Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Okay, here comes the good news: these cocoa truffles with a maple sugar dusting by Trufettes of France are phenomenally delicious.… [Read More]
Manon has written before about Montréal’s Bixi bike program. I’m a newcomer to the program this year, and have lots of not-especially-well-organized thoughts about it.
Today, I set out on a small expedition, starting at one of our nearby Bixi stands.… [Read More]
If you speak French (or know how it is pronounced) this is very cute. Just some guy being drôle, like guys often are here. Bon appétit, Hubert!
I went to The Village recently to hunt up some nougat for a friend and dropped into a place I discovered last year, Pouding Cafe. Nice proprietors and staff, yummy sandwiches and coffee, and this sign.… [Read More]
The spring is coming on hard with temperatures waggling all over the place, even on the same day; cold and icy one minute, summery and 70s the next. The daffodils are dead but the little violets and vincas are beaming purple and prolific dandelion blossoms punctuate the greenbelts with brilliant yellow polka dots (in MTL there’s a movement to leave dandelions untouched when they’re flowering to feed pollinators.… [Read More]
Growing up in Southern California, I was often annoyed by the people who griped that “there are no seasons here.” Of course there are seasons, they’re just more subtle than elsewhere.… [Read More]
but not a picture of one. Bixi Kitty For The Win!
That is all.
This is on Rosemont Blvd. about a mile away from our house, near the Rosemont Métro station. I saw it from the bus window so couldn’t go in, but looks like it’s a combination massage studio and florist.… [Read More]
This traffic light near a school zone in Broussard will stay red if you exceed the speed limit on approach. It only turns green if you are driving under the limit.… [Read More]
In Deuteronomy, the somewhat questionable assertion is made that one cannot live by bread alone.
With the assistance of our neighborhood boulangerie, we have been rigorously testing this hypothesis. Contrary to our expectations, our early findings have found that it is in fact true.… [Read More]
