You might remember (or not) that, in June this year, I was wondering and worrying about the Flying Bean Café. I used to love the van that was visiting the business estate where I worked, back when I had a job I hated and an office I hated even more. Visiting the van allowed me to forget about my worries for a moment and indulge myself. Well, I was happy to find out that they are still in business, as I saw one of their vans again during the school run. Better, I learned on the news that new coffee shops are opening in the High Wycombe and Aylesbury train stations. So the company is not only doing well: it is thriving. And I am glad. Especially about the train stations: everything gets better if you add trains to it. I visited one of their station cafés before. I hope to do it again in one of my future train journeys. Who knows.
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
News about The Flying Bean Café
Parlons de la cuvée 2024 de Ciné-cadeau
Monday, 25 November 2024
Dark and Stormy Times
You know the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night". It is a phrase often mocked as silly, that said this is what we have been having recently. These last weekend, day and night, to be precise. Rain, sometimes heavy rain, and very windy wind. They even gave us some weather warnings. And I must say, as long as we experienced it from the comfort of our home, I found it extremely enjoyable. My wife does not like it one bit, but I find it relaxing. Anyway, we had typical November weather and I am not complaining.
Complainte Pour Sainte Catherine
Bon, c'est la Sainte-Catherine aujourd'hui, alors, tradition sur ce blogue... Célébrons une Sainte Catherine qui n'est pas la sainte elle-même, ainsi qu'une certaine idée de Montréal.
Saturday, 23 November 2024
A #Noirvember Game?
À propos de Ciné-cadeau 2024
"Dans la programmation de Ciné-Cadeau, on découvre que beaucoup de films ont été retirés cette année en ramenant des anciens films que les gens voulait réellement voir, moins de Disney, plus de classique."
Friday, 22 November 2024
Mince Pies (an anniversary)
Le passage secret
Thursday, 21 November 2024
First Snow (don't laugh)
Verre de Noël
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Gingerbread Jewellery
La cuvée Ciné-cadeau 2024
Monday, 18 November 2024
Getting Cold
As November goes on, temperatures here are slowly turning from autumnal into wintery. Slowly, but surely: there should be a serious drop this week and we should get to the freezing point. But no snow has been forecast, sadly. My wife is not too keen about the cold weather, but I love it. Time to wear layers and layers of warm clothes. I find winter to be comfortable and comforting. Sometimes, I step outside for a few minutes just to feel the cold air. So yeah, I am looking forward to properly cold days and I am tempted to almost hope for snow. Almost...
Plus de détails sur le Cinéma de 17 heures
J'ai écrit en mars 2019 un billet sur Le Cinéma de 17 heures de Radio-Canada. Je m'en rappelle beaucoup et peu à la fois, puisque ça passait alors que j'étas très jeune. Mais j'adorais. Enfin bref, quelqu'un a commenté sur le sujet la semaine dernière, de manière anonyme. Voici son commentaire: "Moi je m en rapelle très bien, avec Jean Ducharme et les 2 roues, une
rouge et une bleue, mais je ne sais plus à quoi elles servaient 😅 il y
avait les dents de la mer, à la recherche de la perle noire (film de
pirate je crois? ) et des westerns". J'espère qu'il va commenter à nouveau et donner plus de détails. Anonyme, si vous me lisez, laissez-le moi savoir. Et en passant, les deux roues servaient à gagner des montants d'argent, si je me rappelle 100 dollars était le gros lot.
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Secrets of Salamonis
Pain choco-canneberges
Saturday, 16 November 2024
D&Dr for November
Qu'en est-il de Ciné-cadeau 2024?
J'ai fait un peu de recherche et je ne trouve nulle part, pour le moment, la cuvée Ciné-cadeau de 2024. En tout cas, pas au moment où j'écris ces lignes. C'est peut-être un peu tôt pour s'en inquiéter ou s'y intéresser, après tout je ne suis pas très porté sur Noël au milieu de novembre. Mais l'an dernier, la filmographie était sortie dès le 15 novembre. Alors donc, que se passe-t-il avec Ciné-cadeau?
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Rooikat (word of the day)
The things you learn when you read crime fiction, particularly crime fiction from a different continent. So as you may know, I am currently reading South African Deon Meyer's last novel, Leo. So I learned the existence of a wild cat called caracal or, in Afrikaans, rooikat. Which sounds darn cool. It's also the name they give to a South African tank. Now I love all cats, including wild cats, and I just love the name rooikat. I don't remember hearing about them before reading the novel, maybe I did, but did not notice, but anyway, I feel more cultured now. And rooikat (or caracal) is the word of the day.














