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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.
One thing I had forgotten to share about my 40th birthday a while ago is this birthday card from Blonde Tickler. She knows and shares my love for cats and my particular fondness for black cats, so she made me this very special, personalized birthday card. Of all the things I received, this might have been the one that moved me the most. That she spent such time and effort does not surprise me, after all she wrote with her friend the Wolfie Booklet. All the same, this is so very, very cute (and in colour!).
As I mentioned recently, the local bookshop celebrated its first year of existence. Its official date was yesterday, even though it opened in August last year. So, while my wife was having afternoon tea (coffee actually, she hates tea) with a friend, I went to little Wolfie to make a few anniversary purchases. I behaved myself, nevertheless I bought a few books. I thought it would have been rude otherwise, and there was a 20% discount on all purchases. I was so happy to see that Wolfie was actually enjoying himself tremendously. In his first visits, when he was two months' old or so, he was often crying, sometimes screaming like a banshee. Now he finds the place familiar I think. The staff also finds him adorable. They also appreciate the visits of faithful client I have become. They don't even need to find my name in the system to give me my loyalty points. And even with the discount, I still managed to earn a five pounds voucher for my next purchase.
I took this photo last year in a local pub. I thought I'd blog about beer tonight, it has been a while. My readership knows that I love the products of Rebellion Beer. One of my favourite during summertime is the Smuggler. I blogged about it briefly in 2013. The beer is available all year round, but its name and look fits summer far more than any other time of year. It is a darker ale, but what's to say that you should only drink insipid blondes during the sunny season? Smuggler is good whether it is sunny or not, for one. And it has plenty of character, something many summer drinks lack. Anyway, I did not drink this one in a while and I miss it, so I should correct this soon.
Hier, mon petit frère PJ a mangé Chez Georges, sans doute le restaurant le plus célèbre et le plus aimé de Chicoutimi et de notre région du Saguenay. Vous voyez ici le quart de poulet-poitrine, avec grosse sauce brune, plus grasse, plus épaisse, plus meilleure que celle de St-Hub. Un pur classique et ce que j'ai à peu près toujours pris. Je me demande cependant où est la coleslaw. J'avoue que la dernière fois que j'y suis allé, j'ai eu de la difficulté à finir mon repas. C'est disons-le une cuisine très riche. Lors de notre prochain séjour à Chicoutimi, je veux y retourner. On se fera une soirée entre hommes (y compris petit loup), parce que ma femme est végé. Ça fait plus de cinq ans que je n'y ai pas mis les pieds, il serait temps d'y retourner.