Monday, 28 September 2026
Autumn Person (in a nutshell)
Le Guide du Salon du livre
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Automnal Train
I recently read this article from TimeOut Montreal, about scenic train journeys in Québec during autumn. And it makes me both proud of home and sad that I live so far away. Québec is the most beautiful place to be in autumn, it's where the season is at its most colourful and most beautiful. I have been in a train in Québec only once in my life, given that railway services are borderline inexistent, although I am aware of the existence of the Train de Charlevoix mentioned in TimeOut. I love train travel, for me it's the most comfortable, the most atmospheric, the most exciting means of transport, so I would love to take this journey at least once in my life. And taking this train in autumn would just be perfect. It would be mixing two of my favourite things, in the best place to enjoy the season.
Champignon orange
Saturday, 26 September 2026
"Beyond the Grave"
Une souche et des champignons
Friday, 25 September 2026
"It's that time of year..."
La tarte aux pommes
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Halloween at the Vet
Tarte aux pommes
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
The Equinox At Last!
Today it's finally the autumnal equinox. Or, to be precise, it happened in the little hours of the morning. Read this BBC article for more details. It means that nobody, absolutely nobody, can claim that we are not in autumn now. Even if the weather is too warm, we are in autumn. For me, the season starts with the month, as you know. The first of September should be the benchmark for the beginning of autumn. It is the case, I think, for many people. It is in our psyche, so to speak. That said, the equinox is a special day for all autumn lovers and I always celebrate it on the blog.
Le trébuchet de Warwick
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
The Golden Hour
Okay, so it's the equinox tomorrow, it's too warm for September, but all the same, I want to say two things as a preamble to this post: 1)I have been enjoying this month tremendously so far and 2)I consider it to be autumn already, because yes, I may sound like a broken record, but autumn starts with the month. Anyway, so here is something I have been focusing on in my autumnal mindfulness: the golden hour, this period of daylights right before sunset. Autumnal evenings are the best evenings. The dimming, warm, soothing lights are simply the best this time of year. So I spend this time of the day/evening reading spooky stuff or just looking at the skies, getting in the atmosphere. Am I the only one having the same feeling this time of year regarding the time right before dusk? Do you enjoy the golden hour?
"Un 22 septembre..."
Bon, paraît que l'équinoxe c'est demain matin, dans les petites heures du matin en fait, mais je m'en fous. Je partage comme à chaque année Le vingt-deux septembre de Georges Brassens, parce que c'est officiellement l'automne pour tout le monde, bon.

















