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Tina and me xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every year, one day in July, people are invited to visit the most beautiful gardens in Rosemère, Quebec.   Rosemère is an off-shore suburb of Montreal and is known for its quaint cottages and lovely gardens.   Every year a handful of gardens are selected to take part in the “Secret Garden Tour”.   I went this year and was amazed by what I saw.  Here are some of the pictures I took.

a lovely entrance to a secret garden

with lots of greenery

relaxing under the trees

and near the pool

a pond and waterfall

the romantic look

a tropical look

beautiful BUDDHA GARDEN

a hidden walkway

TINA in her own indoor garden

This is the first part of the Secret Garden Tour, the second part will follow soon…

Monkland Village is an area in the Western part of Montreal which is known for its quaint cafés and restaurants as well as lovely homes on the side streets.  It is part of Notre-Dame-de-Grace just west of Westmount.  I went with Tina the other day for a visit to the vet and we took some pictures.

one of the many cafés

 

one of the lovely homes seen on the side streets

a close-up of same house

 

plenty of greenery AND CARS

 

a second hand book store next to other boutiques

 

 

one of the many balconies on the side streets

 

bicycles everywhere

 

lots of trees and greenery in the middle of town

 

a lovely little balcony above a Kabab shop

 

 

 

It is such a secret place, the land of tears….

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Lorraine is an off-island suburb of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière  des Mille-îles.  In the upper part of Lorraine you will find big mansions and Million Dollar homes, while the lower part has lovely smaller houses and bungalows.  In the middle there is a shopping center and a school and there is a golf course next to the lower part of Lorraine.  Since I do not live so far away I went and took some pictures.

an entrance door of a mansion

 

here a view of same mansion

 

one of the streets in Upper Lorraine

 

another lovely entrance to a stately home

 

a castle fit for a king

 

here the entrance door

 

with perfect front lawns and beautiful gardens

 

here a close up of same house

 

looks like an English castle

 

One of the lovely streets in the lower part of Lorraine

 

a very cute bungalow in the lower part of Lorraine

 

the Golf Course of Lorraine

 

 

 

SUMMER WINE is a song written by Lee Hazlewood and became famous with Nancy Sinatra in 1967.  Since then many artists around the world have adopted this song. There are many versions of it.  One of the versions I like is this one by AIMA BAIG and MUBASHIR LUQMAN from Pakistan.   I did not know Aima Baig before I spotted this on youtube.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

Desmond Tutu