My Mémère (grandmother) feeds some feral cats on her front porch. Some of the other wildlife take advantage of the free food too. This skunk and raccoon have very little fear of humans (they won’t let us pet them, but they don’t run when we’re just a few feet away) since they’ve been feeding on … [Read more…]
Fortunately for us, my sister Salomé has been in town to make amazing cakes for our children’s birthdays. My son turned 4 a couple days ago and this was the cake he got. Salomé used to work at a bakery and I think she should start her own cake decorating company. I could be her, … [Read more…]
It rained for the first few days we were in NB. We made it to the beach about a week later. The beach 15 minutes away is a provincial park in Cap-Pelé. It is shielded on one side by a sand dike and has a long and beautiful sandy beach that runs into the water for … [Read more…]
Yesterday, along with my family, I toured three wineries in the local area here in New Brunswick. We did a 2 hour loop passing through Dieppe, Memramcook, Sackville (the name gave Dean and I hours of entertainment), and Baie Verte. Our first stop was at La Cave a Vin Boudreau in Memramcook. It is run … [Read more…]
Papa: Blaise, go get your sweater. Blaise: Papa, you know Mama knows best. Papa: Who told you that? Go get your sweater. Blaise: No one, that’s just the way it is. Papa: Well, you know both Mama and Papa know best, not just Mama. Go get your sweater. Blaise: Both you and Mama? Papa: Yes, … [Read more…]
I’m in New Brunswick for July. As I lay in bed I hunt a lone mosquito. I spy both a skunk and a raccoon as they eat cat food off the front deck. I gaze upon hawks, herons and hummingbirds. I hear the rain pelting the window. I feel the cool wet grass on my … [Read more…]
My son’s favorite game is hide ‘n seek. Blaise’s favorite part is finding the hiding spot, being found is secondary as he’ll usually pop out before being found. “Clounting” is also a key feature as he enjoys doing this on a regular basis whether there is a game on or not. Acadia loves to tag … [Read more…]
This has always bothered me: corporations who take existing proper names and trademark them. Today, I’ve chosen the transportation industry to be my whipping boy. More than 40 years ago a recreational vehicle was made that really defined RVs for years to come. It decided to take the name from the midwestern Ho-Chunk Native Americans … [Read more…]
I was just exploring some music that a friend exposed me to a few months back and came upon this website of the choir Scala. They are a girls choir from Belgium who have traditionally sung pop songs a cappella / just piano accompanied. Great sound and great arrangements. So the website offers their latest album as … [Read more…]
On April 26, I paid a lot of money to see a 74-year-old Leonard Cohen sing for 3 hours. I’ve seen some good concerts in my lifetime: U2, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Dylan, La Bottine Souriante, Audio Adrenaline, Switchfoot, dc Talk, Sam Roberts, Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings, Burlap to Cashmere, Habib Koité to note … [Read more…]