During one of the coldest days of the year (a tough feat…
Category: Québec (page 2)
The sticks and stones of Old Montréal
Montréal is one of the few surviving cities in Canada founded in…
Les Moulin de l’Île-Perrot
The windmill and miller’s house stand quietly on a lonely corner of…
Le Moulin Grenier de Repentigny
I have a new obsession: les moulins. In Québec, they pepper the…
Yes. It’s Flooding.
As helicopters swirl above our house and as troops in black SUVs…
To those who complain about the snow: this is Montréal!
For me, lots of snow is not new (I grew up in…
Chicago to Montréal to Toronto to …
This might feel like an “I’m going on a mileage run” post,…
The Mysteries of the Lachine Canal
Brief History of the Canal The town of “La Chine” (now known…
The chaotic home life of a frequent traveller
Me: Have you seen the pitch fork? La Niña: Mommy!!! Me: What!?…
Ahhh yes, the joys of Québec bureaucracy
When you move to Québec, you have 6-months to change your healthcare,…
A house that links Montréal to Louisiana
Remember Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville? The founder of Mobile and…
Thanksgiving cooking adventures in Montréal
Twas a bit of adventure cooking a big meal in Montreal for…