tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post116758401993384468..comments2024-03-18T14:30:31.336+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: New Year's foodKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1167806921682811652007-01-03T07:48:00.000+01:002007-01-03T07:48:00.000+01:00John, the French dictionary says the word chouette...John, the French dictionary says the word <I>chouette</I> in this sense has been around since the Renaissance — Rabelais used it (<I>jolie comme une belle petite chouette</I> ; as pretty as a little owl) — but really came into everyday language about 200 years ago. Just yesterday, in French terms. Young people might find it a little dated now, as is "peachy keen."Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1167766173584984492007-01-02T20:29:00.000+01:002007-01-02T20:29:00.000+01:00Happy New Year!So I found myself wondering why the...Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>So I found myself wondering why the French would exclaim "Owl!" when something came out well.<BR/><BR/>Resorting to the web, I see that chouette can also mean "peachy-keen" (and the pejorative "old bag"). You learn something new every day...<BR/><BR/>http://www.wordreference.com/fren/chouette<BR/><BR/>John H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1167608218945376592007-01-01T00:36:00.000+01:002007-01-01T00:36:00.000+01:00Lovely on both counts, les desserts! Well, I had h...Lovely on both counts, les desserts! Well, I had homemade plum jam on a piece of baguette this a.m. And tomorrow, blackeyes. Love your frost photos. And Suze, of course. Happy New Year!! I'm posting this at 6:36 p.m. ET. --EEleanor Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376268455318019329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1167603848873522782006-12-31T23:24:00.000+01:002006-12-31T23:24:00.000+01:00I had no idea black-eyed peas at New Year brought ...I had no idea black-eyed peas at New Year brought you good luck. <BR/>Wishing you lots of luck and good things for 2007Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com