Sweet April showers do bring May flowers ~ Thomas Tusser

Word of the day ~ averse = light rain or shower

Movement

Quote of the day ~ A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.  ~A.A. Milne


Word of the day  ~  Swirl (move in a circle) = tourbillonner


January Image ~ frozen lake

Thought of the day, I was not meant to be thin!

Slippery weather!

Quote of the day ~ Winter came down to our home one night ~Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow~ And we, we were children once again ~ ~Bill Morgan, Jr.

Word of the day Slippers = pantoufles

January Image

Thought for the day
Will I get the car out of the garden any time soon....

Question  ... What colour are your slippers?.....mine are red :-)

Friday's post

Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company.  ~Lord Byron

Word of the day warmer

Getting warmer (to guess: closer) tu chauffes

January Image flaky old white door

Thought for the day

Will sending mail by post become a thing of the past?

I hope it is warm where you are, since it is snowing here!

A little piece of blue ~

Quote of the day ~Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. ~ Orison Swett Marden

Word of the day cloud
Clouds of all kinds/types =  Nuages en tout genre.

January Image clouds over the ~ Baie du Mont Saint Michel

Wishing you Blue skies ~

Enfin!

Quote of the day It's too early I never eat December snowflakes.   I always wait until January. ~ Charlie Brown

Word of the day Last ~ What was the last book that you read?                  Quel est le dernier livre que tu as lu ?


January image Into the light ~

At last it is trying to snow!

So what was the last book that you read?... I am reading Thumbelina in English and in French Poucette.

Busy doing nothing?

Quote of the day ~ Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.  ~ Paul Cezanne

Word of the day Row  (propel a vessel) nautique                = ramer

January Image ~ 

Thought of the day ~ That quote makes me want to go and find a river bank~

Scattered thoughts

Quote of the day ~ I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. ~ John Burroughs 

Word of the day is Row  (things in a line) = rangée 

I like to plant straight rows of daffodils.         J'aime bien planter des rangées bien droites de jonquilles.

Thought of the day, I am not fond of rows of daffodils, I prefer scattered clumps!

January Image 

The weather has been so mild this winter, some people have daffs popping up in their gardens!

Back soon  'À tout à l'heure !' 

Open or shut?

Quote of the day ~ Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.  ~ Clarence Thomas

Word of the day is Handle ~He turned the handle to open the door. = la poignée

January image

So why is that a January image ?.......well January is named after Janus the God of doors and gateways.

Truth is like the sun ~

Quote of the day ~ Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. ~ Elvis Presley

Thought for the day ~ where has the sun gone!

Word of the day is shut ~ shut-eye (to get some shut-eye) = piquer un roupillon


January image ~

Have a great week,  à bientôt, back soon.