Kea
@keatiki.bsky.social
200% anti-Brexit 🇪🇺
Retired teacher of English&Dutch
Agnostic
❤️ Pratchett & Aaronovitch, London, Italy, wines, walks in the forest with my dog
Retired teacher of English&Dutch
Agnostic
❤️ Pratchett & Aaronovitch, London, Italy, wines, walks in the forest with my dog
French is sometimes... actually often quite odd. Chestnuts have two names. The fruit is called "châtaigne" but in its various preparations it's "marron", e.g. marrons glacés, purée de marrons, pain bis aux marrons, but... "farine de châtaigne" ! 🤦♂️🤪
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
French is sometimes... actually often quite odd. Chestnuts have two names. The fruit is called "châtaigne" but in its various preparations it's "marron", e.g. marrons glacés, purée de marrons, pain bis aux marrons, but... "farine de châtaigne" ! 🤦♂️🤪
To make it even better, they should add arrows on the floor... gilded arrows... and paint black shapes in front of doors where he doesn't need to go.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
To make it even better, they should add arrows on the floor... gilded arrows... and paint black shapes in front of doors where he doesn't need to go.
With Trump, the single most important question is...
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
With Trump, the single most important question is...
You should consider the French approach.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You should consider the French approach.
Dog repellent spray works pretty well. Cheap cologne is even worse for a dog's sensitive nose.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Dog repellent spray works pretty well. Cheap cologne is even worse for a dog's sensitive nose.
Along the same line of thought, Marcel Mörings quote.
October 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Along the same line of thought, Marcel Mörings quote.
The term is "nepotism". 😉
October 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The term is "nepotism". 😉
Ulysses Grant would like ta say something...
October 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ulysses Grant would like ta say something...
Garlic bread goes well with bouillabaise.
October 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Garlic bread goes well with bouillabaise.
Just a tiny consideration. If I read the 2nd Amendment correctly, people, in your case the People of Illinois, have the right to form "a well regulated militia" (sic) in order to safeguard the security of a free state. Food for thought... when ICE goons threaten the freedom of the Illinoisians. 🤔
September 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Just a tiny consideration. If I read the 2nd Amendment correctly, people, in your case the People of Illinois, have the right to form "a well regulated militia" (sic) in order to safeguard the security of a free state. Food for thought... when ICE goons threaten the freedom of the Illinoisians. 🤔
Every journalist should ask Zia Yusuf which Human Right(s) he is willing to lose for himself and the people he loves.
September 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Every journalist should ask Zia Yusuf which Human Right(s) he is willing to lose for himself and the people he loves.
Or they could settle abroad, Canada, Mexico, or somewhere in the EU and start a programme like Radio Free Europe of yore... Let's call it Radio Free America
September 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Or they could settle abroad, Canada, Mexico, or somewhere in the EU and start a programme like Radio Free Europe of yore... Let's call it Radio Free America
La couverture du New Yorker de ce 19 septembre 2025 est un chef d'œuvre de cartoon.
September 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
La couverture du New Yorker de ce 19 septembre 2025 est un chef d'œuvre de cartoon.
Some day... someone might consider electrifying that wall... 😏
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Some day... someone might consider electrifying that wall... 😏
Martine Aubry, a French politician, former minister, former mayor of the City of Lille, once said : "Quand c'est flou, c'est qu'il y a un loup." Freely translated : "When things are unclear, there's something fishy going on."
September 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Martine Aubry, a French politician, former minister, former mayor of the City of Lille, once said : "Quand c'est flou, c'est qu'il y a un loup." Freely translated : "When things are unclear, there's something fishy going on."
Not only cars and lorries... 😉😁
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Not only cars and lorries... 😉😁
Locally produced potato crisps is a new and very positive trend. In 🇧🇪 we've got "Les chips de Lucien". They used to be hard to find but they've been expanding for a year or two. 😋
August 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Locally produced potato crisps is a new and very positive trend. In 🇧🇪 we've got "Les chips de Lucien". They used to be hard to find but they've been expanding for a year or two. 😋
Exactly. Moreover, the seat of the ECHR is not even in Brussels... 😉
August 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Exactly. Moreover, the seat of the ECHR is not even in Brussels... 😉
Trump is threatening Europe again. He demands that all countries that have implemented digital taxes, legislation and regulations repeal what he describes as "discriminatory" measures. It's an order, and those who do not comply will face additional ‘substantial’ customs duties.🤬
August 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Trump is threatening Europe again. He demands that all countries that have implemented digital taxes, legislation and regulations repeal what he describes as "discriminatory" measures. It's an order, and those who do not comply will face additional ‘substantial’ customs duties.🤬
That white hearse would need to be "customized" ? Here's one that matches the tacky/gaudy style of the passenger at the back. Imagine whatever could go on that roof. 😏
August 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
That white hearse would need to be "customized" ? Here's one that matches the tacky/gaudy style of the passenger at the back. Imagine whatever could go on that roof. 😏
Bon, faut faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur. Il y a des sorted de pdt qui méritent d'être découvertes, les cornes de gatte par ex.
August 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Bon, faut faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur. Il y a des sorted de pdt qui méritent d'être découvertes, les cornes de gatte par ex.