I love this month

I love this month

Montréal is treating us fabulously well. I haven't felt this light - mentally, emotionally, physically - for a long time. Years maybe. I think it's because we're here with so little stuff and with a clean agenda. There's simply no cclutter in my life. I also love new places and ...

Thirteen ~ The Trip (if you ever visit Fredericton, NB)

Thirteen ~ The Trip (if you ever visit Fredericton, NB)

I have a few more photos to share of Céline's birthday trip. Céline and I drove from our home in Québec to meet my mom in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Fredericton is a treasure of a city and was an equidistant location for us to meet up with my mom. If ...

Celebrating Thirteen ~ Care to Dance?

Celebrating Thirteen ~ Care to Dance?

Encouraging their personal growth, while still keeping connected and committed to family life. It's going to be dance I tell you.

Our Montreal Digs

Our Montreal Digs

In June 2012 we lived in Montreal for the month. This is a tour of the apartment we rented.

Our Month in Montreal

Our Month in Montreal

I cannot believe what a whirlwind this month has been. On this last day of May I think back to all that happened this month - backpacking (prep work, actual trip, clean up when we got home), packing up the chalet, attending to the endless financial and paperwork details that ...

How Does a Western Anglophone end up living in Rural Quebec?

How Does a Western Anglophone end up living in Rural Quebec?

It's a long story. I've been getting some questions here at FIMBY lately along the lines of, "are you bilingual?" and "how did you end up in Québec, Canada?" I've shared the whole story of our American exodus and what precipitated that move in a bunch of posts over the ...

The Color of Chaos

The Color of Chaos

The chaos is actually over (for now). Our black trailer pulled out of the driveway yesterday and now sits at our next home, which we'll move into in early July. The boxes got packed and loaded. The bags for Montréal were packed and not loaded. Phone calls and e-mail for ...