Monthly Archives: December 2005
Snow way out?
Last night and today we had a huge dump of snow, in fact a record for December 16 and only a few centimetres short of our all-time record for a single day! Strange that the worst (or best, depending on … Continue reading
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“Et tu manteau también…”
When I return to Montréal from spending several weeks in Spain, I find my “other languages” become confused. Par exemple (or should I say por ejemplo?), as we prepared to disembark from the airplane in Montréal today, a québécois man … Continue reading
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Another trip comes to a close…
Today is my last day in Barcelona. It’s been a great trip, including a week-long jaunt down to Almería and Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar for some of the sol (y luz) Andaluz. Even in December, it was nice … Continue reading
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Small = beautiful
The Flybook is a possible winner of the small but hot category for this Christmas… I’m certainly not getting one, but I might consider it when the price for something this complete and portable drops to about half what it … Continue reading
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La música de Barcelona
Well, a few musical moments to pass along. On Tuesday evening, we went to see Marlango (a Spanish group fronted by singer Leonor Watling which — for some reason — performs mostly in English!) at the beautiful Palau de la … Continue reading
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