dimanche 29 septembre 2013

samedi 28 septembre 2013

                  

Serge Chapleau, La Presse , 28 septembre 2013 

jeudi 26 septembre 2013

 
Jane Green has become a nationally bestselling author with legions of fans through her novels about the true-life dilemmas of real women, �their relationships, their careers, their loves, their triumphs and disappointments. In her latest book, Green tells the story of a group of people who haven't seen each other since they were best friends at school. When one of them dies in a terrible tragedy, the reunited friends work through their grief together and find that each of their lives is impacted in ways they could have never foreseen. Warm, witty, and as wise as ever, this is a story of friendship, of family, and of life coming full circle.

dimanche 22 septembre 2013

C’est aujourdhui, à 16 h 44, que l’été prendra fin officiellement pour laisser place à l’équinoxe d’automne. Cette journée sera marquée du fait que la durée du jour sera égale à celle de la nuit.
C’est l’inclinaison de la Terre qui est la cause de cette variation de la durée du jour au courant de l’année. À l’approche de l’équinoxe d’automne, le Soleil monte de moins en moins haut dans le ciel, ce qui explique que les journées raccourcissent jusqu’au solstice d’hiver. À Montréal, la durée du jour varie d’environ 7 heures dans une année.
Ce décalage est notamment responsable du fait que les saisons n’arrivent jamais au même moment d’une année à l’autre. Comme une année solaire dure 365,26 jours, il y a un décalage d’à peu près 6 heures. C’est d’ailleurs le but des années bissextiles : replacer les saisons aux bons endroits! C’est ce qui permet de conserver le calendrier civil synchronisé avec le calendrier solaire.
Pour connaître la date et l‘heure exacte d’arrivée d’une saison, il faut considérer la position du Soleil par rapport à la Terre. Ainsi, lorsque les rayons directs du Soleil arrivent du côté de l’équateur, c’est soit le début de l’automne, ou le printemps.

samedi 21 septembre 2013

TODAY   |  September 21, 2013

Mystery clown spooks British town

In a sleepy English town something very strange is going on, and it has people looking over their shoulders. Known as the Northampton clown, he carries balloons, and sometimes a teddy bear, but doesn’t speak. NBC’s Duncan Golestani reports.

 
Vicky Townsley is single, solvent, and seriously successful. Features director of the hugely successful Poise! magazine, she has an amazing flat, good friends, a fantastic wardrobe . . . in short, everything except the life she wants: marriage, children, and a house in the country.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Amber Winslow has a stone mansion in Connecticut, two kids (and a full-time nanny), the requisite golden retriever, and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women's League. But she hasn't quite found the fulfillment she had expected from being a wife and mother. When she spots an intriguing contest in Poise!, Amber never expects to be picked.
Life Swap is a riotous and poignant look at what happens when two women, both of whom think their bliss lies elsewhere, walk in each other's shoes for a month only to discover that happiness is closer than they'd ever thought. A rich, clever, and sharply observed chronicle of the true lives of women, Life Swap is a must read for the modern mademoiselle that will again squarely position Jane Green in a preeminent place in women's fiction.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Amber Winslow has a stone mansion in Connecticut, two kids (and a full-time nanny), the requisite golden retriever, and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women's League. But she hasn't quite found the fulfillment she had expected from being a wife and mother. When she spots an intriguing contest in Poise!, Amber never expects to be picked.
Life Swap is a riotous and poignant look at what happens when two women, both of whom think their bliss lies elsewhere, walk in each other's shoes for a month only to discover that happiness is closer than they'd ever thought. A rich, clever, and sharply observed chronicle of the true lives of women, Life Swap is a must read for the modern mademoiselle that will again squarely position Jane Green in a preeminent place in women's fiction.

Domaine Breeze - Sutton Jonction

 
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lundi 16 septembre 2013

For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer’s merciless mission.
  Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong’s mysterious benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.
  Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer’s twisted quest.

dimanche 15 septembre 2013

Drowned, set in the idyllic countryside during a short-lived Swedish summer, gets under one’s skin from the first page, creating an atmosphere of foreboding in which even the perfume of freshly picked vegetables roasting in the kitchen becomes ominous.
   On the surface, the story couldn’t be simpler. A single young woman visits her older sister, who is married to a writer as charismatic as he is violent. As the young woman falls under her brother-in-law’s spell, the plot unfolds in a series of precisely rendered turns. Meanwhile the reader, anticipating the worst, hopes against hope that disaster can be averted.
   More than a mere thriller, this debut novel delves deep into the feminine soul and at the same time exposes the continuing oppression of women in Sweden’s supposedly enlightened society. Mixing hothouse sensuality with ice-cold fear on every page, Drowned heralds the emergence of a major new talent on the international scene. (Il ne m'a pas plu)

mercredi 11 septembre 2013

The perfect candidate to carry their child...with the perfect opportunity to destroy their lives.

When Kyle Dolan convinces his wife, Bethany, to hire a surrogate for their last surviving embryo, they allow themselves to hope once again. A med school student, Laurel Bergin seems perfect in every way. Problem is--Laurel Bergin is really Sable Lynde.

As the pregnancy progresses, Sable's dark secrets surface, and her inner demons spill out into the Dolans' lives. In a terrifying encounter, Sable is injured and lapses into a coma. Now the Dolans face psychological and supernatural forces they never knew existed.

Fearing for their sanity, their own lives, and the life of their baby, they confront the surrogate--and the darkness surrounding her--in a heart-stopping climax that will keep you reading late into the night. (EBook)

 a real page turner -  *****

Destressez-vous en 5 minutes avec la cohérence cardiaque


samedi 7 septembre 2013

Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting.

The case becomes personal when Spenser fails to protect his client and the valuable painting remains stolen. Convinced that Ashton Prince played a bigger role than just ransom delivery boy, Spenser enters into a daring game of cat-and-mouse with the thieves. But this is a game he might not come out of alive...

Completed the year before he passed away, Painted Ladies is Spenser and Robert B. Parker at their electrifying best.

Tétreaultville /Giroux


 
 

 1-Serres du fleuriste d'Alcantara. Aujourd'hui des condos.
 2- Notre maison montrant 4 blocs. En avant, partie à 2 étages. Au milieu droit,  portion à 3 étages. Au milieu gauche, cours qui sera construit plus tard. En  arrière, un garage construit par David. Ce contrat à fait découvrir cette  maison à Eugène. Ce garage sera remplacé par un duplex construit par Eugène.
 Le voisin plus à l'arrière est une maison en brique de 2 étages ou habitaient  les Wright. Une famille d'anglophones avec accent british qui n'ont jamais  parlé un mot de français. Ils travaillaient à la construction de bateaux à la  Canadian Vickers et prenaient un coup solide.
 3- Dépotoir domestique ( dump ) dans un fossé ou de la terre avait été retirée  pour construire la voie ferrée le long du fleuve. C'était fréquent à l'époque.
 On y a jeté plusieurs boîtes d'argenterie ciselée, ternie et encombrante!
 4- Grosse maison de 3 étages en bois avec une galerie sur 3 faces et colonnade  en bois. Maison du sieur Tétrault puis une famille d'italien sympathique, les  Solico et finalement  de Mme Benoît avant d'être démolie. Je pense que les  fleuristes d'Alcantara y ont habités un certain temps avant d'acheter leur  propriété 1.
 5- Dépendance de 2 étages de la maison 4 comprenant écurie, garage et logis de  l'intendant au deuxième.
 (Marcel Giroux)

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lundi 2 septembre 2013

 

This chilling stand-alone suspense thriller from bestseller Jackson (Without Mercy) brings every parent’s biggest fear to life—the disappearance of one’s child. Nightmare-plagued Ava Garrison still can’t remember the details of the night her two-year-old son, Noah, went missing from her Washington State island home two years ago, but her memory is starting to return now that she’s stopped taking the medications she believes contribute to her nightmares. To add to her woes, Ava suspects her shifty husband, Wyatt, is cheating on her with her therapist. Even worse, Ava must prove her innocence after she becomes a prime suspect in a string of brutal murders. Fortunately, she can turn for help to rugged stable hand Austin Dern, who rescues her after she takes a plunge off the dock from which Noah may have fallen the night he disappeared. Multiple red herrings and a host of sinister characters help keep the pages turning until the explosive conclusion. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers House. (Aug.)Bestselling author Jackson deftly takes readers to the edge of sanity--and back--in a gripping novel where a mother's worst fear is only the beginning of a terrifying nightmare, and the truth is more dangerous than she can imagine. (EBook)

dimanche 1 septembre 2013

 
Après une journée à l'Expo Brome, Mathieu est  tombé rapidement dans les bras de MorphéePosted by Picasa
 
Sabrina et son boa cache-cou!Posted by Picasa
 
Une vraie doudou ce lapin !Posted by Picasa
 
En retard pour célébrer les anniversaires de Sabrina, le 17 août; et Amy le 18 aoûtPosted by Picasa
 
Un souper à la bonne franquette après une journée à l'Expo!Posted by Picasa
 
Alex donne des conseils à Mathieu!Posted by Picasa
 
Mathieu au Petting ZooPosted by Picasa
 
Mathieu fait stationner les voitures et leur souhaite un bon séjour à l'ExpoPosted by Picasa