Talking with an English speaking resident this afternoon made me realize that I'm loosing a lot of my  vocabulary. I Sometimes  hesitated to come out with the right word .    Occasions to speak the language have become rare. Practicing more often will help, such as going back to reading English litterature and writing in English.
The party I refer to at the beginning is a typical American full of  BS. How come he lives here is a mystery to me. He does not know a word of French except bonjour . The whole family lives in the US and all are millionnaires. He's travelled in all the countries of the world, China, India, you name it and he's been there; however, he sometimes gets his stories mixed up, I laugh.
If I stick around with him for a while maybe I'll get to know the true story of his life.  What's an American doing here alone in a totally French environment.  
It took me a while to write this blog, proof that I've lost the touch. QED