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The knife-grinder
Yesterday I watched news during my lunch. There was a video about a former sea diver who is now a knife-grinder. He has bought a special machine (made in France, he said) and equipped a van and goes from customer to customer. I don't remember seeing a...
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Watering cans story
In Lunéville, near the pumpkin table, there was another table with old garden tools. A man had put old metal watering cans along it. These cans were heavy even when they were empty. I remember, being a child, I was not able to carry one when it was full...
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Alsatian joke
When we were in Eguisheim, we saw a woman selling jam at a corner of a street. I make my own jam with our fruit or local fruit, but sometimes I like buying sorts I don't know. So we stopped near the long table and had a look. We discovered the usual jams...
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Time of wine fairs
September is the time of Foires aux Vins in supermarkets in France i.e. plenty of sorts of wine are on display and most of the time prices have been reduced. It is a good opportunity to buy a stock of bottles or to taste new wines. I often choose bottles...
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New school year in Lorraine
Today is the start of the new school year in France. In Lorraine about 400,000 children and teenagers are concerned. You can't ignore it. It is the main subject on radio and television. As it is a beautiful sunny day, I imagine quite a few pupils will...
