This post was first published in March 2018 High up on a hill in the pretty town of Bellême is a statue named Colin Maillard. The statue is a delight; a smiling young girl, blindfolded, reaches out to find her playmates in an endless game. Unlike so many stiff civic statues
Orne
All our posts from the Orne region.
The resurrection of a talking Church in Ménil-Gondouin
This post was first published in August 2017 A determined Abbé Here are two men happy in their work. Together they are making the world a slightly better place and their satisfaction is clear. Not a selfish, self-interested satisfaction but the joy of creating something that will enhance the lives of the
A Walk through old Alençon in 1923 – woodcuts picture post!
Jean de Carrouges and the last French duel
This post was first published in August 2016. Château Carrouges match! Not long into a visit to Château de Carrouges in the Orne, Normandy, the more designy among you will be planning a complete home makeover. Curvy ankled, firmly padded Louis XV fauteuil (chairs, but you knew that) covered in petit point tapestry against
AWOL in the Orne, in 1918
First published February 2016 In between quiet villages and charming towns in the Orne, Normandy, are vast swathes of forests and fields. Here quite a lot happens, but people generally keep it to themselves. We were therefore rather baffled when a postcard match took us to a very private house on a rarely