Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Skorpio, the South African Scorpion
Le boudin Chez Lévêque
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
"The dirty golden mustard of September"
And I stop by a gateway
To smoke a cigarette
And stares across the fields and remember
The gypsy fairs of August
And early evening haze
The dirty golden mustard of September
Martin Newell, Black Shuck
La vache au marché
Monday, 1 September 2025
First autumnal walk
As it is today the first day of September, which I consider the first day of autumn (see my post from earlier on, and in the meantime enjoy a gorgeous seasonal picture), I made a point of going out today after work for a quick walk. I finish work early, so it allow me to have more fun and more active end of afternoons. Wolfie went out with me. We did not walk very far, just to the nearest corner shop and back, but it was a long enough walk to last fifteen minutes and back. Enough to get a feel of the atmosphere. It was not cold, but we put on light coats to be comfortable. It was a really lovely moment.
Être d'accord avec Régis Labeaume
J'ai lu aujourd'hui la chronique de Régis Labeaume dans la grosse Presse. Je la lis parfois, mais pas très souvent. Je n'avais jamais pensé avoir beaucoup d'affinités avec l'ancien maire de Québec, mais ô surprise, il aime l'automne comme moi. Avec un titre qui dit "L'été est fini, enfin!", je constate qu'il a les mêmes sensibilités par rapport à la chaleur, mais aussi qu'il considère que l'automne commence avec le mois de septembre. Enfin bref, j'ai bien aimé ma lecture.
Long-awaited September!
Val-Jalbert (un souvenir)
Sunday, 31 August 2025
Porcelaine anniversary
Today is my wife and I are celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary. From what I read online, it means we are celebrating our porcelaine anniversary. Although, according to Wikipedia, the 20th year of marriage is marked by the porcelaine anniversary and there's nothing between the 15th (crystal) and the 20th. So I am quite confused. Its gemstone is the chrysoberyl, commonly known as cat's eye. But in the end, what matters is that we will celebrate today with our little boy and that we built a family together.
Foie de veau (Chez Lévêque)
Saturday, 30 August 2025
The Birthday of Mary Shelley
Murale de fleurs et de champignons
From Salzburg to Vienna by the railway
Je t'aime en Nestea
Friday, 29 August 2025
Autumn Rehearsal
You might think I'm obsessed about autumn, and you would be entirely right. I'm very obsessed about it. But these days, we have been blessed with signs of the autumn to come. August is not always a very nice month for people like me: it can be too hot, too summery, and it often is. Indeed, it has been this year, until fairly recently. But now, it is much cooler, it does not get any higher than lower 20s in the middle of the day, so from the evening (which comes way earlier) until morning, I can actually wear a light jacket, pure blissful joy. It often has that autumn breeze as well. It is like we are in a full on autumnal rehearsal. I even saw some leaves changing colour, although they are hard to spot.
Un hiboux de Riopelle
Thursday, 28 August 2025
The Ferris Wheel from The Third Man
Blonde de Soif
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Overly Sarcastic Productions about Quebec's Architecture
I don't know how I could miss this one a few weeks ago: Overly Sarcastic Productions made a video about Quebec City's architecture. I must confess, I learned a few things. Here it is for you.
L'épaisse du Saguenay
Des fois je me désole du Saguenay et ma fierté de Bleuet en prend pour son rhume. On a eu pndant des années un maire ultra catholique enfant de choeur attardé, la nouvelle mairesse se fait condamner au criminel pour fraude électorale. Bon, je sais, elle porte sa cause en appel, mais ça regarde mal quand même. Si elle avait un peu d'honneur, elle démissionnerait afin de préparer son appel. Mais elle s'accroche. Épaisse. Vraiment, les politiciens locaux, au municipal, c'est vraiment pas riche.












