De captivants à banals, les articles et photographies de “The Baguette” sont une tentative de publier un journal de ma vie dans la Manche et de proposer un forum de discussion pour tout ce qui touche à la Normandie.
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Ne me retiens pas, lui dit Jésus, car je ne suis pas encore monté vers le Père. Va plutôt trouver mes frères et dis-leur de ma part: Je monte vers mon Père qui est votre Père, vers mon Dieu qui est votre Dieu.
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As many of you know, I was on vacation for the last couple of weeks in the Loire region. I took so many photos that it will take weeks to finish naming and editing them. Still, I will attempt to make a blog posting for my readers to enjoy. The first stop...
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After lunch, our AVF group went across the street to the stud farm known as Le Haras National de Saint-Lô. Many of the buildings date between 1806 and 1884 although many of them were destroyed during the bombings of 1944. Today, the buildings gave been...
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On Saturday, I went with a group of 24 people from AVF on a tour of the Chocolaterie du Drakkar in Bayeux . The chocolaterie not only has its own boutique for selling goods but a large, informative museum upstairs concerning the history of chocolate and...
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Dors, min p'tit quinquin, Min p'tit pouchin, min gros rojin Te m'fras du chagrin Si te n'dors point ch'qu'à d'main.
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A Gallic necropolis, dating back a century before Christ, was recently discovered by a team of archaeologists at the foot of the beach in Urville-Nacqueville. So far, about 30 graves have been uncovered. Funeral urns containing ashes, and skeletons of...
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Je vous remercie de m’avoir permis de prendre des photos. Voici une revue des événements pendant la Semaine Sainte. 17 AVRIL 2011 ÉGLISE DE QUERQUEVILLE CÉLÉBRATION DU DIMANCHE DES RAMEAUX ET DE LA PASSION Quelques jours avant la fête de la Pâque, Jésus...
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The Manoir de Grosmont is located in the countryside of La Hague along rue des Marettes just outside of Urville-Nacqueville. The building is typical of the Cotentin region and dates from the early 17th century. The current owners are involved with cattle...
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