eating: ham... still not finished with that. The freezer's full of it!
wearing: nothing. It's hot today & I have to keep the windows shut because of all the construction.
listening: Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole by Martha Wainwright. Congrats funny bunny!


Les joies du printemps...

n°302
C'est de ressortir un pantalon d'été du fond de l'armoire et d'y trouver un 20€ frippé dans la poche.

#302
Taking an old pair of summer trouser out of storage & finding a crumpled 20€ in its pocket.


wearing: black sequined long-sleeved t-shirt & jeans with Miss Fang slippers
eating: farfale bolognese
listening: Pixies

Interesting exercise

"I'm Audrey in this dress and I love it more than anything in the world."

Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro

A new book meme is circulating and its rules are these (via ever so humble):

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.

taken from here. as seen here.

Bleeding Ears

Why is it that everytime I need to turn the volume of my Pod down, i systematically turn it up?




Muttering week 116

1. Detachment:: I can't untie the knot
   
2. Regard:: Letter ending
   
3. Community:: San francisco
   
4. Strike three:: Out!
   
5. Congregation:: Scary
   
6. Generous:: Gwen
   
7. Pretention:: Marylou
   
8. Pregnant:: confused
   
9. Drinking:: margarita
   
10. Brilliance:: great ideas
    

From Subliminal Lunanina

Wearing: white Dex t-Shirt & blue jeans with shocking pink flower in hair
Listening: Imagine by John Lennon
Eating: coffee, cheese & bread

A bout de souffle



No matter how far away you hide, old demons will always find you.

Listening: Champagne Taste by Eartha Kitt
Eating: salad & chocolate
Wearing: red beach dress





Migraine

2nd Wedding Anniversary

What a fabulous weekend that was!!

My darling Gwen had me in for a surprise; he had prepared a surprise mini-weekend getaway to Dordogne & the south of Corrèze. It was a rainy Saturday morning but it didn't bother me as rain is so important in spring. Our first stop was in lovely Martel. We had a picnic ready but with the pouring rain, we ate in the car before visiting the impressive Gouffre de Padirac. The rain actually made the visit better since it made for lovely water infiltrating bellow earth. At last, the sky cleared itself for our visit of Rocamadour.

We then headed towards Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne where Gwen had booked us a room. We had the junior suite at the Manoir de Beaulieu. It's a lovely hotel operated by a young man who turned it in a very stylish yet cozy place. The staff gave us undivided attention & ready to fulfill all our needs. I really appreciated the Maître D who was classy yet accessible & humorous. The evening spent there was very romantic. It began with apéro by the fireplace. It was then followed by an elegant gastronomic diner in the hotel's restaurant. The food was delicious & we only have compliments for the chef. We then headed to our charming room where we exchanged gifts before going to bed (we are such geeks; I received an Ipod photo while he got an Ipod shuffle... I suppose it shows we are meant to be together).
The next morning, we had breakfast before walking through the splendid village. The riverside was sublime. Who could not love a town that has a rue Patata!?! I wish that was my address.

We then drove to other beautiful villages of the area like Collonges-la-Rouge. Our last stop was in Turennes, where we climbed all the way to the top of the hill! (my muscles are still sore) We didn't stop there... We visited the castle and climbed it's highest tower that offered us a spectacular view of the region. Afterwards we were so tired that we slowly drove home, stopping only to buy pretty tulips.

Wonderful April 19th celebration, yeah?

I will post pictures once my Flickr upload account is reactivated!



Week 15 Mutterings

1. Great escape:: Opened roof austin mini driven on country roads
   
2. Cluster:: desk
   
3. Wrong place, wrong time:: wish we had revind buttons
   
4. Guided:: tour
   
5. Forensics:: girl's corpse
   
6. Pros:: Cons
   
7. Safety deposit box:: diamonds
   
8. Quadrant:: Old car's dashboard
   
9. Precisely:: lawyer
   
10. Who are you?:: Golly! I don't even know myself!
    

YULove

I suppose it's not fair to stop blogging for almost 2 months & then not write about what happened during that period.

Being in Montréal was mostly fabulous but also very difficult at times. I don't feel I need to write detailed accounts of the trip. Here's a list of Good/Bad Things.

J'aime...

• Spending Time with family & friends
• Shopping with mum until blisters appear under my feet
• Watching RDI & CNN with papa
• Picking Gwen from YUL airport
  
• My birthday bash at Bistro Duluth
  
• Spending a weekend in Ottawa at Tatie's
• Calling Dolce Bella at night & speaking on the phone until i fall asleep
• Meeting E at Café Chez José & drinking a Vampire juice blend
  
• Drinking Beers with friends
  
• Sliding with Krazy Karpets on Mount Royal with Gwen & Dolce Bella
• Chit-chatting with my niece
  
• Eating chili with J & D
  
• Going To Cafés
  
• Visiting M's apartment for the first time
• Meeting my "new" uncle
• Returning to Bistro Duluth with A & C
• Waking Dolce Bella in the morning
• Pinching papa's ears
• Hugging mum in bed
• Seeing people go crazy because of spring's arrival
  
• Going to Winner's 5 times & finding great outfits everytime
• Eating breakfast in restaurants
• Mum's roast beef
• Papa's macaroni à la viande
• Tatie's cranberry-apple cake
• Mile-end tour with J
• Buying glittery nail polish at Jean Coutu
• Taking long baths
• Snowballs
• Sugarshack & delicious maple syrup
• About a million other things but i must end this list sometime
  

J'aime pas...

• Saying goodbye
• Baboushka's funeral (My family gave her a beautiful last hommage... it's just that she's gone forever)
• Being away from Gwen for most part
• Being sick & feverish (40°C fever!!!) for the first week
  
• Air Canada's departure desk
• Waiting for the bus for 45 minutes during the coldest day of my trip
• How filthy the streets of Montréal have become
• Not having the time to see everyone again
• Catholic church's rituals

I was suppose to put my pix on Flickr but i uploaded high res images & maxed out my limit. Don't know when i'll be able to update Flickr.

Listening: Garbage
Eating: jambon et ce pour un bon moment car Gwen a recu une fesse entière!
Wearing: white/black polka dot shirt-jeans-shocking pink kitten heeled shoes with white paper flower. Gwen said i looked delighteful today. Mind you, he's very much biased! ^-^

Belated Mutterings...

Week 114

1. Horrendous:: dark
   
2. Home video:: shaky
   
3. What a girl wants:: Aguilera
   
4. Grounded:: mama
   
5. Trusting:: difficult
   
6. Simplistic:: my relationship
   
7. Buzz:: coffee
   
8. Balcony:: i wish
   
9. Roar:: vroom vroom
   
10. Hooker:: downstair's neighbour
    

Week 113

1. Renewal:: today
   
2. Someone to talk to:: friends
   
3. Count:: fingers
   
4. Expiration:: paperwork
   
5. Upload:: digital pictures
   
6. Publish:: images
   
7. Holy:: Mary
   
8. Change in the air:: spring
   
9. Titillating:: lemon-cherry candy
   
10. Glorious:: red
    

Week 112

1. I’m waiting:: for me
   
2. Speak:: --
   
3. Roger...:: dead oncle
   
4. Knock knock:: who's there?
   
5. Hybrid:: apparently me
   
6. Can’t believe my eyes:: Thomas
   
7. Hooked:: television series on DVD
   
8. Pontificate:: white smoke
   
9. Slime:: green
   
10. Unwelcome:: i better not reply to this one...
    

taken from: subliminal lunanina

I left home & i'm back home...

I know my title doesn't make much sense but it's truly how i feel.

I saw my friend D in Paris before driving back to Limoges and she asked me where home was for me.
I replied my apartment in Limoges was my home whilst Montréal was also my home.
She feels like a foreigner when she goes back to her country. I don't...

I wonder how expats usually feel about it.

J'ai vécu 2 mois fabuleux, rempli d'émotions avec certains moments difficiles mais aussi des moments de pur bonheur avec ma famille et mes amis.

I'll sure miss them like crazy!