WE'RE ALMOST DONE TELLING OUR FRENCH TALE.
A FINAL MONTAGE, IF YOU'LL FOLLOW US,
ACROSS THE SOUTH AS WE ARRIVE AT EASTER.
AND WE TAKE SOME LESSONS FROM OUR FAIR FRENCH FOLK,
BECAUSE EASTER IS A TIME OF REFLECTION, AND WE SHOULD BE GETTING WISER AS WE GET ON IN YEARS
WE LEARN THAT CLICHE FRENCH DOORWAY IMAGES ARE INEVITABLE AND ESSENTIAL
WE GET SCHOOLED IN STONE, TERRA COTTA AND SHADES OF ROUILLE:
WE LEARN THAT EVERY HILL TOWN HAS A FRIENDLY CAT OR TWO
WE LEARN THAT NOTHING CAN TOUCH THE MAJESTY OF A ROMAN EGLISE
WE LEARN THAT THE PINK ORCHARDS PROMISE SPRING
WE LEARN ABOUT SIMPLICITY, THE DEVIL IN THE DETAIL
WE TAKE IN DREAMY WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES
WE LEARN THAT, THOUGH THERE'S SOME WIND, WE'LL EAT OUR OYSTERS AND OUR ANCHOVIES AL FRESCO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
(FERREOL AND ISAURE AGREE)
CONTINUING THE COLOUR CONTRAST MASTER CLASS
AND THEN IT IS TIME TO PREPARE FOR PAQUES,
AND WE ARE BROUGHT TO A PINK CHAPELLE AND ASKED TO HELP A LITTLE
WE LEARN THAT EVERYONE HELPS,EVEN IF YOU SUCK AT FLOWER ARRANGING, THE NUNS WILL BE VERY PATIENT WITH YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE A MASS IN THE PINK CHAPELLE, PEPPERED WITH CANDLES AND SISTERS SWEET CHORUS OF VOICES.
AND WE LEARN, EVEN IF ITS MIDNIGHT BY THE TIME YOU FINISH MASS, YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE DO WITH WHATS IN THE FRIDGE. BIT OF SOFT CHEESE? HAM? VIN? BOOM. PASQUA PARTY. (REMEMBER FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND? ITS KIND OF LIKE THAT):
AND WE LEARN THAT WHEN WE ARE SLEEP DEPRIVED, WE LOOK REALLY AWESOME
AND EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SHOWER FOR EASTER SUNDAY, PROBABLY NO ONE WILL NOTICE, OR CARE MUCH, BECAUSE THE SUN IS SHINING
WE LEARN THAT FRENCH KIDS REALLY ARE THE COOLEST DRESSERS
WE LEARN THE PROPER EGG HUNTING TECHNIQUE FROM FERREOL:
(YOU HAVE TO RUN IF YOU WANT TO GET TO THE CHOCOLATE)
