Tag: Corbeil

Welcome to Quintland

Andrea Cordonier

Archives, Caregiving, Community, Finance & Economics, Geography, History & Heritage, Museums, Galleries & Archives, Place & Space, Politics, Policy & Governance, Sociology & Psychology

UPDATE: August 5, 2018: Annette visited her birth house in North Bay today. Cecile was supposed to join her but cancelled due to health reasons. The story is here. UPDATE: As of November 19th, 2017, the birth house and museum of the Dionne Quintuplets has been moved to the North Bay waterfront, installed on Oak… Read more
Dance of the Appliance Delivery Men

Andrea Cordonier

Bricks & Mortar, Food & Agriculture, My Old House, Technology

The moment I touched the Haagen-Dazs carton I knew it was all wrong. Ice cream doesn’t normally make lapping sounds when you pick it up: it just sits there looking good. Our 14-year-old refrigerator had clearly lost its mojo. There had been warning signs of imminent failure. The previous Saturday, Husband and I had a… Read more