tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post3620212943567894030..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Standing up, standing outDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-47305092108241093952011-06-02T01:58:09.998-04:002011-06-02T01:58:09.998-04:00Welcome back! Congratulations on completing your m...Welcome back! Congratulations on completing your move. I can't wait to read more about your new city. Admittedly I am living just a little vicariously as you paint your lovely pictures - fashion and otherwise.HBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75842802727703136832011-05-31T19:20:46.498-04:002011-05-31T19:20:46.498-04:00Oh, I am sooo going to love having your view of Mo...Oh, I am sooo going to love having your view of Montreal. and you know you'll have a visitor one of these days, no? You'll have sussed out all the best shopping, wonderful vintage included, by then, <i>bien sûr</i> .. . I love the way you're jumping in, observing, tweaking your wardrobe and hair. Have fun!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43299443796050265812011-05-31T19:05:19.299-04:002011-05-31T19:05:19.299-04:00Araminta: "It has a higher quotient of style ...Araminta: "It has a higher quotient of style and joie de vivre than anywhere else I know in North America." That's it, exactly!<br />Susan: "Making it a home": who knows the moment that happens? There is the moment when one falls asleep and doesn't wake with a start wondering "where am I?" Beginning to feel like home.<br />Tiffany: Thanks, settling in is a process that unfolds in layers, as well as some bureaucracy: driver's license, phones, tax bills- as well as simply learning bus routes.<br />c.: Having attended my parents in their last years of long lives, realized that there is a time when a move is joyous, and a time when it is a sad acknowledgment of inevitable dwindling, We both wanted a move we chose as relatively healthy 50s and 60s persons and are grateful we could do this.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26943483358923194482011-05-31T17:41:36.759-04:002011-05-31T17:41:36.759-04:00"How beauteous mankind is!
O brave new world..."How beauteous mankind is!<br /> O brave new world<br /> That has such people in't"<br /><br /> So glad for you, Duchesse. Have fun!<br /><br /> C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-61854758692804665402011-05-31T17:07:44.950-04:002011-05-31T17:07:44.950-04:00I have always wanted to visit Montreal and now I g...I have always wanted to visit Montreal and now I get to enjoy it first through your eyes. Welcome to your new home and it's great to se you back.Jane Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236298438179825569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-37953909603434070972011-05-31T17:00:44.641-04:002011-05-31T17:00:44.641-04:00Wow, sounds really fun. Hope you settle in well an...Wow, sounds really fun. Hope you settle in well and look forward to hearing more about Montreal.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6379934796739764122011-05-31T16:34:23.762-04:002011-05-31T16:34:23.762-04:00I am so glad that you are back! You have been mis...I am so glad that you are back! You have been missed. I hope your new apartment home is everything you hoped it would be. Have fun making it a home.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756033682201519150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-77790585311920629232011-05-31T16:06:02.882-04:002011-05-31T16:06:02.882-04:00Welcome to Montreal/Bienvenue à Montréal. I fell ...Welcome to Montreal/Bienvenue à Montréal. I fell in love with it as a city when I first arrived here decades ago & have never wanted to leave. It has a higher quotient of style and joie de vivre than anywhere else I know in North America. I know you will love it here.Aramintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743875096468602320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-8130383027783620922011-05-31T14:13:22.129-04:002011-05-31T14:13:22.129-04:00Anonymous: I've got to get a new camera!
C'...Anonymous: I've got to get a new camera!<br />C'est Chic: Even more than I am, as French is his first language.<br />Rebecca: Having lived in a bilingual family for 25 years it comes somewhat easily but I need a lot more than phrases now!<br />Jane W: My comments will be somewhat naive, as any newcomer's, but I'll try.<br />MJ: Thanks, it's easy to adapt once I can move around the apt without tripping over boxes.<br />AN: I realized that my father always said when he was older he wanted to live in the middle of a big city- he did not, just a small city, but I have.<br />Lisa: The Passage is a home I could take with me while making a new one, an unanticipated benefit of blogging.<br />lagatta: Thanks and see you there! (All, lagatta has been so helpful in pointing me to everything from hardware stores to kabobs.)<br />hostess: Oh, Ruth is from here but lives in Toronto now- but visits the city often so I'll see her.<br />Mardel: It has to be a city for me. Are you still wondering about a move?<br />dana:Shopping is a great way to learn local resources and meet people. One store invited me to a most worthy fundraiser event- could not go but will be on list for next one.<br />Lorrie: it's even more different than our former city than I realized- more on that later.<br />Rubi; Hope you will be visiting Mtl again soon!<br />Susan Tiner: People told me but not having moved for 25 years, was not really aware of the implications. Huge project.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-45232408519850129812011-05-31T13:35:51.025-04:002011-05-31T13:35:51.025-04:00Montreal is my dream expat city. I am glad the wor...Montreal is my dream expat city. I am glad the worst part of the move is over and look forward to more of your observations.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-51213774634123171642011-05-31T12:22:52.557-04:002011-05-31T12:22:52.557-04:00Hurrah! Glad that you're settling in... and so...Hurrah! Glad that you're settling in... and so looking forward to lots of "visual aids"!Rubiatontahttp://rubiatonta.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75907250099685784812011-05-31T11:51:25.859-04:002011-05-31T11:51:25.859-04:00Welcome back. What a fun take on a new city.Welcome back. What a fun take on a new city.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-48154086053835002132011-05-31T11:11:01.989-04:002011-05-31T11:11:01.989-04:00Nothing like shopping to help one settle in! I'...Nothing like shopping to help one settle in! I'm glad the move went relatively well, and hope you're enjoying the new space. All bestdanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902311224633734779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-22543552960593108262011-05-31T11:08:40.207-04:002011-05-31T11:08:40.207-04:00Welcome back!
Your observations so far sound intr...Welcome back!<br /><br />Your observations so far sound intriguing, as do your initial adaptive steps. I'm looking forward to more as you settle in. Montreal sounds like a very interesting place to be.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-21290513663681702362011-05-31T10:42:34.919-04:002011-05-31T10:42:34.919-04:00I've been working on finding a new home for Si...I've been working on finding a new home for Simone - a grad student would be ideal... <br /><br />Soon you'll have time to do a shoot at Marché Jean-Talon... <br /><br />Cahier d'Exercices sounds great. And it is finally skirt-and-bare-legs weather - about time, after this cool, terribly rainy spring. <br /><br />My verification word is "panting".lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-90142295171419288962011-05-31T10:12:23.484-04:002011-05-31T10:12:23.484-04:00Montreal sounds like my kind of city!
You sound ve...Montreal sounds like my kind of city!<br />You sound very happy Duchesse and what a bonus to have your friend Ruth living there.<br />With a move there is the thrill of discovery and it sounds like you are immersed in this transformative experience.<br />Congratulations!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-88457032903179561622011-05-31T09:43:41.182-04:002011-05-31T09:43:41.182-04:00Glad you have landed. Very interested in your obse...Glad you have landed. Very interested in your observations of Montreal, and in the actions you take in response. Welcome home, by which I mean the Passage:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-2412122325385533362011-05-31T09:38:19.253-04:002011-05-31T09:38:19.253-04:00Nice to be back here, duchesse! Enjoy your new cit...Nice to be back here, duchesse! Enjoy your new city.ANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-38464588708818122212011-05-31T09:03:33.064-04:002011-05-31T09:03:33.064-04:00Welcome to your new home - or should I say bienven...Welcome to your new home - or should I say bienvenue? Glad to hear that you're adapting already. Have fun!MJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-47750765649338779422011-05-31T08:26:35.314-04:002011-05-31T08:26:35.314-04:00So happy to have you back! I'm really looking ...So happy to have you back! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming posts about your new city.La Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787872640044660485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-8334062005962110872011-05-31T08:25:11.418-04:002011-05-31T08:25:11.418-04:00I'm a little jealous of your new adventure. (...I'm a little jealous of your new adventure. (And how I wish I could accent my comments with some French phrases....)<br /><br />Alas. For now I shall adventure vicariously through you :) Don't let me down!Rebeccahttp://thriftystyleatsixty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-70927584916788428952011-05-31T08:03:04.783-04:002011-05-31T08:03:04.783-04:00Oh, how you have been missed! SO glad to hear you...Oh, how you have been missed! SO glad to hear you're settling in, and finding plenty to enjoy in your new home. Do hope the Duc is enjoying his new life in Montreal as much as you seem to be!<br />A la prochaine!Vintage Cat's Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337924971244753775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-24751607928277345672011-05-31T07:14:06.023-04:002011-05-31T07:14:06.023-04:00Welcome back Duchesse! Have been looking forward t...Welcome back Duchesse! Have been looking forward to your return. What a fun post and to hear you are experimenting with your style a bit. Can't wait to see pictures. J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com