Totally square

Hey kids, wanna hear what the old folks have been up to on their day off? Yeah, I know, being kinda retired, every day is a day off, but anyway, here’s what these old squares did the other day.

Square

We shrugged off our blankets, shucked our slippers, then jumped on the bus and headed into town. Once there, on a sunny day – possibly the sunniest in recent PlaidCamper memory (he of the unreliable memory, and tendency to whine about stuff like that – it’s been sunny before, pay no heed) – we wandered from square to square, enjoying the quiet and enjoying the sunshine. Oh, that sunshine!

Pub on the square

Then we did what we almost always do, and went for lunch. Out to lunch you ask? Possibly…

Splendid NEIPA from Boréale

Then it was off to the Palais Montcalm to listen to some baroque chamber orchestra stuff, from Purcell to Vivaldi as interpreted by a chap called Milos with his guitar, and another chap called Johnny Cohen and his harpsichord, with stringed instrument friends providing support.

Squares

It was all very good. Mrs PC loves Milos, for his guitar playing, not his smouldering intensity and good looks, and I love the baroque period, mostly for the wigs. I believe I would smoulder beneath a baroque wig, I really do. Our seats were suspiciously front and centre, to the point where if I’d had feelings for Milos, he would have known…

“Wiggy?! How dare you, sir – this is my own hair!” (Image of Henry Purcell from Wikipedia)
“And then we zipped home on our”— no, we didn’t. Could be tempted, though…

Wiggy music, a pub lunch, old squares, and all on a sunny day? Hey kids, you might love reaching early middle age, it’s not so bad…

Old square

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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11 thoughts on “Totally square”

  1. I was struck by the way the scooter wheels, the rim of the beer glass and the wiggy curls bring nature’s circular forms into focus & provide a nice balance to the brilliant squared-off picture here. Good going, PC!

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    1. You’ve an eye for these things, Walt! I can get along with squared off spaces, at least for a while, but also quite happy we’ve a few wilder and woolly trips with no defined edges on the horizon…
      I hope your week is going well!

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    2. Thanks, Jane! Not too sure on the building materials, but the stone is very pleasant – especially on a sunny day! The music was really good (hats off – and wigs revealed – to Mrs. PC, for she booked the tickets!) We were in Montreal last week for a rather different music experience, tickets I booked, and it was less refined, very noisy and a blast from my past…
      I hope your week is going well!

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  3. I always wear a wig when playing classical guitar pieces, even when practicing. It seems to suit the mood as well as keeping my bald head warm.

    Guitar in one hand Ale in the other and wig firmly in place. What could be better.

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    1. Yeah, get the right look and mind set – sounds bloody brilliant! Very tempted to follow suit (although I can’t play guitar or even read a note of music, but the glass of ale? That I can do!)

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  4. What a perfect and fabulous day and you may soon have to make a blog change to OldRetireePlaidCamper!!😁 I’ve recently found myself clicking on a few articles about middle age only to discover they no longer apply to me,😱but I’ve been mentioning them to my niece.😁 Two quick thoughts after reading this, you have to drop the “kinda” retired and Mrs. PC has to have editing control because there is no way we should have had a wig photo instead of one of Milos. I have added his music to my library during my classical music journey. Love the scooter and you guys definitely need one to replace the senior bus ride into town!!😁

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    1. We’re not middle aged any more? Yikes! Might have to shift into a more permanently retired mindset… (I’ve had two sort of come back to us employment offers, but yet to be tempted – you have to wonder how desperate the situation might be if they’re knocking?!)
      I’m not posting photos of brooding and impossibly handsome as well as supremely talented Milos here…
      We were in Montreal last week, colourful little Vespas everywhere there as well. Can we justify one for the spring/summer/fall months? Is it preferable to the bus? Yup! Can I be trusted to be safe? Nope. Oh well…
      Hope your week is going well, with lots of sunshine, and also playoff results that lead to a Bruins-Rangers conference final to decide who eventually meets the Oilers!

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