Anyway, we were serious about the decision to move to Canada. Not tomorrow, but in the next five years. This afternoon I'm flipping through How to Move To Canada: A Primer for Americans. It is a delightful, practical book. This, I would argue, is a practical dream. My favorite part of the book is the section labeled "Where to Move in Canada." It runs two-hundred pages long, and begins, "If you're serious about moving to Canada and trying to decide where to live, this section of the book will get you started."
And because I think about life in terms of books, I'm also thumbing through my copy of A Season In the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais. I stumbled across this author years ago on a lonely winter evening spent in my local library. I was enchanted by her voice and the descriptions of snowy Quebec City. Somehow, her writing is all wrapped up in my mind with the idea of going north. This, I will admit, is not practical. Here are a few pages from her beautiful notebooks.
Notebook images found here
And because I think about life in terms of books, I'm also thumbing through my copy of A Season In the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais. I stumbled across this author years ago on a lonely winter evening spent in my local library. I was enchanted by her voice and the descriptions of snowy Quebec City. Somehow, her writing is all wrapped up in my mind with the idea of going north. This, I will admit, is not practical. Here are a few pages from her beautiful notebooks.
Notebook images found here
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