I threatened more park-related content, and here it is! Manon and I went on a nice morning stroll in Parc Angrignon. If you’ve ever taken the Green Line of the Montréal métro, that name will be familiar, as it’s the south-western terminus of the line.… [Read More]
Food markets tell you a lot about a place. It seems that here in Montréal (and in the rest of Québec) people love their duck. Whole duck, sliced duck, stuffed duck, whipped duck, duck rillettes, duck pies, duck burgers, duck sausages, duck ravioli, frites fried in duck fat, duck dog treats.… [Read More]
This soft nougat wasn’t on the shelf when I bought the jawbreaker variety in the similarly-designed red bag featured in The Maple Report #3.… [Read More]
Just don’t lean back.
I brought an old disused cell phone up here from L.A. because I found out that to get a Canadian credit card and build Canadian credit, you have to show a utility bill with your Canadian residence address as well as your ID.… [Read More]
I just got a robocall from “Canadian Border Services” claiming that somebody sent me a package with illegal items in it and they’re holding it at the border and I had to press one to speak to a Canadian Border Services agent IMMEDIATELY and uh-oh I didn’t so I guess now they’re coming for me.… [Read More]
Monday is Victoria Day, a federal bank holiday here in Canada. It’s observed the Monday on or before May 24th, Queen Victoria’s birthday, not too far ranging from U.S.… [Read More]
For those who don’t speak French, here’s a breakdown of the label:
Pain = bread (an irony for anglophone breadophiles like me)
Pacanes = pecans
Cann < cannebergs, which = cranberries, which you find a lot around here.… [Read More]
