Learn French With Winetasting  – Blog Albert Learning

Learn French With Winetasting  – Blog Albert Learning

Are you a wine lover ? then this article is for you! Wine tasting is an art and a cultural experience. For those who want to improve their French and enhance their linguistic skills, combining wine tasting with French learning is an amazing approach for you to acquire new vocabulary. France is an ideal place […]

Learn French in Monaco – Blog Albert Learning

Learn French in Monaco – Blog Albert Learning

Monaco is the richest country in the entire world a microstate that sits right on the coast of the French Riviera that is roughly four kilometers long and half a kilometer wide, a country that is so rich that one third of its entire population are millionaires and for decades Monaco has been associated with […]

Learn French with Belgium  – Blog Albert Learning

Learn French with Belgium  – Blog Albert Learning

Belgium is divided into a few different regions, while it is a very small country, it has two distinct halves, specifically Flanders in the north and Wallonia in the south. Flanders is the Flemish speaking part of Belgium, where they speak Flemish which is pretty much Dutch, and Wallonia is the French speaking part where […]

French in North America  – Blog Albert Learning

French in North America  – Blog Albert Learning

In North America there are 23 different countries that make up the continent. Let’s explore some amazing facts about the continent of North America that was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. French has a deep historical and cultural presence in North America, especially in Canada and some parts of the United States. With […]

Halloween 2021 for families on the French Riviera – Access Riviera

Halloween 2021 for families on the French Riviera – Access Riviera

Halloween has grown in popularity in France and the Côte d’Azur with lots of options for fun family-friendly activities before and during this year’s Halloween date, Sunday 31st October. Trick-or-treating from house to house isn’t that popular here compared to overseas, with children mostly going around village shops and towns. Halloween in France always falls […]

Amelie – A French Creative Life

Amelie – A French Creative Life

A couple of years ago I bought my dream car…a 2CV tin snail. I loved it. I named her Amelie after the film, and she got a brand new windscreen and hardwood and chrome steering wheel. Then Covid hit and she was stuck in my atelier. I was then very ill last year and sadly […]

Hello Hen – A French Creative Life

Hello Hen – A French Creative Life

Excited? You bet! My very first children’s book is being published this month. I was found by an Americsn author after three years of disappointments and I loved the story and the challenge. From day one author and writer worked closely, do self-publishing, so not traditional publishing, where often Illustrators are allocated and have little […]

“Home” made blocks – A French Creative Life

“Home” made blocks – A French Creative Life

Excuse the tiny pun, but it’s Christmas exposition time in France. They are almost every weekend from mid November and our creative hubs are on full steam making, crafting, painting and printing. I have my notebooks and prints, but wanted to try and create some craft pieces, word blocks and felt tree decorations.  I love […]

Space age – A French Creative Life

Space age – A French Creative Life

I started a project with the local Micro-Folie in Gouzon, a weekly creative hub for young children. We have been producing illustrations for a book I will pull together in January. Whilst helping the children with ideas, I  decided to work on a selection too in watercolour to add to the book. I’ve not really […]

Aubusson inspired – A French Creative Life

Aubusson inspired – A French Creative Life

With the Unesco Heritage city of Aubusson just a mere twenty minutes away, I have access to one of the best tapestry manufacturers in history. Encouraged by Louis XIV minister Colbert, in the 17th Century, Aubusson flourished and today it is a bustling place for tourists, cafes, tapestry dealers and other artisans, including the tapestry […]