Montreal and Montebello

Thursday, Jacques and my niece became a mother.  Béatrice was born in the early afternoon.  We are great uncle and aunt!!! Maybe, we'll get to see them today!

Saturday, Susy picked me up.  We drove To Montreal to meet Guy and Pedro.  We tried a restaurant which is called Robin des bois.  People can work as volunteers and profits and tips go to different charities.  I really wasn't expecting such a pretty restaurant or such sophisticated food.  The staff was friendly and accommodating.  We'll be back. Thanks to Guy, Susy, and Pedro for a great day!!!!!

This morning, Tit-Minou wanted to go out as soon as I'd served myself a coffee so I slipped on my rubber boots and we toured the yard inspecting shrubs and flower beds making mental lists of things to clean, trim, and snip. As we arrived at the front of the house, we heard the gobble of wild turkeys in the fields.  I saw a flock of about 30 turkeys once last fall for the very first time here.  There is a thick pea soup kind of fog this morning, and I could here the regular morning choir made up of cardinals, red-wing back birds, and robins.  But then, I heard a gobble cry.  And then twice more.  Unmistakable!!! There are no turkey farmers here so they had to be wild.  

Books I'm reading this week:  

Gin Tonic et concombre by Rafaëlle Germain

The power of now by Eckhart Toll

Books I read this past winter:

Baby proof by Emily Giffin

Marie-Tempête by Dominique Demers

Là où la mer commence by Dominique Demers

Pour rallumer les étoiles by Dominique Demers

Eat, love, pray by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eric Clapton, The autobiography

David Suzuki, The autobiography (about halfway)

Four wings and a prayer about monarch migration (about halfway)

Last week, my students and I went to Montreal to the botanical gardens, the Insectarium and to the Biodome.

A couple of weeks ago, Jacques and I went to Vince and Liliane's for our Easter brunch.  We know, we were a few weeks late.  

A few weeks ago, Michèle and I went spring skiing at Tremblant!!!