted: November 26, 2009 in languageTags: curtis family in france, france, language
There was a point in my life when I was FLUENT in Spanish. More specifically, fluent in Spanish with the buying and selling of expensively priced costume jewelry. Oh how the mehee-canas loved me. Shortly after that, I moved up to the great northwest and lost all but those phrases exclaimed by my favorite mouse [...]
Mastering the French shopping cart is not for the weak minded. After sticking in your Euro to rent a chariot that is immediately refundable when you bring the thing back (a method that eliminates trolly litter in a car park), you are in control … or so you think. Each wheel moves independently. In America, [...]
Moving out to France with the family also means leaving American holidays. A lot of holidays are celebrated around the world with slight variation and enthusiasm. Halloween, I assumed, would be tuned to day–of-the-dead rather than trick-or-treat. I wasn’t sure if the children of France dressed up in costume. So, I prepared my daughter as [...]
