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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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  • Changing Scene

    In the metro yesterday this young lady made an impression. We both got off at the Angrignon Park station and, as a follow up to yesterday’s post, I thought to feature an alternative fashion statement. Turns out this look is her business and I’m happy to give her a shout-out here. There were more people…

  • Eid al Adha

    Today is the Muslim feast of Eid al Adha. I took my usual walk in Angrignon Park and was happy to see lots of families out with their bar- b-ques enjoying a picnic. I was so impressed with the beautiful dress of this young lady that I wished her Eid Mubarak and asked if I…

  • A city Camino

    Is that we know where it’s going. No yellow arrows, no mystery. Don’t get me wrong – I love my big local park with its birds, lake, reefs – but, I know it too well. As joggers, dogs, families, even wanna-be peligrinas walk past. I’m grateful and even whisper a rhyme of thanks to two…

  • In the Park

  • It’s Odd being Back

    And my knee is much better. The weather has been summery except for a spectacular thunderstorm that cleared the air this afternoon. I had a lovely short visit from my grandson this afternoon . He’s writing an essay in French about some family members who are now “ of blessed memory”. He has to use…

  • Cosy in the Alberge!

    Although it was damp and misty most of the day we still enjoyed some lovely scenery. We walked from Sobradelo to VillaMaryin. We are in a municipal alberge that costs 8 euros a night for a clean dorm with kitchen facilities. The sun has just come out, of course now that we are settled in.…

  • Walking in the green

    This Camino is very different from the Camino Frances. There are way less people and beautiful stretches of nature with Natty a village in sight. Or blazing rose bushes or neat rows of young veggies popping up. Sounds like village life you say.., but the houses are spread out and passers/by few and far between.…

  • A Second Spring

    In a lane near my home – forsythia This on Sunday coming out of church. It is so wonderful to have the chance to experience two springs! When I left Spain on May 6, petals had already fallen off the blooming trees, the grass in rural areas was high and the land was lush and…

  • On the bus to Madrid

    For two nights in Santiago. This is the traditional storage for corn and other crops. It is set on a high base so rodents cant get at the crop. Ready for planting. This Camino made me appreciate the beauty of our world. Every day the birdsong and glimpses of wildflowers were treasures. Now a day…

  • We made it!

    I admit to a little “ cheating” in that we took a bus for 10 minutes and thus saved 10 km of walking. We arrived last night in pouring rain. Our boots were dripping but fortunately there was an efficient heater so that hot sorted out! Fortunately there was a nice dining room in the…