tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2503092365531867487..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Later this month, when I'm in Paris . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68203289030476074352008-05-05T01:43:00.000-07:002008-05-05T01:43:00.000-07:00I actually do not know where I get most of my expr...I actually do not know where I get most of my expressions from. I spent most of my time in Canada translating my conversations as they are littered with the things.That and a rich vocabularly of expletives handed down lovingly through generations of my mothers family!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11618343535326800882008-05-03T10:39:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:39:00.000-07:00Alison: I love that expression "pants at languages...Alison: I love that expression "pants at languages." Presumably one can also be pants at math, pants at cooking, pants at . . . oh, the possibilities are endless. Is it a pan-British bit of slang? or is it local? generational? any idea of its derivation?<BR/>Thanks for tagging me -- I'll get to that meme very soon.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83415931641143731962008-05-03T07:09:00.000-07:002008-05-03T07:09:00.000-07:00Opps sorry forgot to say I tagged you.Opps sorry forgot to say I tagged you.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75188977150919418902008-05-03T07:05:00.000-07:002008-05-03T07:05:00.000-07:00Beautiful, It must be so lovley to walk in harmony...Beautiful, It must be so lovley to walk in harmony, I envy your french. I loved the bi-lingual packaging you have in Canada, I was pants at languages at school but I know that if I was immersed I could at least speak it. <BR/>Paris is definately a complex city of many layers, I have been many times yet each time I have seen something new. I am looking forward to lots of photos!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77908365177818473642008-05-02T20:44:00.000-07:002008-05-02T20:44:00.000-07:00Thanks, Gina.LBR: thanks for including me in your ...Thanks, Gina.<BR/>LBR: thanks for including me in your blogroll. My sidebars are long overdue for a redo as well.<BR/>Patricia: Your life is full of opportunity right now, sounds like. I hope you do manage to get the chance to get to Paris together, if not in the near future then, as you say, after your kids leave home (you'll be surprised at how quickly that happens -- really!)<BR/>and p.s. don't even think of apologizing for the length of your comment -- I always enjoy what you have to say.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11846006345488826682008-05-02T12:34:00.000-07:002008-05-02T12:34:00.000-07:00I agree - what an absolutely lovely post! I espec...I agree - what an absolutely lovely post! I especially enjoyed what you said about it being a reward for you and Paul after the years of childrearing. That's the sort of thing my husband and I are looking forward to. Unfortunately, I gave up French in my last year of secondary school in Scotland, but I studied German at uni and lived in Germany (near Strasbourg) for a decade before going to Canada. My first boss's wife was French; I used to babysit their kids occasionally and speak toddler French with them. Now, of course, I have joined the French hiking group here, so most Wednesdays during the school year I get to practise. I am treating it almost like an anthropological study too - we meet at the French lycée in the morning, so I observe the kissing and the clothes! The ladies are very patient with me. My hubby is also a federal employee (DND) and is, on paper, bilingual but that is a fluke due to his doing very well on his 6-month course almost 20 years ago! My husband and I have both been to Paris, but separately before we met, so I really hope we can take a trip whilst we are here; if not, I know it's something we will do after the kids have left home (and I'm picking up lots of tips from you, thanks!). Patricia P.S. Sorry for the long comment!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59632501485551018742008-05-02T10:24:00.000-07:002008-05-02T10:24:00.000-07:00p.s not sure why it took me so long to do it. I am...p.s not sure why it took me so long to do it. I am bad at updating my blog roll--but I added you to mine.:-)La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42855023616870834932008-05-02T10:04:00.000-07:002008-05-02T10:04:00.000-07:00Lovely post. I'm particularly moved by how much Pa...Lovely post. I'm particularly moved by how much Paris is something spectacular for both of you but for the you that is the couple as well.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631687084204022574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81991955073095897302008-05-01T21:31:00.000-07:002008-05-01T21:31:00.000-07:00Pseu and LBR: Of course I knew you two would "get"...Pseu and LBR: Of course I knew you two would "get" this post -- Paris is our "us" city, but I bet I could have a good time there with my internet francophile friends as well!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26032384847249993522008-05-01T18:42:00.000-07:002008-05-01T18:42:00.000-07:00Oh, this is such a lovely post and I feel like in ...Oh, this is such a lovely post and I feel like in some many ways all of your associations of what Paris means to you fit the way that He-weasel and I feel about Paris. Really lovely exploration of all that you, we and many love about Paris. I am off to re-read your post to my He-weasel; I know he will enjoy your Paris post as much as I have. Merci! And, Happy May day and birthday week.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15112884398205353752008-05-01T18:41:00.000-07:002008-05-01T18:41:00.000-07:00I can really relate to all of these, especially #4...I can really relate to all of these, especially #4 and #6. So much of what I thought I'd forgotten about Art History comes rushing back in Paris. This will be our second trip, and even though there are many other destinations on our "to see" list, I imagine that we will return to Paris again and again. Paris is a great city to reconnect with your sweetie...<I>amour</I> seems to be in the very air there.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com