Thursday, August 16, 2018

French chic ?


Sophie has a drink from the old zinc bath by the pottery kiln. She then offers her master a slobbery kiss. The family diva only ever offers kisses after drinking a) stagnant water, b) yogurt c) putrid sludge or d) gravy. Why is this ? 

We fill the Volvo with petrol. The tank is barely half empty but still takes 89 Euros worth which causes Angus to mutter under his breath. While waiting to pay he has a chance to study the goods for sale in the display case by the cashiers desk. It is difficult to decide whether the collection of novelty thimbles ...


..... or the diamante encrusted pink plastic Eiffel Towers are the more interesting. Do they qualify as French chic ? 



British blog readers may ( or may not ) find this topical and amusing :  https://youtu.be/svwslRDTyzU


9 comments:

Emm said...

I rather like the diamanté Eiffel Tower, which has a certain je ne sais quoi tackiness, although 12 euros for it seems a bit steep.
Who is Robert Smithson, of yesterday's video? The only reference I could find is to the American artist of that name. Interesting commentary, although the fussy hand gestures were distracting.

WFT Nobby said...

Bertie says surely you like to be kissed by a fragrant female? Clean water is just so boring.
This British reader finds it hard to laugh at the Titanic video.

Angus said...

And he mumbles and speaks too quickly but interesting that there are amateur commentators out there with independent thoughts.

Angus said...

Diffcult to say whether gravy or stagnant water is the more overpowering scent.

Poppy Q said...

We wonder who buys such souvenirs? Puddle water and stagnant water always seem to be a favorite of cats and dogs - it must have extra vitamins.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Next time when I complain about the price of gas "going up" to $2.89 a gallon, and it cost me about $40 to fill up from around empty, I'll remember this post.

But do people these days still collect thimbles as souvenirs? And I'm pretty sure kids these days couldn't tell you what a thimble was originally used for.

Sheila said...

Following the Titanic video is one of Trevor Noah explaining the Brexit vote to an American audience which is also amusing (or not).
I think French chic is the old zinc bath

BaileyBobSouthernDog said...

Confession time . . . I received Eiffel Tower key chains, a bronze tone, from a friend’s daughter visiting Paris her Senior year in high school. I converted them into earrings to wear when I am with her, so she will know I treasure them. Oh dear, I could be turning into Madam Bay! Sheila, I too think Shopie drinking from the old zinc bath is French chic.

Angus said...

There could be no better use for Eiffel Tower key rings , although if they're real brass venturing out with them in an electrical storm should only be done if accompanied by rubber soled shoes.