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• green. house. greenhouse.

  

  No matter where you are on the spectrum of feelings about the weather in Canada (or beyond) during the cooler months of the year, find yourself a greenhouse, if you can. As you may know, a growing body of research shows that a little of that green — 120 minutes per week, according to this…

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  Johanne Provençal

  22 Apr 2023

  all, everyday life, nature & landmarks

  Earth day, gardens, Montreal

• a little awkward, fine and dandy

  

  Personal grooming alert: this post is about paying someone to take care of your hands and feet. Writing about such things, I feel a little awkward, just as I do when I get a manicure or pedicure, to tell the truth. Someone I don’t know very well, holding my hands and feet for an hour?…

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  Johanne Provençal

  16 Apr 2023

  all, everyday life, goods and services

  Montreal

• familiar light

  

  More than one million people in Québec (primarily in and around Montréal) have had a power outage this week. No hydro at my place means no lights, no heat, no hot water. I was out of town when the power went off. The first 24 hours passed. Goodbye to the perishables in the fridge and…

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  Johanne Provençal

  9 Apr 2023

  all, everyday life, nature & landmarks

  Montreal, power outage