Rooster Party

Bonjour

Welcome to Campagne Maison


We are participating in Bella Vista's ROOSTER PARTY today!

My name is Redd. Madame Jacque has asked me to welcome you into our home in the beautiful Sweetwater Valley of East TN. I was included in a parting gift from her co-workers, when Madame left her job to move to the farm. I can be seen sitting near the kitchen sink every day. The grandchildren named me Redd and that name has stuck with me ever since!

Please sit down and I will pour you a spot of tea from this lovely Susan Winget Avignon Morning Rooster Teapot collection.

Madame enjoys drinking coffee from her favorite coffee mugs every morning. Her sister, Karen, knew they would be perfect for coffee breaks during their demolition and remodeling adventures of the farmhouse, which happened long before the rest of us moved here. She purchased them at the Family Dollar Store for only $ 1.00 each

and also got Tiny Shiny there for only $ 1.00.

This Rooster China was a birthday gift to Madame from her mother. The entire collection is displayed in the farmhouse china cabinet.

Word has spread around the farm about the party, so I am in charge of keeping up with Spazo, the mischievous Bantam rooster pictured here. When Madame Jacque brought him home, he was painted black. She gave him a bath in a sink of warm soapy water and all the paint washed completely off, revealing his wonderful festive colors! That made him an even better addition to the farm because Madame LOVES color. Spazo likes to strut his colors all over the farmhouse so he NEVER stays in one spot very long.

Meet William. He is part of the World Market collection. He crows a lot but we don’t mind. He lost his hen during our move to the farmhouse and crowing just keeps his mind off missing her!

This is Big O. He is the largest of all us roosters. He was some kind of ugly—as in UGH-A-LEE…when he came to live with Madame Jacque. He was painted with bright SAFETY ORANGE spray paint but she got out her craft paints and voila…NOW he is one fine looking specimen at this farmhouse!

Frenchie and his hen are inseparable. I’ve always heard that about those French lovers! Madame told me that just because they got to sit atop the center of the dining room table didn’t mean that they were special. She just needed a spark of blue for the tabletop this summer and she promises that I can take their place during the Christmas holidays…but first,

I have to let Old Gold have his turn at Thanksgiving. Because she likes to decorate the house with seasonal colors, his rust/gold tones are perfect for Autumn.

Whitey is very special. He is the oldest and the first of all Madame’s roosters. Her love for roosters began the day she rescued him at a yard sale for only 25 cents!

We always have fun with The General during the 4th of July. He is soooooooooo patriotic and always wears his US flag coat. He likes to remind everyone of how important it is to celebrate our freedom in the great United States of America. For some reason, all the children love to pick him up and hold him. He has been bounced around, dropped, broken, RE-paired, RE-used and loved. He fits in well with the furnishings and lifestyle here at Campagne Maison.

Looks like the party has started without me....

Oh me......Woody and his friends are already plastered!!

They're hanging from the walls....

Be sure to go on over to Barb's at http://barbsgoodlife.blogspot.com or grab the button on the right hand side of my posting. You will find alot more Roosters Crowing!

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse today. We love having company!

Au revoir,

Decker