This postcard of La Haye-du-Puits came to us in a bundle of a dozen ‘Normandie €10’. Bargain. It is not the most exciting card we own. Brilliant brocante! The lighting on our match would have been better if we hadn't been distracted by a massive brocante on the outskirts of the town. Under
Legends & heroes
A mother’s love, faith and Joan d’Arc, in Rouen
Or, 'Isabelle, who made the Maid of Orléans'. To any other mother in the village of Domrémy, Joan would have been considered a difficult child. Even before the visions started she argued her views loudly and displayed a stubbornness bordering on the unfeminine. But Joan’s mother was Isabelle Romée, wife of farmer
The many legends of Saint Cénere-le-Gérei
After an impulse purchase of a postcard depicting a shed in a field, we looked forward to routling around for something interesting about it. We felt rather foolish when we instantly uncovered an avalanche of stories. Clearly this particular small shed attracts more than its fair share of attention. To precis a
A headache at Mont Saint-Michel
When the Archangel Michael appeared to Aubert, Bishop of Avranches early in 709 Aubert was surprised but not as delighted as one would expect. Bishop Aubert lived peacefully in a community of hard working Christians, carefully turning a blind eye to the activities of a less Christian variety taking place on