What sound do French cows make? Meuh...! 🐮 This week’s carte postale features dairy cows grazing in front of an old farm
Author: Darlene
Hello, I'm Darlene, creator of Bonjour: A Francophile Blog. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband and our two daughters. Chocolate is my favorite food in the world, but when it comes to macarons, I prefer vanilla - go figure! Thanks/Merci for reading!
Music Monday: Dekshoo
A song by Radio Radio, a popular hip-hop group from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. They perform in a dialect called Chiac, which mixes Acadian French with English words (2010)
Wednesday Postcard: San Juan Bautista, California
This week's carte postale features Mission San Juan Bautista, the largest of all the California Missions
Notes from Virtual WordCamp Los Angeles 2020
My first time volunteering at a WordCamp! There were over 20 sessions at virtual WordCamp Los Angeles and I was an emcee for 2 of them 🎤
Music Monday: Accroché à ma terre
I love the harmonies in this sweet song by French musical duo, Les Frangines (2019)
“Emily in Paris” Will Make You a Francophile
I’m convinced that every time anyone says « Bonjour » in the new Netflix comedy-drama, Emily in Paris, a Francophile is born
Wednesday Postcard: Presidio of San Francisco, California
This week's carte postale features the Main Post in the heart of the Presidio of San Francisco
Music Monday: San Francisco
An actual blue house in San Francisco inspired French singer-songwriter, Maxime Le Forestier to write this song (1972)
Wednesday Postcard: Calistoga, California
This week's carte postale features the Castello di Amorosa, a winery built to look like a 13th century Tuscan castle. It’s located in the Napa Valley town of Calistoga, California
Book Review: “Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back”
This is my review of Alicia Cook’s latest collection of poetry, “Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back”
Music Monday: Tous les garçons et les filles
This song was recorded in 1962 by the popular French singer, Françoise Hardy
Wednesday Postcard: Evian-les-Bains, France
This week's carte postale comes from Évian-les-Bains, a spa town located on the shores of Lake Geneva
Why You Shouldn’t Cancel Netflix over Cuties (Mignonnes)
I thought Maïmouna Doucouré’s Cuties was a good film! It wasn’t all suggestive dance moves (“twerking”). There were other things in the film that concerned me, though
Music Monday: Où est ma tête?
A song by American musical group, Pink Martini (2009)
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Wednesday Postcard: Arcachon, France
This week’s carte postale comes from Arcachon, a seaside resort in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France
Music Monday: Mademoiselle de Paris
The legendary French singer, Jacqueline François recorded this song in 1948
Donut Petit in Alameda, California
Donut Petit is a cute little bakery located in Alameda, the island city about 10 miles/ 16 km east of San Francisco, California 🍩
Wednesday Postcard: Lisieux, France
This week’s carte postale features the Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, located in the commune of Lisieux in northwestern France
Music Monday: J’ai perdu le nord
A French interpretation of the song, “Lost in the Woods” from the animated Disney film, Frozen 2/La Reine des Neiges 2 performed by Donald Reignoux (2019)
