A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

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  • Photo post: Chrysler building, NYC

    I’ve had a lifelong fascination with cities, particularly New York city. So far, I’ve been to the Big Apple 4 times in my life (we’ll be heading there again in November, can’t wait). Here’s a photo I took of the beautiful skyscraper that is the Chrysler building, during my trip in 2008.

  • Q&A feature on Untapped Cities

    If you’d like to learn more about me, my top spots to visit in Montreal and my favorite life experiences check out this short Q&A I did with Untapped Cities, the website where I write as a City Correspondant for Montreal. Here’s a sample question:

  • Colorful art in the Village, Montreal

    The Village in Montreal is an LGBT friendly neighborhood centered between the Beaudry and Papineau stations, on the green line of the subway system. It is one of the largest gay villages in the North America and a popular spot for nightlife in Montreal. A few weeks ago I was out walking and I discovered…

  • Easy crafts for lazy people: Marimekko inspired plant pots

    It’s been a while since I’ve shared a DIY project! My latest adventures with a paintbrush resulted in some cute clay plant pots with a design inspired by Finnish textile company Marimekko. If you’re new to this site, I’ve been doing this series called Easy crafts for lazy people. It’s all about the fact that…

  • The beauty of the Saint-Lawrence river: a weekend in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec

    Two weeks ago, my family and I traveled to the lovely town of Trois-Pistoles for my grandparent’s sixtieth wedding anniversary celebrations. We all gathered in a charming cottage that my grandparents have been renting twice a year for the last decade. My grandparents have developed a longstanding love story with this area, having met in…