Happy Christmas to all [well, not all ] out there in Blogland!
This year we received a bumper crop of [undeserved] Christmas cards.
A good many were the over-the-top [but appreciated] grand-paper-stock-fabulous-finishes-embossed-to-within-an-inch-of-their-lives sort.
Also, the photo kind [all very nice] exclusively from gracieuses jeunes filles who had previously worked at Stephen’s store, now married with children.
Then came the foxes.
I have included here three [count ‘em] with fox themes. I have no idea about the origin of this. I tried to make a Le Petit Prince connection [which explains all this Français in today’s post] but that’s not about Christmas.
So, if you have an idée, let me know.
On the subject of the French language, my facility with it extends [though the word ‘extends’ overstates it right out of the gate] only to what I call ‘Language Lab Leftovers’, those bits which for some reason stuck for no apparent reason long after high school.
‘Allons à la pêche tout de suite’ is at the top of my L.L.L. list.
Translation: ‘Let’s go fishing right away’; sure to be a lifesaver lost in Paris.
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December 25, 2016 at 2:17 pm
Willym
And a Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Mais vous parlez français aussi bien qu’un natif de Scarborough, Ontario!
As to the fox thing it was a feature in earlier Christmas cards and seems to have resurfaced along with the tradition of sending paper rather than e-cards. We received a heck of a lot more than we have in the past 10 years – and we sent out quite a few: maybe it’s a tradition that’s coming back?
And here on the Island foxes are a big thing – we have several skulks almost in our backyard and there are at least two in the centre of town. And of course in honour of our local vixen and her pups.
December 25, 2016 at 9:10 pm
Willym
… duh it didn’t all take. And of course in honour of our local vixen and her pups we have a fox on the Christmas tree.
December 25, 2016 at 2:28 pm
larrymuffin
As my douce moitié juste commented it would appear that Foxes are the in thing now. We do have lot of Urban Foxes here in Charlottetown and our Mayor told people to please stop feeding them, not good for their waist line and not good for them period, they are wild after all. I remember in the late 70’s dancing bears with festive decorations were all the rage then. Yes if paper cards are making a come back I am all in favour. Joyeux Noël à vous bons Gentilhommes.
December 28, 2016 at 10:17 pm
Urspo
how splendid!
I hope your new year is marvelous – it’s in the cards!
December 29, 2016 at 7:04 am
itsmyhusbandandme
Bonjour de Londres. J’etais content d’apprendre que vous aviez un merveilleux Noel. Aimez les renards.
Well, something like that.
JP
December 29, 2016 at 5:25 pm
Dave
“Rien n’est parfait,” soupira le renard.
;-)
December 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm
Dave
I believe my handful of readers will have already heard the ‘Language Lab Leftovers’ reference, but there’s always the unsuspecting surfer who stumbles in, so what the heck, right?