In the same house since 1949
La Presse interviews a woman who’s been living in the same Villeray shoebox house since 1949, at times with half a dozen people sharing the same tiny space.
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DeWolf 10:58 on 2023-07-31 Permalink
Cute story. Especially this quote:
“J’aime mieux être sur mon balcon plutôt qu’en arrière dans le jardin. Parce que les fleurs, ça ne parle pas, les humains, oui!”
Robert H 20:24 on 2023-08-01 Permalink
That was indeed pleasant to read. And DeWolf, yes, as that quote implies, she seems like a very sociable person, une vraie vedette du quartier and the sort that every neighborhood should have. Mind you, she’s also the sort of person whom I would have found annoying when I was a kid and thought less about the value of friendly eyes on the street than the possibility that news about what I was up to away from home would get back to my parents. And, she also seems to have created a lively, warm household. I do wish, however, that she had expanded upon her off hand comment about Édith Piaf being “Une emmerdeuse.” Hmmmmmm…
Kate 21:36 on 2023-08-01 Permalink
I miss a couple of my neighbours who used to sit on their front porches, who were usually happy to have a little chat. It’s a younger crowd now and people are too busy to hang around chatting.