Thanks to overwhelming demand, French Lessons is turning Canadian for a spell.  French-Canadian, we could say, as our little family occupies the other side of the Pond during the cooler months.  (“What timing!”  I hear you say.)

 

So you’ve just stumbled on French Lessons for the first time?  By word of mouth, by chance – or through its upcoming mention in Vanity Fair?  And you really want to read about things French?  To you, bienvenue! 

 

We all know that life hardly changes at lightening pace in France; that’s part of the country’s enduring and frustrating charm.  Why not settle in for a bit and wander through prior posts?  While you’re at it, let me know what you think.

 

Pressed for time?  Got it.  Here are some of my favourites – but don’t be afraid to drift further afield:

 

o    For anyone seeking glitz and glam:

ü  Trigger of the Vanity Fair note:  Postscript 4:  Madoff’s Legacy (11 June 2009)

ü  Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or:  In Aid of Mozart (30 May 2009)

ü  Life on the Cap:  Lunching on Nuggets (22 January 2009)

 

o    For those wanting to learn a second language or culture: 

ü  Studying French:  The Beautiful Language (15 May 2009)

ü  Unwritten rules:  Bonjour Ritual (26 March 2009)

ü  Sale shopping:  Talking Shop (11 February 2009)

ü  Roundabout theory:  Round and Round (17 October 2008)

ü  Dog poo:  It’s a Doggone World (10 October 2008)

ü  Culinary cargo:  Addicted (3 September 2008)

ü  Buying a fish:  A Fish Story (29 November 2007)

 

o    Especially for parents:  

ü  French pre-school:  French Polish:  Parts 1 & 2 (28 June and 1 July 2009)

ü  French for kids:  Ce n’est pas juste (5 June 2009)

ü  School lunch:  Bon Appétit (19 November 2008)

 

o    Especially for women:  Farmer Brown (17 September 2008)

 

o    And particularly for guys, the day Bo Derek came to lunch:  10, 11, Men to Boys (9, 10, 11 June 2007)

 

Then to you, my enduring and cherished supporters, don’t scrap your subscription!  Now that I’ve already gone a bit French, I can hardly wait to see what oddities the good Canucks offer up from the Great White North.  The frequency of my posts will be more monthly than weekly, but we have yet to figure out the gritty details.

 

What’s more, a new series of bleu-blanc-rouge-style French Lessons will spring from this Côte d’Azur writer’s block mid-next year, serving up a fresh array of French lessons that seem to pop out of every cobbled and star-studded crevice.

 

À très bientôt!