To celebrate our wedding anniversary, I am puting this song from singer Stephen Sanchez. Of course, it wasn't sung on our wedding day, Sanchez was at the time about Wolfie's age, but both my wife and I love it, and it is fairly rare that we both love the same song (not sure if Wolfie likes it though). In any case, the song reminds me of us, so it is a fitting one.
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Until I Found You
Les escaliers de Montréal
Friday, 30 August 2024
Cool breeze in August
Canot d'écorce
Thursday, 29 August 2024
A freebie from St-Viateur
bought my usual two dozen bagels, plus some other stuff, then asked the guy there if they had any t-shirts for kids, to give Wolfie. They had one in stocks, but it was a tad small, so he gave it to me as a freebie. I thanked him profusely. It turned out it was too short for Wolfie, but it fitted his little cousin, so we gave it to him. All the same, I love receiving things for free, especially from my favourite place in Montreal.
Attention: Plantes Carnivores
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
A Proper Thunderstorm
Well, I had been hoping for one, for months, but it did show up. Then last night, around ten o'clock, unpexpectedly, it started storming. I had not experienced one like this in ages. We have had a short outburst of thunder on Sunday, but it had been short lived. I mean last night was a proper thunderstorm: lots of lightnings and thunder, rain falling heavily, the lot. I remained there, in the dark, listening to it with delight. Just when summer is finishing, after a few days of hot temperatures, far too humid and sticky for my taste, it stormed. I don't want to sound like everything is better in Montreal, but yes, my city delivers, even weather wise. Thunderstorms are among the very few things I sitll love about summertime. I'm glad I experienced one this year.
Petit Crémeux
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Caiman
Les champignons bleus
Monday, 26 August 2024
New (Expected) Sign of Halloween
Boîte à livres
Sunday, 25 August 2024
About Sticks
I posted last week about sticks, or about Wolfie's interest in sticks picked up in public parks, an interest he shares with his little cousin. Well, in their last walk in the park yesterday, Wolfie collected half a dozen sticks or thereabouts, which he generously shared with his cousin. The adults were not too keen on it and a bit baffled by their fascination with pieces of wood. My brother Andrew asked this rethorical question: "Why do we bother buying them fancy toys, getting them streaming services, when all they need to be happy is sticks they find in public parks?" That is a great question and a great unknown line. Be that as it may, of all the things they have done together, picking up sticks seems to be the most entertaining one.
Chocolat chaud maison
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Autumn-Summer tango
I was blogging last Wednesday about autumn that seemed to be already showing up in Montreal these days. Well, it now has been much warmer, at least during daytime, and temperatures will rise in the next few days. I guess it could not last. Still, we're in Montreal, and hot temperatures are far more bearable here. And at least we have aircon when it gets too hot. And the leaves have already started changing colours, so autumn is still on its way. But it feels like it is dancing tango with summertime. In people's psyche too, but that will be for another post.
Un TGV Québec-Toronto
Je voulais souligner une nouvelle importance pour les tenants du transport collectif et les amateurs de trains: une majorité énorme de 92% de répondants à un sondage veut un TGB Québec-Toronto. Je dis énorme, mais c'est plus qu'un consensus, c'est une quasi-unanimité. Presque soviétique. Et c'est une bonne chose. Il faudrait vraiment que ça se fasse un jour, si vous voulez mon avis, et plus tôt que tard.











