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Hi, I’m Alexandra, a tea drinking, word-obsessed, humanoid, with an over active imagination. When not scribbling on random bits of paper, or doodling in my journal, I capture my thoughts with a butterfly net, stuff them into tiny glass jars with brass lids, and store them on dusty shelves in various

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1. Bye Bye Autumn
   Nov 2, 2026 · original
   The trees are all but bear, the soft rain is here today, and the chill has set in warning of nasty things to come with frost warnings and snow squalls up north. Yes, already. Here are the last of my autumn photos. No crisp leaves to crunch here, they were all slick and wet …
2. The Great British Bake Off: Book Challenge
   Oct 29, 2026 · original
   I absolutely love the Great British Bake Off so, when I saw this book challenge I though ' yeah, sign me up for that one .' ON YOUR MARKS – A Book You Can’t Wait To Read I can't wait to read The Last Mandarin , a fast-paced, all-too-real thriller co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny and award-winning journalist Mellissa Fung, global politics become personal for two unlikely heroines. The Last Mandarin is an electrifying study of absolute power and voracious greed, political terror and personal conviction. But it is also, as to be expected from the minds of Louise Penny, beloved author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an acclaimed international journalist, an intimate examination of choice, of sacrifice, of memory and myths, both cultural and personal. It is the story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the pre
3. Little Things #9
   Oct 26, 2026 · original
   There are so many little things I’ve been grateful for this past week, not least: The OH . They keep me calm and even tempered, for the most part, when stress levels rise to the point I want to punch someone. Walking . Without which, again, my stress levels might be a tad on the wrong side of high. Thankfully, I find a sense of peace and calm in playing ‘Hamster’ as the OH calls it, as I walk my mini circuits in the apartment or, out in the local park. Round and round. All that’s mising is the squeak. Cheesy Movies. Why yes, yes I did watch the live action version of Moana this weekend. And yes, I did thoroughly enjoy singing along with the cast, and laughed out loud at the antics of the Chicken ( again ). Home cooked meals. There’s nothing better than a home cooked meal done right. Slow cooked braised beef and vegetable, korma chicken curry, a vegetable and noodle teriyaki and yes, bean
4. Fantastical Fiction
   Oct 23, 2026 · original
   For this, my first Fantastical Fiction post, I want to share three books that cross genres due to one or more ‘fantastical’ elements. James Rollins has written any number of books that while on the surface might be classed as a thriller or an adventure but, when you look closer, also included fantastical elements. AMAZONIA by James Rollins The Backcover Blurb: The Rand scientific expedition entered the lush wilderness of the Amazon and never returned. Years later, one of its members has stumbled out of the world’s most inhospitable rainforest: a former Special Forces soldier—scarred, mutilated, terrified, and mere hours from death—who went in with one arm missing…and came out with both intact. Unable to comprehend this inexplicable event, the government sends Nathan Rand into this impenetrable secret world of undreamed—of perils to follow the trail of his vanished father…toward mysteries
5. Autumn Sunshine
   Oct 21, 2026 · original
   So the trees are shedding their leaves quickly, but there’s still a few colourful spots lingering, bathing in glorious sunshine. the view from my balcony And to the left, from my balcony, looking into the sun … the trees are nearly bare
6. Little ‘Joyful’ Things #8
   Oct 19, 2026 · original
   Forgive me dear reader, it’s been well over a week since my last post but for good reason. Not least, I got my first head cold of the season, which is typical as my Covid/Flu shots are not till the last day of October. Quebec is always late rolling out free shots for the elderly — having long since stopped offering them for anyone under 60 back in 2024. And yes, sadly, I now fall into that category: elderly. But the free part is mostly because of health issues. Anyway, all this to say I am going to endeavour to get back to writing a Monday Little Things post or, as Sylvia has termed it now, joyful things . I like the idea of writing 5 joyful things that happened in the last week. A good reminder the world is not completely gloom and doom 24/7. And that there are a few spears of sunshine and rainbows out there. And what have I to be joyful about? Waking up every morning, opening the curta
7. Bullet Journalling: One Journal To Rule Them All
   Oct 11, 2026 · original
   " In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person; I create myself ." — Susan Sontag To keep myself organised and, because I love paper and all things stationery, I've been a journalist all my life. From writing in little spiral-bound notebooks and school exercise books as a child, right on through to a fancy leather-bound Midori (an expensive Japanese notebook) that was a birthday gift. I've been an avid note-maker since I was able to hold a pencil and write. I've used all sorts of notebooks to scribble in, and even tried the made for journaling journal by Baron Fig —yes, what a great name! Never mind the journal that everyone seems to hold as sacred, the Leuchtturm1917 . But amongst them all, big, small, ruled, dotted or blank, fancy, plain, expensive or cheap. The one I love the most has to be the A5 pocket size Moleskine . I've noted everything f
8. More Autumn Colours
   Oct 9, 2026 · original
   And a few more from Old Quebec by Place Royale and, of course, looking up at the Chateau. the Chateau Frontenac the funicular
9. Autumn Colours
   Oct 5, 2026 · original
   We got out on Saturday and did some errands as it was sunny blue skies. And despite the chill in the air, enjoyed a walk taking some photos of the trees. Chateau Frontenac I mean, come on, when you have such beautiful buildings like this, set to a backdrop of history and nature, it’s impossible not to take a photo. And are the trees on fire where you live?
10. Daily Life
    Oct 1, 2026 · original
    I try to keep my life simple and, for the most part, it works. I have my routines that, if not followed, end up leaving me out of sorts and yes, even grumpy sometimes. And no, that's nothing to do with my no longer drinking coffee—something I had to do cold turkey on orders of my doctor. You wouldn't have liked me during those first few days/weeks ... oh boy, no. But where was I? Oh, yes, routines. I get up at roughly the same time every morning, 7:45, when my iWatch quietly chimes. And yes, it's enough to wake me. Most morning, to wake up, I step in the shower even before I brush my teeth. It's the one thing guaranteed to wake me up. I have something of a leisurely breakfast compared to most, including the OH, who never allows enough time to get themselves organised before heading out the door for work. The last vestiges of breakfast over, I'm then usually out the door by 10am in order
11. My Nomenclature Habit
    Sep 30, 2026 · original
    I don't know about you, but I have a terrible habit. One I've had since I was knee high to the proverbial grasshopper. I name things. And who doesn't, right? I mean, I name just about everything. What started with teddy bears and the like, moved to other things growing up till I hit adulthood and then? It moved from favourite childhood toys to grown-ups toys, namely, phones, fridges, cars. You know what I mean. Go on, you do it too, don't blush. We all do it to a certain extent. Phones have become the most inventive of the nomenclature I've started and has been wildly fun over the years. What started simply as Mister Beep, my first phone, moved swiftly to Noisy Parker, and then, my first flip phone—and oh how I loved that Nokia phone and that feeling I had just arrived on the set of Star Trek! Mr. Sulu was soon replaced alas and I don't remember by what or what I called it. But then? The
12. Let there be light
    Sep 29, 2026 · original
    Can someone please explain to me what happened to lightbulbs. When did we go from having cheap incandescent bulbs that fuelled our winter-nights with light to read by, to mercury-filled, evil planet-polluting $10 spotlights which, while they are supposed to last several times longer, don't? I ask because yet another bulb plinked out of existence in the bathroom, and plunged me into semi-darkness as I … eh, well, you don't need to know what I was doing. That's the third bulb this month, which seems a little excessive to me for supposedly super bulbs. Seriously, this is getting out of hand. I might have to take out a Bank Draft just to keep up with the exorbitant cost of buying the damn things. I think I need to write a letter of disgruntled complaint to our Prime Minister. Dear Mister Carney … no, wait, he's the PM, I have to get the opening salutation right. Dear Expletive … Okay, forget
13. Whale Tail
    Sep 26, 2026 · original
    entrance to the musee des Beaux Arts The sad story to this is, we discovered that this entrance to the museum is no more. The museum got funding to do renovations and add new sections and, have totally destroyed the whale tail entrance in favour of what, well, we don’t know. It’s all something of a secret to be revealed later this year. To be honest, I’m a little heartbroken. This was an iconic entrance to what was a beautiful museum. 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
14. More Fall Colours
    Sep 25, 2026 · original
    Welcome to my local park, it’s only small and you can walk around it in a few minutes, but the mature trees gift us an absolute glorious Fall display of colour come autumn. fall colours Lots of burnt orange, red, brown and yellow. west side… east side…
15. Tinge of Autumn
    Sep 24, 2026 · original
    The sun is out. The sky is blue. And this afternoon it’s actually 22C outside. Balmy and warm. But yes, there’s a tinge of autumn in the greenery. our privacy hedge and invasive red coloured ivy And my favourite tree … autumn is here
16. Romeo & Juliet
    Sep 23, 2026 · original
    Out and about in old Quebec. Every time I visit this area I always think of Romeo and Juliet. I wonder why?
17. Last Meals
    Sep 16, 2026 · original
    This weekend we caught a couple of episodes of a new show on Netflix called: Last Meal , in which the host, Josh Scherer from Mythical Kitchen , interviews a celebrity about their lives whilst enjoying what they would eat for their last meal on Earth. Hence the name of the show. Funnily enough Gabz talked about this over on Mastodon too, writing in his post Last Meal all the delicious things he’d have for his last meal. So of course, I had to follow suit and write about what I would love to eat as my Last Meal. First Course I would start with a soup, Gazpacho to be exact. And not any Gazpacho, my fav was made by the head chef at the Musee des Beaux Arts restaurant here, in Quebec City. It was bursting with flavour and definitely up there in soup heaven. Second Course I’d follow that up with my favourite ham & mushroom pizza ( or, even just a slice ) from the No. 900 which does the best p
18. I Walk
    Sep 15, 2026 · original
    I like to walk, and walk a lot. Though maybe not anywhere near like a pro. My walk is about as brisk as an ambulatory dinosaur on a long trek to the feeding grounds. When outside, there are frequent stops, detours, sightseeing, and moments to take photos. There is nothing rushed or vigorous about my outdoor walks. Inside, however, is a different story. This is usually where I do my serious walking because, for seven months of the year, due to something called winter, I'm a caged animal, stuck inside, going stir-crazy, and like any pre-historic sabre-toothed pussy cat, I need an outlet. Mine comes in the form of doing circuits, because the layout of my apartment has provided me with interconnecting rooms. Rooms being a term used loosely to describe partitions dividing up one large room into several smaller spaces . Here, I am in my element doing mindless circuits timed by the meecro-wah-v
19. Language of Contempt
    Sep 14, 2026 · original
    Today I want to look at language, and specifically the use of certain words. In this case—given the climate of hatred spewing out all over the place—I'm focusing in on the word, despise [verb] to feel contempt or a deep repugnance for, as in : he despised himself for voting for Trump . So, jumping right in, let's get to it… It's one thing to dislike someone or something; it's quite another to despise or detest a person or thing. Both are strong words used to describe an extreme dislike or hatred. Detest is probably the purest expression of hatred, ( : she detested the woman who had raised her, and longed to find her own mother ), while despise suggests looking down with great contempt and regarding the person as mean, petty, weak, or worthless ( he despised men whose only concern was their own safety ). Disdain carries even stronger connotations of superiority, often combined with self-r
20. In Reflection
    Sep 14, 2026 · original
    I love it when the cruise ships are in town. So many photographic opportunities.

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