Today is the anniversary of 9/11. I always commemorate it on the blog.I once used to blog about deeper stuff, when I started blogging in fact, and I gave this date a lot of thoughts back in the days, As you can read in this post from 2008 and that post from 2009. In the latter, I said that I remembered the most trivial thing about it. What I ate that evening for instance: shepherd's pie, or pâté chinois as we call it, with beetroots on the side, and a chocolate cake for dessert, which my mum made as a goodbye treat because I was going back to England a week or two later. I remember reading the morning newspapers and just stopping, because it felt absurd to read old news. I went to the bar that night, but did not get drunk. I discussed this with my wife a few days ago: she was then living at her parents' house, she had walked the family dog and in the park where she walked, she saw people doing tai chi, which she thought was a strange activity to do in a park. Then she walked home and she learned the news. That night, she thought that if the terrorist attack had not happened, she would have thought the 11th of September 2001 to be a day like just any other. Now she remembers these people doing tai chi. And I find it strange and a little bit eerie that for so many people this date in history has been crystallised like this, with every single trivial detail of their day forever in their memory.
Wednesday 11 September 2024
Fragments of 9/11
Pizzédélic
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Wolfie in Autumn
Well, I am not the only one in the family to consider the beginning of September with the beginning of autumn. We went downtown last Saturday, my wife, our son and me. And Wolfie said: "It's a beautiful autumn walk." Which could be considered a new Wolfism. Anyway, he kept stressing how autumnal the day was, even though it was fairly mild: he picked up leaves on the ground, for us to keep as a souvenir. My wife said that my son is turning more and more like me: same tastes, same likes and dislikes. It surprises her a little more every day. But anyway, I'm glad he embraced the season so much: too many children just see autumn, or at least its beginning, as the end of the holidays. Wolfie can see that it is also a beautiful time.
Huître
Monday 9 September 2024
The Guillotine in the Classroom
Le Stade olympique
Sunday 8 September 2024
Little Scarecrows
Guédille au homard
Saturday 7 September 2024
Bookshop Day (Upcoming)
Question existentielle (391)
Nous sommes le premier samedi de septembre, autant dire le premier vrai samedi de l'année, enfin pour un enfant, puisque l'on compte le temps à partir de l'année scolaire. J'ai souvent blogué sur le premier samedi de septembre. Je bloguerai sans encore sur le sujet, mais je veux d'abord poser une question existentielle:
-Quels sont vos souvenirs d'enfance des premiers samedis de septembre?
Things to do this September
Well, September is already a week in, but it is still early enough to mention do some planning and find inspiration for activities, in family or with friends. Just like every year (and, indeed, every month), the English Heritage published a post titled Top 5 Things To Do in September. I just wanted to mention a few things about it. Firstly, going on historical sites during autumn is always a great idea. Also, the post mentions uncovering sites with literary links including... Dracula. Because yes, it is not too early to get into a spooky mood. I am not the only one who thinks that September is Halloween Eve. And I really love it, especially since the trees are already getting colours. So anyway, what are you going to do this September?
Gelée de pommettes
Friday 6 September 2024
Pumpkins in Montreal
Les Cahiers Canada
Thursday 5 September 2024
Well this cheered me up...
I know nothing is certain, I tend to be pessimistic about human nature and decency or lack of, because I don't dare to have broken hopes, but this video got me in a good mood for the evening...
Jardin chinois
Autumnal Chronicle
First, I want to make a statement before getting on this post's topic: yes, yes, we are in autumn. Because it starts on the first of September, all right? Meterologically, it does. It might not always feel like it, it might not be a perfect autumn, but we are already in autumn. Now I am glad I have cleared things out. And yes, this is another post about my favourite season. This blog will often be an autumnal chronicle. And so far, I am not too unhappy of how things are turning out. Maximum tmperatures are in their lower 20s. Not ideal, but exactly a year ago we had a heatwave. Now, it is just cool enough for me to wear a jacket morning and evening. I have not been able to wear a thick jumper, but it should come. The leaves have started to change colours, I mean more than I had expected. And there is of course the light. Evening comes down earlier and earlier. And the lights, in the mornign and especially the evenings are definitely autumnal. Anyway, that's my September so far.
Un tremblement de terre au Québec
Petite nouvelle québécoise que je voulais commenter: il y a quelques jours, un tremblement de terre de 4.5 a secoué le Québec dans la nuit. L'épicentre était à Pierreville, mais on l'a ressenti à Montréal. Je dis ça, et je n'en ai pas eu connaissance: je dormais. Mais ça a réveillé ma femme, qui s'est demandé ce qui se passait. Quand même, 4.5, c'est une bonne secousse. Bien entendu, ça m'a rappelé mes propres souvenirs. lesquels étaient plus impressionnants.
Wednesday 4 September 2024
"Back to school" today
Salon du Livre (rappel)
Petit rappel pour vous rappeler que le Salon du Livre du Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean tiendra sa 60 édition du 26 an 29 septembre. Une des raisons d'aimer septembre quand tu es saguenéen.