Written on 1:14 a.m. by My gratitude journal

Aren't these 2 lovely pictures? I really enjoyed diving with my brother Charles in St-François Lake for my open water certification. Can you imagine the pictures to come from diving in Australia? Stay tuned for more...
Written on 12:29 a.m. by My gratitude journal
Social Dancing is back in my life!!!Thanks to Peter who accepted to be my dance partner for the social dance classes. I can't wait to see the schedule and to get started!
SpinningThanks to Hugo who invited us to join him at spinning on Mondays. I've never done this before. This sport basically consists of a group of stationnary bikers following the rhythm given by a leader on loud music and flashing lights... Supposed to be a lot of fun. Can't wait to try it!
CurlingPeter, Hugo and I are currently searching for a 4th player to complete our team from work. Once this mission is accomplished we should devote another day every week to curling.
Written on 8:05 a.m. by My gratitude journal
Next weekend is a long weekend for everybody living in Ontario as well as everybody working for Falconbridge Ltd. From July 29th to August 1st we rented a nice cabin (the vice-roi) near a lake at Parc d'Aiguebelle.
3 nights in this beautiful rustic cottage, away from t.v. and internet... Mmmm... Makes me think we better brings cards and
games or it could be long ;)
Better not forget my bathing suit and lots of mosquitoe oil: we're in front of Lake Matissard, with the possibility of renting boats... But I'm not forgetting Abitibi's reputation!
Apparently, this cottage is located near a long trail full of blueberries. Blueberry shortcake anyone?
So far, the forecast is as follow:
Friday : 21oC
Saturday : 28oC
Sunday : 15oC
Better bring warm and rain clothes just in case... 15oC isn't exactly Miami!

Don't try to reach me on that weekend. My cell phone does not receive a signal in Parc d'Aiguebelle.
Written on 8:34 p.m. by My gratitude journal
I enjoyed the soundtrack more than anything else in that movie. It is a musical so don't expect too much action, suspense and mystery.
Ashley Judd is magnificent in this role. Some famous singers make their appearance in this movie: Elvis Costello, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Robbie Williams and others I'm forgetting.
A movie to watch if you're craving the vintage swing and jazz music and costumes.
Written on 12:27 p.m. by My gratitude journal
Yesterday was a gorgeous 25oC day in Rouyn-Noranda, so we decided to grab a sandwich at Subway and head to Mount Kekeko which I had never seen before.
Kekeko is just a couple of minutes drive from Rouyn and offers a very nice scenery. The long trail is bordered with raspberry bushes and once at the top, you face the beautiful Kekeko Lake which is shown above. The picture is not fair to the place. On the left side, you can guess the shape of a big fireplace with a large covered area in case of rain. There are a lot of large flat rocks that are not shown on this pic on which we rested as well as tons of blueberries that we took for dessert.
For those who wonder, Kekeko is also the name of a colourful bird that learns to speak like a parrot but with whom you can converse and the bird can even give advice!