French word of the week: La froide

#PARISFOMO and other stories from France

It is a cold and rainy November in Paris these days, enough to understand why so many Parisians are keen to leave the city. (I'm considering investing in one of the luminotherapy lamps if anyone has any suggestions.)

I have large windows at home but it is so dreary, I still have to turn the lights on in the middle of the day. To explain, here's a chart …