Birthday Bash

This weekend was a birthday bash!
My daughter yeye blog style celebrated her 30th birthday
We celebrated at Manana – Manana is a Mexican restaurant on St-Denis near Sherbrooke.
The food was excellent so was the crowd!
Isabelle my daughter was wearing an exquisite fifties dress!
We all had cake at her place after supper at Manana
Here are a few pics of that memorable evening
Mother (me) was very proud.
Isabelle is very talented hard working beautiful girl – Mother can not ask for more.

Enjoy!

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Stripes and Hats

It has been very sunny, kind of warmish in our city - Second photo course went well - the day was glorious - we left at 9 h 30 went to the University to present to the class our first pics taken in Old Montreal - then we left for Griffintown via the street De la Commune in Old Montreal - We spent 5 hours around Griffintown and around - we ended up eating at La Paryse, one of the best burgers in Montreal - well deserved for us we were famished and very tired but very happy - I love spending time with Mr D !


I wear in these pics 2 different outfits and hats - love the stripes and love the hats!









This is a little house in my neighborhood - on Sicard Street i think -










This is typical of my neighborhood - the new against the old






Enjoy !

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The week is almost over....

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These are the outfits i wore this week at work –
My outfits must obey to 3 rules – colorful, comfortable and fun –
I sit all day in front of a computer this is why I prefer my clothes to be comfortable –
There are moments during the day that are so difficult to get comfortable sitting at your desk , you just want get the …..out - anyway – work can be a pain, but we all have to work - if your clothes are not comfortable I think you might have a pretty miserable day! About layers – it seems that you are always freezing in offices – so layers are very, very practical -

I do not wear high heels I think I walk funny in them – I wear them only when I go out and then some…. I walk a lot during the week – I like to walk home from the subway station - so I need shoes you could walk in but still a bit stylish - so flats or wedge for me –

I am lucky enough that I can wear pretty well everything at work – very casual environment – engineers you see;)

It has been raining like cats and dogs and not summery at all - this makes it more difficult to figure out what to wear….the long weekend does not look good – oh well I have translation to do…

This weekend 2nd photo course at UQAM ( this is for you University of Quebec in Montreal)

The teachers will assess our first assignment – did not pick my photo yet -

Special weekend artsy courses for Adults – Apparently they started out with art courses for children until an adult wished that there would art courses for adults on the weekend so they did!

This weekend will take pictures in Griffintown this is south west downtown – the old Irish neighborhood – should be interesting -

The pics were taken either with my ipod or pentax and are treated with the App Camera +

What I wore –

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Dress – Joe Style Frais – thrifted – Renaissance Montreal
Jeans Leggings – Ardenne – Montreal
Sandals – Clark – thrifted

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Top –Nygard – thrifted- Renaissance- Montreal
Skirt – HKR – Montreal

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Dress - The dress from Paris - Hippie Market in Paris

Sweater - Thrifted - Renaissance - Montreal



Sunnies - Ray Ban

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IPOD Nation # 6 Plus Bonus

This is a mix of pictures – Some on the bus and subway on my way home taken with my ipod and pictures of the Chinese neighborhood ( le quartier chinois ) – and Old Montreal taken with my reflex - We had to take pics in those two areas for my photo courses. It was a rainy day but Mr D and I had a lot of fun. What is great about rainy days is that the light is great; the colors pop and street are deserted.

Enjoy!

Chillin in the bus

Taken at Montreal's Public Library ( Berri Station)

Stuff in a pocket - Green Line

Where I get coffee - Lionel Groulx Station

The Nuns in Old Montreal

Cleanning the Chinese Neighborhood

Old Man on our way to Old Montreal

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La jupe était verte -

Pics taken with my beloved IPOD 4 – a gift from Mr D –
It is getting to be a habit – so easy to use and you can put in all kind of effects.
Very hot today in Montreal, but rain, rain forecast again for 4 or 5 days – ouach well we need a little water right? The city is getting prettier and prettier, flowers, blooming all over…about time!
Mr D and I will go to our 2nd digital photo course this Saturday – we will be taking pics in Old Montreal, weather permitting of course!

My dad is coming over this weekend celebrating his 78th birthday- My dad is cool and very funny always nice to have him around -

What I Wore –

Skirt thrifted – YWCA – Fringues et Cie Montreal – I love this store
T- shirt – Garage – Alexis Nihon Plaza Montreal
Shoes thrifted – Geox

This pic was taken near my home - i was taken by the three- so amazing!

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Almost summer say it Orange -

It is finally kind of summer in our fair city – a taste of what is to come.
I love the spring light especially at the end of the day, it makes me smile, makes me feel happy – happy to live and have the privilege of enjoying this moment again.

It is the time of the year who you do not know what the heck to wear, cool very cool in the morning and warmer in the afternoon. We mix some winter items with little spring dresses. Some bare legs as I did this morning not too bad I survived my morning bus –subway ride!

Pics taken in the back of the house- love this neighborhood, full of history, details and surprises!

What I wore –

Dress – Local 23 - Mile End – Montreal
Tights – Winners – Montreal
Sandals – Clark- thrifted – Rennaissance ( dead cheap and so comfortable)

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Ipod Nation # 6 + The Pink Outfit

Friday thank god! lovely weekend ahead - they say sunny and warmer - lets pray because the weather sucked this week -

Here are some pics taken in the subway, on the bus and on the way home -

Enjoy and smile

Taken at Atwater Station - i do not know why she was dressed that way - Dance lesson maybe?

I just love the combo - bracelets and bag - Green line

Old Man at Cote- Vertu Station (orange line)

Atwater Station - i thought the coat was very cheerful!

Taken at Lucie Lallier Station - Subway musician guitare case

The pink outfit - Pretty bold i know but i do love colors- yes i know about the remote, lets say it is my trademark ok?

I wore -

Top - Thrifted YWCA - Fringues et Cie - Montreal

Skirt - Thrifted - Rennaissance - Montreal

Leggings - Winners - Alexis Nihon - Montreal

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The Sun Album

Those pics were taken late Sunday afternoon- Mr D and I were having a glass of wine in the back garden when i saw the light – said to Mr D the light is wonderful must take some pictures, got my tripod and camera -off i went through the garage in the back alley ( la ruelle in French)

Love those back alleys – such a great place to take photos.

It was such a splendid day Sunday, makes you think that summer is just around the corner now if we could have leaves in threes and flowers – I guess we have to wait a bit.

My son arrived while I was taking those pictures and happily joined me in one of the pictures well more than one J

We had coq au vin that evening we all ate outside another sign that summer is not too far away!

Chouchou my cat loves the back garden Mr D arrange it so he can roamed in the garden watching the fish and drinking the water in the pond without escaping – this cat has no claws on his front paws so he needs a bit of protecting! !

I will start a Digital Photography course on Sarturday with Mr D – should be fun - the concept of the course is going through different neighborhoods in Montreal

It has been raining like crazy here – waiting for the sun

Enjoy and do not forget to smile!

What I wore -

Dress thrifted ZARA
T- shirt - Garage – Alexis Nihon Plaza – Montreal
Sandals – UO – Montreal

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