Summer 2023 Retrospective
Once more, summer break has come to an end and once more, I am reflecting on everything that I did and that happened over the past 7 weeks.
This year felt – different. It was almost as if summer never really got into the real swing of things. The weather was a clusterfuck, what with forest fires, smog, rain and cooler temperatures. Every time it seemed like it was over, there would be another storm, another air quality warning and somehow, it impacted the overall feel of summer.
However, this summer was also filled with lots of visits from friends and family and adventures. Between people visiting me and me visiting them, it occupied a lot of time (in a good way.) There were highlights to the summer; notably, going to see the Back to the Future Musical, getting to see my uncle twice, visiting friends, making new friends, celebrating the Lizard’s 10th year, seeing the Perseids, and adopting a sunflower. I also got to go to many new places in the city I had wanted to visit.
On the other hand, there were also some downers to the summer; my dad getting hospitalised again, the never-ending debacle with my plants and the weather.
Yet, there were also so many smaller moments that were pleasant as well. Out of the 37 days I had, I only had 6 days where I had nothing planned. (That’s insane.) I managed to go to the pool so many times, I did a lot of art and I read a lot of books. Even though I did not write at all, I still found other creative outlets, so I guess that counts. There are many things I never got around to doing, but I suppose that’s okay. Some can still be done post end of holiday and others can just be added to next year – hopefully.
I’m still not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I never like the version of me I become under the duress of teaching and it seems that no matter how hard I try, I lose myself in the process. But – it’s a new school year and at least, I’m doing the same thing as last year so I know what to expect. There is less unknown. Hopefully, that will help.
As always, below is my little list of things I did over the summer – an old habit I’ve kept for over a decade now. More for me than anyone else, but it’s there.
Here’s to more adventures!
Pool: 23
Ice cream
Hocheglacé
Iconoglace
Pineault
Dolce Santanella
Kem Coba
Ca Lem
Adventures
Maisonneuve Market
Biodôme
Observation Deck
Quai des Commencements
PAC
Old Port
Au pied du courant
Ave Mt-Royal
JT
Food Trucks
Eye balls
E’s wedding
Dad Fiasco
First Official White Hair TM
Sugar Sammy
Plant fiasco
Bonjour Montréal sign
Navette fluviale
Berlin Wall
World Commerce Building
PVM
Ring
RAMQ
Lézard Bizarre 10th birthday
NYC-PVD-BST
Dinner with J
Gogol Bordello
Power failure/playing Pictionary in the dark
Sunflowers!
Strawberries!
Chinatown
Food trucks
Bota Bota Spa
Nails
Edmonton + camping
Did art
Dusted room
Cleaned out drawer
Perseids
Esplanade Louvain Sunflowers
One Started Fic and a half
Adopted a sunflower
Dinner at Schtroumpf’s
Showed Dad how to work the laptop
Tea at the Ritz
People
S visit
Zia visit
Les petites
La gang du camp
Uncle x2
S
J + Fam
Zia
Edmonton gang
T, M and errone else
Schtroumpf and Aqua
C
Food
Chez Gérard
Beaver Tails
Usine à spaghetti
Au p’tit doré
Guillaume
Les enfants terribles
Oh Dumplings
La beignerie
Terrasse Nelligan
Tea at the Ritz
Bota Bota Spa
Movies/TV shows/ Books
End of Miraculous s5
Spider Man
Nimona x2
Nimona comic
Q Force
Melting Queen
Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au bon Dieu ?
Barbie x2
BTTF Musical
Miraculous Lady Bug Movie
Gomens 2 x3
Qu’est-ce qu’on a encore fait au bon Dieu ?
Best Men
Christmas in Wonderland
Cowboy Bebop s 1 2
Staged s1
A Dash of Salt and Pepper
The Gay Best Friend
Heartstopper s2
Rose à l’île
Red White and Royal Blue movie
Red White and Royal Blue book
Around the world in 80 Days
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Me trying to pose elegantly without getting a splinter
For my dad's birthday, we did a local wine tour. I decided to go for a vintage white wine themed look, since Québec mainly produces white wines for cold climate reasons. Also, I have clearly been looking at too many vintage magazines, as even my poses show it.
Outfit rundown
Dress: second-hand Mary Magdalene
Blouse: old Boutique 1861
Cardigan: old Lord&Taylor
Hat: vintage Vogue
Bag: second-hand Axes Femme
Brooches: vintage
Earrings: Design Festa
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