We’re getting settled in, which involves getting oriented in a newish-to-us neighborhood . We’re in Rosemont again, but about 2.5km/1.5miles from where we were last time. We’ve found a good old-school pizza and poutine joint, the closest bike share point, some nice parks, and the bus stop.… [Read More]
Manon headed back to California last weekend, and I’ve been gradually wrapping things up here too. Part of that process is saying ร bientรดt to the parcs and forests and the Jardin Botanique.… [Read More]
It’s definitely autumn and cold here now, about 50F-60F during the day and the 40F range at night. Hard to believe that after all those sticky, enervating, humid heat waves, I’m looking at the furnace panel trying to remember how to turn it on.… [Read More]
Warning: long, long rant ahead…
The time has come to pack up some boxes and start nudging the orbit back towards southern California. But if you have a few large boxes you want to stash somewhere in the city, you need a means of transporting them.… [Read More]
It seems that when you live in a certain place, you become the default consultants for tourism in that place. People contact you, sometimes on behalf of people you don’t even know, wanting to hear about the best restaurants or most exciting local experiences or whether the weather is weathering, etc.… [Read More]
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 cafรฉ.… [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]
Sylvain and I went to the MTL Pride parade yesterday; it was a homegrown affair but with abundant color and music and smiles.
Here are a few photos and three short videos of an Irish-dancing rainbow, two-stepping white hats, and a good ol’ cheer squad going to town.… [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]
I’ll get back to Becky deMarie and pretendian issues soon, but in the meantime I want to tell you a true story about a girl and a strawberry.
I’m the girl.… [Read More]
