Outrageous arrangements of plants are not a surprise in Normandy. Towns and villages work hard to be awarded ‘Villes et Villages Fleuris’ status. This can range from a ‘distinction’ (window boxes) to the top ‘4 flowers’ award (a creative floral explosion over everything) and rivalry is intense. So we should not
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A simple heart at Pont-l’Évêque
The serious innocence in a young girl's face on an ancient postcard reminded us of poor disregarded Félicité in Flaubert's short story 'A simple heart' or 'Le coeur simple': "For half a century the housewives of Pont-l'Évêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Félicité. For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did