DELUXE CHICKEN

What? Is that the famous French cat Pompon metamorphosed into an ornamental chicken? No, but this fancy white silk collector's chicken, the Gallus Gallus on sale at our favorite country garden store, does bear a striking resemblance to our favorite feline star, below.

Vocabulary
une poule de luxe:  pejorative for a courtesan or mistress

Pompon's fans click more: 
Long Like a Day Without Bread
Learn French with Pompon
The Perfectly Appropriate Word
Dog-Tired
A Taste for Luxury
En Tête-à-Tête with Pompon
Tell It Like It Is

©2013 P.B. Lecron

COUNTRY STORE, FRENCH STYLE

 Dimanche matin à la Ferme de Gally

 I have French neighbors who qualify the country garden and general store at the Ferme de Gally near Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole as "trop Parisienne." I say general store--it consists of greenhouses, garden and pet supplies, home decor and kitchen boutiques, and a terroir and fresh food market all under one roof on a historic farm. Although it's only about 40 km from Paris, it's in the heart of the picturesque plaine de Versailles and country enough for me. One of the few stores in these parts that's open on Sundays.

For more photos and posts about the Ferme de Gally:
Fancy Pantry
Read My Boots
Haiku Farming 
Pick Your Own
Photos ©2011 P.B.Lecron