In theory this email should become a blog just by me sending it! If so, you may see more of these!
Whilst it is getting warmer (at last) the rivers and lakes remain frozen. No doubt it will take time to remove the several centimetres of ice that has formed over the last weeks of sub-zero temperatures.
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It was -13C at its worst!
At least today the sun shone |
But the warmer weather has brought us out of hibernation to some extent. We no longer need to dress up like Russians in order to survive! And June has been visiting a French lady-friend (who speaks a little English) to chat in French as a way of improving. Then last Tuesday she took the plunge and went with another French lady to a daytime church event in Chalons. This time no-one spoke English at all. Whilst she understood only a little of all that went on, she did understand enough to get the gist, and everyone said she was very brave! June said it tired her out somewhat with the need to concentrate continually. But she is up for doing it again whenever the opportunity arises!
Whilst we are still using the BBC teaching CDs (which do help) and we had adopted French TV, this is the only way forward if you want to make real progress - be adventurous!
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