Chez Marcelle et Maurice

May 1st in Ecoust 

In this day everybody receives a gift :

Sprig of lily of the valley

Past events : april 25th . Each one describes a picture

Bullecourt celebrated the war 1914. There is many people before the town hall at the beginning of the ceremony. Then we move toward the Australian monument digger.

digger       soldat des tranchées   true blue digger trail authentique chemin des soldats

arm band  brassard     school band musiciens d'école

veterans holding flags   les anciens combattants porte-drapeaux

the new mayor making speech with mike le nouveau maire faisant un discours au micro

sky bluish   ciel bleuâtre

bag pipe player  joueur de cornemuse    How this instrument works

very proud of his kilt, red, pink, salmon ... Fier de son kilt (couleurs selon le clan)

the woman giving a speech was Minister foreign affairs

she wear a black coat, she seemed very dignified    très digne, "classe"

the interpretor was a blurry red-headed   chevelure rousse flou

soldiers wore nice patent leather shoes  chaussures vernies

a long weekend   un pont

Vocab. and Phonetic

May Day   Labor day in US(first monday)   Premier Mai
maypole     mat enrubanné

Easter    Pâques   NB attention les R en finale se font oublier sauf si liaison avec une voyelle  
Easter egg hunt   chasse aux oeufs    lots (of) eggs (to) hide ...  NB ( ) ne s'entendent pas
Dover  Douvres  ... pour le R muet

Tea Time

an ice box cake made by Marcelle

Everybody liked it...

See you soon
Best wishes
t wishes