You may be surprised to learn that there are not many Chateaux along the banks of the Mississquoi. I don't think the Last House, a clapboard number that is falling into its cellar hole, qualifies. However, I just finished reading Nancy Mitford's biography of Madame de Pompadour (Mistress of Louis XV, among other things) and I bought a little collection of postcards from the 1950s at the thrift store the other day and, so, voila, today we have a faux view from the Last House.
Bon weekend tout le monde.
Nancy Mitford's book was so good, BTW, that even though I just finished reading a copy from the library, I shelled out for one of my own.
Oh, and "Vert" "Mont" is, you guessed it you clever rascal, French for "Vermont."
3 comments:
Those 17th-19th French mistresses always provide eye-opening stories. This sounds like a good one.
Cheers.
Much the view from my own dear home. Really. If I imagine very hard, it might be true.
Hey R - Nancy M. was really a good writer, among other things. A thoughtful fellow like yourself might enjoy it.
Bon Soir Mme. I expected that the view from Defarge Towers would be something special.
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