Manon and I have a weekly ritual to bike over to the Jardin Botanique where we wander around, admire the seasonal plantings, look at wildlife, and have a coffee or lunch in the café.… [Read More]
It’s raining again today, so instead of going walking I put together a video from my walk on Labo(u)r Day.
I took a lot of video of bees and mushrooms and moss and things that I wanted to include, but even without all that, this is a bit too long at two minutes and eleven seconds.… [Read More]
The weather has been chaotic this year. We’ve had repeated heat waves and a lot of rain. In fact, this has been the wettest summer on record (although when you read they only started tracking in 1942, it’s a lot less impressive than the headline suggests).… [Read More]
In 1926, in far-off California, some dude by the name of Julius Freed opened up an orange juice stand. According to Wikipedia, in ’29, an associate named Bill Hamlin came up with a recipe that added ice, sweetener, milk, vanilla flavoring, and egg white to make the beverage tastier and less acidic.… [Read More]
Sadly, this post is late. The experiences in question happened during the Olympics, and would have been so much more appropriate to post then. But such is life.
I’d gone many times to Île Sainte Hélène, but I’d never been to the other island that includes portions of Parc Jean-Drapeau: Île Notre-Dame.… [Read More]
(If you didn’t see them, here are part 1, part 2, and part 3)
Since last working on this reading list, I’ve read an additional Heather O’Neill’s book and a handful more of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series.… [Read More]
Last weekend, our niblings “Felix” and “Jenesse” came up to visit, coinciding with another canicule. It was ludicrously hot and humid, and yet we managed to fit in a lot of good activities.… [Read More]
It’s a hot summer, and the insects are flourishing. On my exploration of Parc Natural Bois-de-Saraguay, I inadvertently fed a lot of mosquitos, and the same happened yesterday at the Jardin Botanique (despite wearing repellant).… [Read More]
A point in the St. Lawrence River, that is, or, to be more specific, Parc de Dieppe…
Across from the Vieux Port, there are several finger-like projections into the river. These peninsulas are just beyond the locks for the Lachine canal, and are largely quays for the original port.… [Read More]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about exploring new parts of town or sights on the island. The fact is, I haven’t been on very many this year. A family situation which required me leaving Montreal for three weeks in June, busy times at work, and unseasonable heat and humidity have all prevented expeditions.… [Read More]
