Sorry I've been MIA but we moved from our suburban home of 24 years in the West Island into a rambling old flat in Montreal. I'm slowly adjusting to life in the city, as is Buddy who put up a fuss when we left him alone for a few hours so we could eat outdoors and people watch on Rue St. Catherine. We're still knee deep (well, chest deep) in boxes and it will take a while to figure out where everything goes but we'll get there. Doug is happy happy happy as he now has a five minute walk to his office instead of an early morning commute through construction zones and bumper to bumper traffic. Now he strolls along a tree lined street, past Dawson College, the former Mother House of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame.
I have no idea where I'm going to get groceries or where the post office is or even where to haul my garbage, but I'll go exploring when I get our new digs sorted out. This place is old, built in 1928. It has a working fireplace (in theory only, since we're in the midst of a heatwave so I'm not testing it) and high ceilings and it overlooks a lovely garden belonging to the squash club next door. All the beauty of flowers with none of the work!
Just wanted to let you know where I was. A whole different set of photos will be happenin' from now on.
But first, another box to unload, another cupboard to fill.
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- A Novel Woman, AKA Pamela Patchet, was unwittingly born and raised in Toronto instead of Paris. She worked her way from A&W carhop to political advisor to advertising executive where, on any given day, she was called upon to soothe disgruntled clients, cajole temperamental artists, juggle multi-million dollar budgets or locate trained penguins for television commercials. She married a handsome dentist for love and a lifetime of free dental care, raised three kids, and established a freelance writing career, not unlike her earlier jobs, minus the penguins.
6 comments:
SO glad the move was a success and how exciting to go exploring! You'll work out the logistics, not to worry. In the meantime, happy unpacking and we're here when you get back.
Aw, so sweet. Thank you!
Sounds lovely. I've always wanted to someday live in a 'real' city setting where I could walk out and get where I need to go without a car. Got a tiny taste of it when I stayed at my sister's place in NYC this summer. Hope the unpacking goes well!
We really love being in town. I was not sure, but it is great being able to walk nearly everywhere. It will be a real savings in gas!
We used to live in the city, my whole adult life until I had my second child and then we moved to the burbs. It's fun being back.
This was lovely thanks for sharing this
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