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  • Alors je suis un vrai moulin a parole sautant du coq a l'ane de l'ane a la fermiere.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006

  • Orbitalpunk, I bought the petits suisse and la fermiere at the made in france warehouse sale - Sam's blog has lots of helpful posts about it, and by following her advice I was able to find everything I needed quickly and avoid a horrendous line.

    why did i not buy more of these????? anne 2005

  • It is vain for you to protest that you came away more amorous than ever of the Countess, your embarrassment when she inquired whether you had remained long with your “fermiere generale,” the attempt you made to deceive her by an evasive answer, the extreme care you took to disarm her slightest suspicion, are indications to me that you are far more guilty than you pretend, or than you are aware of yourself.

    Ninon de L'Enclos the Celebrated Beauty of the 17th Century Robinson, Charles Henry 1903

  • Among the savory crepes are the fermiere, with chicken and mushrooms in a creamy Gruyere cheese sauce ($10.95); the Savoyarde, with potato, bacon, and onion with Raclette, probably the world's premier melting cheese ($8.50); and the Roquefort, with the famous blue cheese, caramelized apples and crumbled walnuts ($7.50).

    azcentral.com | news Howard Seftel 2010

  • Madame Reuter looked more like a joyous, free-living old Flemish fermiere, or even a maitresse d’auberge, than a staid, grave, rigid directrice de pensionnat.

    The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

  • We had an Italian friend, Count A., who went with us sometimes, and he was very debrouillard, made himself delightful at once to the fermiere and got whatever he wanted ” chairs and tables set out on the grass, with all the cows and colts and chickens walking about quite undisturbed by the unusual sights and sounds.

    My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 Waddington, Mary King 1914

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