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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • Between Blizzards

    We’ve had a lot of snow and more is to come tonight. People are cross because their cars are stuck in the snowbank, in garages, in parking lots. I don’t have a car and so the only think I have to worry about is walking around on poorly cleared sidewalks or marching down the middle…

  • The depth of winter

    Not a bird to be seen! On my way to the Metro as I walk gingerly over packed snow and ice, it’s marvellous to see the clear sky. It’s what my mother would call “ a real Québec winter” with plenty of cold, a decent few snowfalls and the stream under the little bridge. I’ve…

  • Aaaand we’re off!

    and matches! This afternoon we had our first power cut of the season. Not to be out last I’m sure. Just as I was settling into an interesting podcast…. Stygian darkness! Yes I have flashlights but, they didn’t turn on and yes, I had batteries but…. some, it seems, are duds. which allowed me to…

  • My new best friend

  • Another wonderful museum in Ottawa

    Canadian, eh? This was actually my second choice of museums to visit but as I am making it a rule to walk at least one way, this one got the thumbs up today. What used to be called the Museum of Civilization but now has a new name is over a bridge in Hull, Quebec.…

  • It’s been a long time

    I haven’t posted for a while. Things always got a little crazy over the holidays. On the spur of the moment I decided to take on a cat-sitting gig for the period between Christmas and New Years.it is turning out to be a great success. I arrived on Boxing Day evening by train. The train…

  • December Sky

    Certainly a shopping centre parking lot doesn’t sound like the ideal spot for nature observations. However I’m not hemmed in there by buildings close in my sight line. But it held off and the clouds hardly seemed threatening. The sky was so huge and varied. It was a wonder to see it. And there even…

  • Changing view

    I’m a very early riser. That’s not always good but a couple of days ago I was able to track a beautiful sunrise. Today, after a night of snow, things look quite different. are a lacy pattern of snow. I think I’ll dig out a bag of birdseed and go offer some breakfast to the…

  • It’s started

    Early today there was a sort of mini snowstorm and then , very quickly things cleared up. The sky cleared, the sun came out and I had to search for this little sign that it really had snowed. I saw that a thin skin of ice had formed over the pond. Sun or not, it…

  • Lucky Lady

    I remembered today to bring a little bottle of birdseed that I sometimes take with me on my daily walk. The chickadees in my local park are wise to their human friends. Often when I just pause to look at my dear willow trees or what may be the last pair of Canada Geese on…