I do like to read a bit of crime news from time to time, and one caught my attention a week ago and I wanted to blog about it: there is a narco-sub that has been intercepted by Portuguese authorities in the middle of the Atlantic. By narco-sub, you must understand it as a submarine carrying 1.7 tonnes fo cocaine. A submarine. Carrying drugs. It's not the first time a submarine carries drugs, but it's rare enough to catch my attention. I am not saying it is cool, but busting certainly is impressive. And this could be the basis for some really neat crime thriller. A bit like an helicopter heist. I would read a novel about it for is #Noirvember, if there was one.
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
La neige à Chicoutimi
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Poppies in Wallingford
Première neige à Montréal
Monday, 10 November 2025
Travelling to Antarctica
No, no, don't worry, I don't intend to do it. Not yet anyway. But you may remember back in May 2024, I mentioned that I discovered thanks to Where'd You Go, Bernadette? with my favourite actress Cate Blanchett that you could take holiday trips to Antarctica. Well, a few days ago, during the school run, I heard on the radio an advert about such holiday. I didn't hear much about it, except that they were advertising travelling to Antarctica, but it must have got some traction to be advertised on the radio. If you have ever been, or are considering it, or have seen similar adverts, please let me know in the comments.
La cuvée Ciné-cadeau 2025
Bourne for #Noirvember
Sunday, 9 November 2025
Free Fizz
Moules et frites
Saturday, 8 November 2025
The Helicopter Heist (#Noirvember watch)
As it is #Noirvember, I try to read and watch a lot of crime fiction this month. I recently discovered on Netflix a miniseries called The Helicopter Heist. I am ealy in it, but so far I'm really enjoying it. Not only because it's a heist story with the use of an helicopter, which is in itself super cool(seriously, what a selling point). But because unlike many heist stories, this one is quite dark, with plenty of tension and violence. It is also set in Sweden, so it belongs to the Scandinavian Noir subgenre that I have seldom explored yet. Sweden is a great setting for a Noirvember story as well, come to think of it. The series is based on a novel by Jonas Bonnier, itself based on a true crime, which gives the story a veneer of authenticity. I might buy the novel one day, once I finish watching the series.
Mafalda siempre
Friday, 7 November 2025
It's clementime!
Petit loup et les feuilles d'automne
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Bonfire Toffee Tea
La vieille dame dans sa chaussure
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Bonfire Night
"Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot."
Tonight is Bonfire Night. Which means there will be fireworks tonight. After twenty-five years in England, I am just starting to get used to it. My wife gets excited about fireworks, but then again, she's English, I guess fireworks in November is part of her culture. I on the other hand am not a fan of fireworks, however I love the smell of bonfire smoke in the night (or any time really). It's just nice, especially in autumn. So I came to appreciate this early November tradition as part of my (fairly new) appreciation of the month. Because yes, November is still autumn.
Le Salon du livre de Montréal
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
A line from the bookshop
I went to the local bookshop this afternoon, briefly. I behaved: I did not buy anything. I just wanted to see what I could find for my wife's birthday or if they had any new titles. So yes, I did not buy anything, however I heard one of the staff members telling to a customer: "We all love books, but we don't like computers." I'm not certain of the context, either it was referring to an error in an order caused by their system, or about ordering books on Amazon, or maybe something else entirely. Be that as it may, we spend too much time on a machine and I think it deserves to be a great unknown line.















