Musings from the Merse
Thursday, March 23, 2006
This is Chateau 'All in Mareil Marly, a little village now subsumed into Greater Paree.
It is in reach of acres of ancient forest where the daffodils are as about as far behind as they are in the Merse. Despite the attempts by the Academie Francaise to maintain the purity of the Gallic Tongue cross channel and cross Atlantic influences are all too evident as in 'Shopi'. The wife followed by Huttonian went out to buy a bagatelle ou deux at Shopi but had forgotten that even supermarkets in peri urban France enjoy lunch breaks from about 12-30 until 15-30. So empty handed and foot sore home cursing such third world practices.
The forest was however worth s trip=not only for the verdure but for the elegant Forester's House revealing an interesting Gallic attitude towards dogs. In France you do not beware them but pay attention to them. A healthy respect for the integrity and animal rights of man's best friend/ A refreshing attitude in a country which has systematically slaughtered most of its wild life.
Comments:
Just remember while you're there that there isn't enough dentifrice sold in France for every adult to brush their teeth once per day, and that soap sales in France are lower per capita than in Albania!
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