Notre Dame de Paris
PoetryNotre Dame has risen from the ashes, her towers re-opening to the public just last month, September 2025. A jewel […]
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Herd mentality: in the moo(d) for love
Blog, Features, Articles, Normandy NotebookIn the Moo(d) for love.
I took a walk down my lane yesterday. On my right is the field with the brown cows, calves, and Mr. Big Bull with the ring in his nose (check him out on my kilometre walk during lockdown, he’s quite a beast). Further down…
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Song Thrush, Normandy
PoetryBeneath this cloud-spread sky you sing head high for some lost mate, or for the joy to thrive through storms, and glide through orchards ripe with apples, cherries, berries, pears and leaves all dappled with the shy sun’s rays…
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Gold Panning
PoetryDon’t forget the dusky red garnet, the ephemeral flicker of yellow pyrite, the flash of silver as the water recedes…
Robin
PoetryRobin, as you sing your red breast swells
between the frosty branches in this wintry glow.
You cock your head and listen to the bells
A French Christmas, The Log, then and now
France, Normandy NotebookOn Christmas day 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. The English and French who were present cheered the new King so loudly that the clamour alarmed and panicked the French soldiers waiting…
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Man and Mule
FictionDiscover “Man and Mule,” a poignant fiction by Angela Jane Howard that explores the connection between humans, animals, and nature.
Agriculture Week in France, 13-24 May
Blog, Features, Articles, FranceEvénements à la ferme, dans les champs dans les régions, et événements en ligne.
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Another lockdown kilometre in Normandy
Normandy NotebookIn fact it’s the same kilometre, Covid19 oblige, one month on from the last post. Trying to make the most of it, hope this cheers people up who are stuck in a small apartment in a city.
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Mon kilomètre : les richesses cachées d’une petite parcelle
Blog, Features, Articles, France, Normandy NotebookPour cette semaine de printemps, voici mon kilomètre pendant cette période de sorties restreintes.
Et le vôtre? Sous des contraintes pareilles on pourrait apprendre beaucoup sur notre environnement naturel immédiat, aussi modeste ou pauvre qu’il ait…
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Isolated but on your marks: join the bird census!
Blog, Features, Articles
Amateurs d’oiseaux et de la faune, allons-y pour positiver nos vies actuelles en participant au recensement de ces espèces qui visitent votre jardin ou l’arbre ou l’espace vert qui serait tout près de votre domicile. L’heure est à eux en ce…
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Why Dutch and Belgian Farmers choose France
Blog, Features, Articles, FranceAt our New Year’s drinks party at the local Mairie (Town Hall) in rural Normandy, our regional MP dared speak up about French attitudes during this period of the longest strikes France has ever seen. She said we are getting a reputation as a nation …
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