Québec, en étages

As promised, here's a photo from Quebec city. The building on the left is an interpretation center for the 400th anniversary. If you look closely, there's a neat repetition of boats. The building exterior is layered, much like the ITHQ Hotel on Saint-Denis.

On an entirely unrelated note, I went to see Helvetica last night. An interesting documentary, especially for those interested in design and/or fonts.

Wrong Side of the Tracks

Snapped a few weeks ago, in Outremont -- I never knew that it had such a grubby side!

Mr T's parents left this morning, after a week's visit with us. We went to Quebec City and took in some of the 400th anniversary celebrations. I will post some photos soon.

What came first...

...the circle or the square? Deep, I know. I haven't been feeling terribly inspired with words or images these days. I suppose this post is a reflection of that...

But my crystal ball tells me that something significant is going to happen soon. Hold on to your hats!

Il fait beau dans l'métro!

I made it from Jean-Talon métro to Peel on foot, before caving and taking the métro home. There are some beautiful stained glass windows at Charlevoix métro. On a sunny day they look like this. I felt like I was at a pride parade -- albeit underground, without any of the fanfare...

Cumpleaños Numero Uno

MP & Alejandra threw a very fun afternoon party for their son Kael last weekend. It was his first birthday! Kael was especially excited to receive his new rocking horse, and the retro Brutus doll seen in the picture above. We had a great time with Mr. K, who so adorably sits on his bum, and drags himself across the hardwood floors with his arms!

An aside: While searching for a picture of Brutus online, I came across this video of two obviously doting men, who threw a fourth birthday party for their dogs: Popeye and Brutus. Enjoy!