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The Incredibly Dull Case of the Lofty Stop Signs

There is a mystery on the streets of our neighborhood. It involves stop signs.

I thought I’d discussed stop signs in a posting in some prior year, but couldn’t find it, so first, let’s talk a little about them (if you don’t want to nerd out on this topic, skip down to the pictures below).… [Read More]

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French History, Culture, and Politics Musings and Observations Only in Canada Only in Quebec

Plus Ça Change….

A lot has happened since last I wrote here. These are some of the stand-out stories of the past six months:

There’s a new Prime Minister of Canada, for one.… [Read More]

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Pictures Tourism

One Week Later

Some things in the botanical garden change dramatically from week to week. Other things do not.

Here are some pictures. Compare to last week!

Remember the tulip field?

This next one, we looked at from a different angle last week, but it’s the same magnolia tree.… [Read More]

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Cold Weather and Flat Sombreros

We’ve been having chilly, sunny days interspersed with rain, and not much new to report.

One new discovery: the Quebecois tend to have such a superabundance of low-dome sombreros that there are special facilities for their disposal.… [Read More]

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Experiences Pictures Places Tourism

Springing

We made our first visit to the Jardin Botanique this year, and to paraphrase William Gibson: spring has arrived, it’s just not even distributed. (As always, click on pictures to see ’em biggish).… [Read More]

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Experiences Pictures

Resuming (and trees)

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]

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Season 4, Episode 1

Will be airing soon!

We’ve arrived and moved into our place on the north-east edge of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Stay tuned for more developments!

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Experiences Pictures

Saturation

Manon headed back to California last weekend, and I’ve been gradually wrapping things up here too. Part of that process is saying à bientôt to the parcs and forests and the Jardin Botanique.… [Read More]

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Experiences Musings and Observations

Falling

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]

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Food Only in Montréal

The Best Scone I’ve Ever Had…

Came from this place–La Brume.comptoir. It’s not the main cafe, but this little tiny counter tucked away among warehouses and factories on Rue Fullum in Rosemont.

(I’m sorry I don’t have photos of either the cafe or the scone, so I will describe as best I can.)… [Read More]