Summer decided to go out with a bang: it was such a beautiful late September weekend here in Montreal. On Saturday,  I spent some time with my a good friend Anne Marie going out for brunch, seeing the Jenny Holzer exhibit at DHC/ART and wandering down to the packed Old Port for some tall ships sightings. And on Sunday was Alexis’ first birthday party, the son of my friends Nadine and Julien. I can’t get over how much this sweet little boy grew up in the past year!

Blowin’ in the wind in front of the ship from Pirates of the Caribbean:

Friday’s lunch was too good.  At the end of an incredibly busy work week I finally allowed myself to leave the office at lunch. My mother and I decided to try La Porte, not too far from where I work. Well I came out thoroughly impressed. It was a serene, sun-filled and YUMMY lunch!

For once I took decent food photos so I thought I would share.

I had the Tarte au polenta avec légumes du moment (Polenta tart with seasonal vetetables):

My mother had Un poisson selon le retour du marché (Fish of the day):

La Porte
3627 boulevard St. Laurent
Montréal, QC H2X 2V5
(514) 282-4996

Hope you all had a great weekend. I got a new camera on Friday afternoon – just a cheap camera I can take snapshots with. I’m hoping it encourages me to take more photos – sometimes I’m afraid I’m not documenting my time very well, and in two years I won’t even remember what I was doing with my time!

This weekend was really productive. We got a lot of things done. We also stopped into Montreal fashion week, the FMDM, which had a bit of a pop-up shop downtown featuring local designers such as Charlotte Hosten and Uranium. On Saturday we went for dinner at Richy’s parents’. Georges and Rena prepared a wonderful barbecue meal and Jean-Luc the beagle provided lots of entertainment. And on Sunday night, we took my parents out to dinner at La salle à manger, which is sinfully delicious and the perfect way to end off the weekend.

So I’m pretty happy with my weekend. How about you?

When I got every single piece of jewellery I owned stolen, I was devastated. But secretly, I was sort of happy I had full permission to spend myself silly on some new pieces. Enter Noemiah, whose earrings got me the most compliments of everything I was newly wearing. Created by Montrealer Noémie Vaillancourt, Noemiah jewellery is delicate and almost ethereal. I was especially taken aback and enamoured by her newest pieces, which are the large feather statement necklaces pictured below. Swoon! Check out Noemiah, you won’t regret it.