Welcome to Litsy!

I couldn't fold the laundry since #Zeus was 'using' it, so had to finish my book instead. Expected this to be a lighthearted nostalgia trip through my old 'hood, and it was, but also so much more. A funny, touching coming of age story, it also offers a very personal pov on a fascinating and turbulent time in Québécois and Canadian history. #petsoflitsy #littens

Really enjoyed today's chapter (trying to get in one ch of my French book a day) on the reaction of a family who had up to then supported the ideas of the FLQ (Front Libération Quebec) to the murder of Pierre Laporte. The shock and guilt they feel really personalizes a dark moment in Canadian history.

Love it when a book gets me Googling to find out more like this one just did with the Abortion Caravan of 1970 that travelled across Canada from Vancouver and stormed Parliament Hill demanding free and legal abortion, provoking the first adjournment of Parliament in its 103-year history, shutting down the House of Commons for over an hour. It took until 1988 to get there, but this was the beginning.

Spotted a few of these in NDG last week... Old newspaper boxes converted into a little free library type of deal. The name Livre Service is a pun on Libre Service (self serve.) Makes my old hood VERY DAMN GOOD, IMO�📚� #vacaybookpics

Okay coincidence level is getting spooky! Character just moved from my old neighborhood in Ottawa to my old neighborhood in Montreal, same as I did many many years later! #mylifeasabook

No time for French book shopping in MTL until I got to the airport but Trudeau Intl did not let me down...I snagged this novel set in the 70's in NDG, just two streets over from our Airbnb and one street over from my old house! So far I love it - breezy, nostalgic, trippy and fun.