Tag Archives: Winter Weather

Winter

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Alexandra

Today is one of those days that make me miss the harsher Montreal winters. It snowed on the weekend, temperatures reached -20 with the windchill, and then suddenly it’s above zero again and raining. So of course all the snow … Continue reading →

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New gloves

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Alexandra

Remember my fun gloves I bought on my last trip to Montreal? I lost them. Happens at least once a winter. It’s the second pair I lose this winter… But I got a new, flashier pair:

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Ice Storm of '98

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Alexandra

This week marks 10 years of the Ice Storm of 1998. To honour the event, I ressurrect a post I wrote a little while back: “Canadians had never before endured a natural disaster like the ice storm of 1998. A … Continue reading →

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Snowstorm

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Alexandra

I’m sitting on my couch and watching the snowstorm outside. The flakes are huge, they are falling fast and I can hardly see across the street. Alan is all excited; he’s been complaining Toronto never gets a truly big snowstorm. … Continue reading →

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New mitts and gloves!

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Alexandra

Shopping in Montreal is always fun and this time I decided to pick up a new pair of mitts. I don’t really wear gloves in the winter here in Canada because they never really work; once you split your fingers, … Continue reading →

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What's that for thursday???

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Alexandra

What’s that coming out of the clouds on thursday (jueves)???? That would be sooooo cool but I’ll believe it when I see it. Alan is not looking forward to  all this cold. Being Canadian, he is all too aware of … Continue reading →

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Winter is (finally) coming…

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Alexandra

This is what the weather forecast is for the next few days: All I can say is: I hope the forecast for friday is way off the mark. Otherwise we may have to rethink our decision not to turn on … Continue reading →

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Winter has arrived in Montreal

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Alexandra

Friends and family have been telling us how unseasonable weather has been in Canada. It reached 10 degrees celsius over the Christmas holiday!! There was no snow to speak off… And this is in the country where snow is not … Continue reading →

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Amazing weather – the Canadian dream?

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Alexandra

It reached 28 degrees yesterday!! (and I’m not talking Farenheit!) We’ve been told it does get cold here in the winter and judging by the state of things when we arrived in april, the trees lose their leaves at some … Continue reading →

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