Words & Le Bon Mot

scintillant: twinkling, sparkling, glittering

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Rien n'annonce les fêtes autant que la promesse d'une rue parsemée de lumières scintillantes.

Nothing announces the holidays like the promise of a street strewn with twinkling lights.

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l'orée [lau rhay] : the edge or threshold

à l'orée du bois : at the edge of the woods

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Just around the corner from where we live, à l'orée du bois, is a small square of ground with aging swings and dusty slides, an old playground charming in its wear and decline. It's a favorite spot for my boys, a place for their storied imaginations to roam as free and wild as the nearby woods...

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se souvenir  [suh SOO vuh NEAR] : to remember

The hush of nearby voices, the scent of crisp country air, the warmth of golden light.

Photos take us back... and we remember  {et on se souvient }

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I'll be away for a short while visiting family on the West Coast of the US. 

Come follow me on Instagram, I'm @catherine_goron... à bientôt (see you soon)

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histoire [istwar] : history or story

Cette petite histoire a voyagé à travers notre histoire 

This little story travelled throughout our history

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une balade [bah-lahd] nf : a walk, a stroll, a jaunt

Faisons une balade au bord de l'océan | Let's take a stroll along the ocean

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