Is it spring already?

You know I consider that a season starts with the beginning of the month it starts, not on the day of the equinox or the solstice. Ergo, March marks the start of spring. And it seems that this year, the weather has been proving me right: since the beginning of March, it has been overall (and suddenly) quite warm. Warm and sunny. Added to this that we can notice the sun coming down later and later (it's easier to notice when it's not cloudy) and it seems that spring is here. Everybody is happy about it, except me. I know, I know, I'm a miserable grouch. But I prefer colder weather, for one, and I find shorter days more relaxing. But people should not be too enthusiastic: March is a notoriously treacherous month and things can look and feel gloomy quickly. Nevertheless, spring came early this year and I might as well get used to it.

Mafalda et le futur

Cette image a été prise il y a quelques jours sur la page Facebook officielle de Mafalda. Je ne me rappelais plus de ce gag. Il prend une toute autre dimension de nos jours, sachant de quoi l'avenir a l'air. Je crois que beaucoup ont envie de faire comme ce crabe.

Return Home Away From Home

 In case you did not guessed, we are back home. I say "back home", and truly we are in our house, but not in the country that I call my home. I still feel like a foreigner in England, even though my wife and my son are English. I am jetlagged, tired, the house is cold, but I am glad to be back, because holidays are exhausting. I am still sad about all the things we missed, all the things we will be missing here, and of all the things I wanted to do there but did not have time. So many people to see. Anyway, it is back to normal for me today, I will try to get through the jetlag and keep myself busy.

Les Rois demain

Le temps des Fêtes est fini, à toutes fins pratiques. Même si c'est demain l'Épiphanie, ou les Rois, comme on l'appelait quand j'étais enfant. On la fêtait bien entendu avec la fameuse galette des Rois, un gâteau avec une fève dedans. La vraie galette, je n,en ai mangé qu'une fois rendu à Montréal, que j'achetais à Première Moisson, juste pour la forme. Je la mangeais le 6 et la terminais les jours d'après. Pour moi, c'est un dessert aigre-doux, qui me traite tant bien que mal la mélancolie d'après Noël.

Mafalda siempre

 Autre image prise de la page Facebook officielle de Mafalda. J'avais oublié ce gag. Pour ceux qui n'aiment pas ces temps-ci de l'année, vous vous consolerez peut-être en vous rappelant que c'est le printemps en Argentine et dans tout l'hémisphère sud.

News about my godson

I spoke to the mother of my godson recently, via messenger. I hadn't taken news from her in a long, long while and I thought it was about time. I learned that my godson, who turned 20 this year, is going to study engineering in another city, a few hours away from his mother. I know I'm not his dad and I'm already living an ocean away from him, but it shocked me all the same. On the one hand, I'm really proud of him. Nevertheless, it's hard to know he grew up so fast.