I’ve had these pictures uploaded on here for two weeks, but haven’t found time to write a thing. I’m currently ensconced in B’s office, along with a mini-kitchen, while renovations happen downstairs. The work is loud and dusty, but progressing rapidly. Even though I’m not doing much of it, just a lot of moving things and painting, I feel exhausted. Pardon my lack of enthusiasm in the following captions.
Quebec was amazing, my favourite Canadian city by far. We’re currently scheming up ways to get back there asap. But first, we’ve got a reno to live through and a home to put back together when it’s over.
B strolling in old Quebec.
One of about two dozen photos I took of the Chateau Frontenac.
My hero! (Actually just a statue of Bonhomme at the visitor’s centre. We’ll have to go back in the month of February to meet the real one.)
They have a Champlain statue too, just like down the road here.
The hotel room. So old, so quiet, so perfect.
Walking around Place Royal at night.
A sign outside a restaurant. We didn’t eat there, because these are on the menu, and I can’t eat anything I’ve had as a pet.
We spotted one of our friend Sarah Reesor’s pink cat pins in a shop window.
A funky windmill and a NS flag outside a Quebec gas station.
This photo is really just for Sophie & David and Katie. They’ll know why.
More Quebec city.
Quebec countryside, as we sped home.
NB, with the ubiquitous moose warning sign. You can’t see it in this pic, but most of their highways are lined with moose fences. I don’t know who New Brunswick had to sleep with to get roads like that, but they put Nova Scotia’s crumbling highways to shame.
NB vista.
Lauren dropped off a sleeping baby for me to watch while she took down her show at the gallery. He slept most of the time, until he snorted himself awake, took one look at me, and started screaming.
But as I lifted him up the screaming turned to laughing and me and Baby G had ourselves a good time. He’s a sweetheart of a kid. Look how squishy and adorable he is!
A parting shot of a beautiful and typical NS autumnal scene.