Daily updates

It was my last day in Quebec today and I decided not to try to run around and do too much before I left. I got up and read for a while, then went out to see the Quebec Marathon as the route was only a couple of blocks away. When I got there the…

I walked a different way through the neighborhood today and saw some more street art. I think that’s one of my favorite things about exploring a new place is seeing the community artwork that’s around. I found a very cool free little library at the base of some very steep steps. There was also a…

Exciting start to the day. When I got home last night there was a sign on the door that some of the streets in the neighborhood would be blocked off at certain times on Friday because they would be filming scenes for a TV series, À propos d’Antoine. I had no idea if I’d see any…

Today I decided I needed to be in a more nature-oriented area, hopefully with less people so I took the bus to the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, a park with a huge waterfall (higher than Niagara Falls!). I spent most of the day walking around the falls and surrounding area. There was a group of…

I slept pretty well, the neighborhood seems to be a quiet family oriented one. Most of the sounds I heard were of kids walking to school on their own or with their parents. Flavie’s sweet cat came and sat in my bed as I got ready. I had a cup of tea on the terrace,…

Tuesday was a travel day for me. Took the bus from my Airbnb to downtown Sherbrooke where I caught the Limocar bus from Sherbrooke to Montreal. Then it was a half hour walk through Montreal going past the neighborhood I’ll be staying at when I come back next week and to the train station to…

The Airbnb I stayed in had donkey milk shampoo which I of course had to try. I liked it, made my hair feel very soft.  I had some nice strolls around the neighborhood, saw more beautiful houses and trees and a group of preschoolers out on a walk. Before I left Sherbrooke I went to…

I did my final farm chores and milking of the goats this morning. I’m sad to leave the farm, I’ve really enjoyed my time here and felt I was getting into a good rhythm. I would definitely love to come back, especially when the new baby goats come in February or March, maybe I can…

After morning chores and breakfast, Nina and I went down to the river to check on her sheepskins, which looked really good. Then we headed over to Max’s place and I got a tour of his amazing little studio home. He’s built it by himself all from salvaged wood and other items. The house is…

I promise I won’t keep putting a whole bunch of sunrise pictures in my posts, today because they were deer out in the field when I woke up. I also took a selfie with the sunrise reflected in the window behind me.  Brittany and Noé went for a horseback ride last night and found a…