In the midst of Saints..................

I've been surrounded by Saints my entire life

I was born 53 years ago in St. Mary's Hospital

I was christened in St. Ambroise Church

the first school I attended was St. Kevin's Elementary

and my first communion and confirmation were done at St. Kevin's Church.

When I met John - he sang in St. George's Choir

Most of my shopping is done on St. Catherine street.

except for St. Patrick's day - when it's closed for the parade

In the summer we love to spend the day browsing around in St. Sauveur

and often spend lazy days having lunch and walking around St. Anne De Bellevue watching the boats line up for lunches

I  spend a lot of time on St. Denis Street in the summer going to the Just For Laughs Festival

and the Montreal Jazz Fest - starting on St Catherine St and working it's way up to St. Denis
( millions of tourist attend these shows every summer - are you one of them? )

I love getting smoked meat ( pastrami ) on St Laurence

We often go to Old Montreal ( a 17th century neighbourhood off the water ) in the winter and summer -
just to stroll around St. Sulpice - and St Andre streets

But my favorite street in Old Montreal would have to be St. Paul

St Helene's Island is a beautiful place to have a picnic ( just off the St Lawrence River ) that round sphere is the  former USA pavillion from Expo 67

and sometimes we find ourselves stopping by St. Hubert Chicken for a snack

I buy my fruit - flowers - and even my Christmas trees from the Atwater Market

which is in St. Henri

and though the burrough I live in is called Westmount - it's original name was St.Antoine

IF I wanted to Ski - I could go to Mont St Anne  

and going for a walk in the city - from almost any point - you can catch a glimpse of St. Joseph's Oratory

I'm still waiting for one of these to magically appear over my head

Hasn't happened yet

Oh the weather outside is frightful

Some photos of the storm that has hit Montreal - 46 centimeters ( 18 inches ) and more expected!
It's broken records -

Hey buddy - get some winter clothes on!

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I ASKED you to pick up milk on your way home from work yesterday!

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I've got to get to work - must get to work - God help me - I need to get to work

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How to get to the pub in a snow storm - the submitter of the photo's caption - not mine lol - brilliant!

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Can I come in now Mom ?  I'm tired of playing in the snow

 

It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood

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O.M.G. - I dropped my keys!!!
 

BUT before we whine and complain - take a look at what got dumped in Watertown N.Y
146 inches in 2 weeks - now that's a lot of shoveling

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And on a final note -

Is anyone else as excited as I am about this?
I can't tell you how much I love this show!


 Downton Abbey, Season 3 — The Phenomenon Lives On!

The acclaimed cast returns with guest star Shirley MacLaine
January 6, 2013 on PBS

I. CAN. NOT. WAIT.