Log Cabin Quilt Top
4 months ago
Blogue d'un québécois expatrié en Angleterre. Comme toute forme d'autobiographie est constituée d'une large part de fiction, j'ai décidé de nommer le blogue Vraie Fiction.
I took this picture in Cardiff Castle. To make a long story short, in one of the rooms of the castle that was used as a playroom for his children, the former owner had decided to decorate the walls with characters from fairy tales and classic literature. Including Little Red Riding Hood. Of course, the Big Bad Wolf had to be there as well. This image fascinates me, because she seems in very good terms with the wolf: she is literally riding him! He does not seem too happy about it, mind you, but that she is so comfortable with him set a new ambiguous light on the tale. I just love it, although I am not sure why.
Yes, you've read this title well. There is a Second Cup in Cardiff. That was the most unexpected discovery we've made during our time in the city. We had just gone out of the hotel, we were walking around, and there it was. Apparently, Second Cup is trying to expand in the UK. They even have their own website. To be honest, I am a skeptical. In a highly competitive market, what does Second Cup have that stands out? Here they have a maple leaf to be more exotic, but it's hardly enough. All the same, the staff was friendly and my wife likes Second Cup quite a lot since her first time in Montreal.
Petit billet aléatoire ce soir, j'ai pensé bloguer sur les volcans. Pas ma spécialité, mais sujet néanmoins fascinant. Il y avait une section du National Museum de Cardiff qui portait sur les volcans et leurs manifestations. Ça m'a replongé dans des souvenirs d'enfance. Enfant, c'est mon frère PJ qui en avait fait son sujet de prédilection, pour les exposés oraux en classe entre autres, mais ça a quand même alimenté notre imagination et nos jeux. Le volcan, c'est le lieu de tous les dangers et des manifestations épiques de colère de la Nature. C'est aussi souvent situé dans un lieu exotique. Je sais qu'il est la source de bien des tragédies, mais je ne peux m'empêcher de me rappeler que le volcan a été pour nous une source d'inspiration.