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Writing under a Montreal sky

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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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  • Under my nose

    Some  of you know I’ve been coaxing a frangipani to bloom and having some success thanks to the miraculous weather.  However, to my great surprise when I looked around my yard a couple of days ago I discovered a huge sunflower that I had completely overlooked.  How,can you miss a thing like this?  My theory…

  • Politics and poetry

    This  morning on CBC radio on Sunday Edition, Michael Enright hosted a panel of Stephen Lewis, Laura Crozier and Joseph Heath.  Laura Crozier is an eminent Canadian poet, Heath is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto,and Steven Lewis is a beloved ( by those of us on the left of spectrum) former politician…

  • Ahh!

       Beauty unfurled Beaty uncurled laid flat, like an open heart white and gold, ahh! .

  • Hold your breath

    I have waited four years for this flower to bloom and I do believe tomorrow is the day

  • Election time

    Voting next month and I still have ‘t made up my mind.  Well, I’ve made up my mind not to vote for Harper but I’m on the fence about voting for either the Liberals or the NDP.   The Liberals had an ” event” in my down- home working class neighborhood last Thursday.  Since it…

  • Harvest Time

    It’s still very warm at the tail end of summer.  The light is very beautiful and it is easy to pretend that fall isn’t coming, but it is.  It gets dark a little earlier.  There is a pleasant breeze that I love, cooling and fresh.  For those who adore the baking heat there is no…

  • Wordsmith

    Close to the library there are many murals. You note several bags of garbage below the beautiful lettering on the wall. There are a lot of homeless people around the library. I cannot imagine why. Certainly I never see them hanging about in the library. George Orwell mentions the library as a favorite haunt in…

  • Latin flavour

    Coming home from my Pilates class last night, saw this and could not resist. First off, don’t scorn Pilates. It’s the only exercise I’ve ever stuck to and as drops of sweat fall from my brow to the mat I am surprised that I have endured this long ( 2 yrs). Having seen some dear…

  • Getting into the car

    Here she is, at the corner of Milton and Ste Famille. She looks restful, dreamy. On the hem of her skirt, swans float around even though I don’t think you can see that detail in the picture. Her face is sensual. I wouldn’t say a child’s face in spite of her demure clothing. I love…

  • And that’s why they’re called Morning Glory

    Good morning, Glory