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Beurk! (Oh noes!)

We’re in our new place, and are getting adjusted. This is our second time renting a furnished apartment, and we’re discovering that different people define “furnished” in different ways. For example, this place has a full on wine closet but no toaster.… [Read More]

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Arrival

We took a really big airplane to get to Montréal from Los Angeles.

I mean, just look at it!

Seat-back map image

The flight was largely uneventful and somewhat less grueling than past flights.… [Read More]

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🫎

Whew! Just in time for our next sojourn North of the Border, Apple has implemented the newly approved moose emoji.

It should be visible above if you’re running an operating system that supports Emoji 15.0.… [Read More]

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Watch this space…

A new adventure will be beginning this April!

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Autumn

We’re in our final week here, and I’m getting all the feels about leaving. At some point, I hope to be able to figure out how to articulate some of these thoughts.… [Read More]

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Ottawa

As Manon’s mentioned, we spent a couple of days poking around the Ottawa area.

Our experience of Ottawa-Gatineau was significantly different than our quotidian Montréal experience, in part because we rented a car.… [Read More]

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About the Village

Autumn’s here, but Rue-Sainte-Catherine is still busy, and there’s a lot going on in and around the village.

Here’s a few views in the neighborhood.

The Village in Late Summer (click to enlarge)
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Shift

The weather took rapid turn into cooler temperatures. And in the parc, we’re seeing the first hints of changing colors. Even the streets are showing hints of autumn color…

Voici l’automne…
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Hometown Hero

Quebecers are fiercely proud of local folks who have achieved fame and fortune. There are statues in the parks of notable artists, poets, and writers, and you’ll even see streets or parks or cafes named after some of them.… [Read More]

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Not Really a Longueuil Walk

Last weekend, I wanted to explore Longueuil, so I took the Yellow Line under the river to the terminus.

The station is in the Université-de-Sherbrooke, so one emerges into a cluster of towers.… [Read More]