{"id":1466,"date":"2024-08-06T00:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2024-08-06T00:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:55:54","slug":"once-in-a-blue-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/once-in-a-blue-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Once in a blue moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Use this poetic English idiom! #onceinabluemoon\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0g0OmqBCV0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Once in a blue moon I&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>look through old photo albums that are sitting on my bedroom bookshelf. Are you old enough to have real, physical photos? When I was growing up, digital cameras didn&#8217;t exist. We used film cameras  &#8211; with 35mm film on which we could take 24 or 36 photos. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/photoAlbum.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/photoAlbum.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/photoAlbum.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/photoAlbum.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/photoAlbum.jpg?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have many photo albums with hundreds of photos in them. It&#8217;s rare that I open the albums, but <strong><span style=\"color: #2f3ec0;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">once in a blue moon<\/span><\/strong>, when I&#8217;m feeling nostalgic, I look through them and relive some great memories!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&#8217;m usually a lazy cook but&#8230;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VeggieStirFryPic.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VeggieStirFryPic.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VeggieStirFryPic.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VeggieStirFryPic.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2f3ec0;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">once in a blue moon<\/span><\/strong>, I feel inspired to try a fancy new recipe, using spices and vegetables that are unfamiliar to me. The results are often delicious!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s something <em>you<\/em> do only once in a blue moon?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Since my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EnglishWithCheryl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube channel<\/a> is relatively new, I don&#8217;t get many comments.  <span style=\"color: #2f3ec0;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Once in a blue moon<\/strong><\/span>, however, someone does leave a comment &#8211; and I love it! If you haven&#8217;t already seen my videos on Youtube, I invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/0g0OmqBCV0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go to my &#8220;once in a blue moon&#8221; video<\/a> &#8211; and leave a comment letting me know about something that <em>you<\/em> do once in a blue moon. I promise I will comment back!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once in a blue moon I&#8230; look through old photo albums that are sitting on my bedroom bookshelf. Are you old enough to have real, physical photos? When I was growing up, digital cameras didn&#8217;t exist. We used film cameras &#8211; with 35mm film on which we could take 24 or 36 photos. I have&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/once-in-a-blue-moon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Once in a blue moon<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12,13],"tags":[54,53,29,16,19,45],"class_list":["post-1466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-expressions","category-intermediate","category-vocabulary-2","tag-english-expression","tag-english-idiom","tag-english-lesson","tag-esl","tag-intermediate","tag-vocabulary","entry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=18%2C10&ssl=1",18,10,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Idiom9_BlueMoon.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Once in a blue moon I&#8230; look through old photo albums that are sitting on my bedroom bookshelf. Are you old enough to have real, physical photos? When I was growing up, digital cameras didn&#8217;t exist. We used film cameras &#8211; with 35mm film on which we could take 24 or 36 photos. I have many photo albums with hundreds of photos in them. It&#8217;s rare that I open the albums, but once in a blue moon, when I&#8217;m feeling nostalgic, I look through them and relive some great memories! 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