Month: November 2012
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After pictures of water, here’s a selection of photographs I’ve captured of the animals I’ve had in my life. We got our first pet when I was 12 years old. Bach was the family downstairs’ cat and when the parent’s relationship went downhill and they split up, we decided to adopt him. In 2001 we…
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I just published a new article about one of Montreal’s most interesting neighborhoods: Little Burgundy on Untapped Cities. Read it here. Little Burgundy has a rich past, playing an important part in Montreal’s renowned jazz scene. After years of desolation, the area has been going through quite the revival in the last few years. I…
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When I’m not out looking for a new subject to blog about, I work at a small, family-owned grocery store. I’m one of those people that gets amazed at the little things in life, and the fact that I get to play with fruits and vegetables all day long makes me happy. Rarely will I get…
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I’ve already spoken about my mother’s work on this blog before, when I wrote about the piece of her’s that I have displayed in my entrance. This lovely fall weekend, I went to the opening of her latest exhibit, which is on until January 20th at the Musée Beaulne in Coaticook, Quebec. My mother’s main…
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Most of the furniture I own is conceived by Swedish designers and built in factories. No great story there (yet). This is one of the few pieces in my house that comes with it’s own past. It was sculpted by my great-grandfather (on my father’s side), Cesare Balestreri. Cesare first came to North America in…
A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer 