I am just slightly behind posting schedule(about a month…), if you can’t tell! This was in early October, hence the pumpkin carving and sidewalk stooping. I’m missing being able to leave our front door wide open like this and just be outside. It’s cold and windy here already, and it seems the neighbors have all disappeared(to their warm homes). We live in Old Quebec City, and as you can see, we don’t have a yard. Our sidewalk serves as our yard, as does the large parking area on the other side of the road. That’s where the girls ride their bikes, color with chalk, collect leaves, and throw snowballs. We do have an amazing park across the boulevard that runs along the Saint Lawrence, but when I’m in the middle of dinner.. that doesn’t work so much. Often I do wish we had a yard, with grass, and trees. But we live in a city. We have cement. And you know what, it ain’t half bad. We have learned to love our cement yard, and frankly we’re missing it now as the ground is covered in snow. We miss seeing the neighbors sitting outside of their doors with a glass of wine before dinner, the girls being able to run down to Claude and Maryse’s place and hang out with them while they cook. We may not have a yard, but we have a beautiful little community that we are a part of. We share our stoops with each other, and invite each other in for visits. Winter can be long without that.

So I invite you to be a part of my virtual community, right here at La Bonne Maman. Come share your favorite recipe, wine, a silly story, or some good maman advice to help get us through this long winter ahead. I know I am going to need it….

If you or anyone you know are interested in contributing to the blog, please email me at hello.labonnemaman@gmail.com with your name and a little background about you, where you’re from, and what you might like to share with us, and we will make it happen!

I will be sharing our very first guest Maman tomorrow.. can’t wait!!!