I am in the Saguenay region of Quebec visiting with Véro's family. We just got here yesterday so I will tell you all about this trip in my next post. Last week we had a few days off from Gadelle gigs before finishing up our last shows of the summer. It was “la fête des acadiens“ on the 15th of August so the shows we did were celebrating this Acadian holiday. These were my last gigs with the band and I have let them know that I won't be returning in the spring. One of the band members, Caroline, is pregnant and due to this the band was on hiatus this fall anyhow.
I have many projects on the horizon and I will keep you updated as they become more clear. One of my main focuses will be recording a CD this fall. It has been 10 years since my last one so I think it is time. I have a lot of my own original material I want to record and for the entire CD I want to include only tunes composed by people I know or have met. This will be a bit of a challenge but I think it will make for an interesting project.
On one of my days off last week Véro and I went to see the play “V'nez Chou Nous“ in Deblois. One of my former students was in the show and the playwright, Raymond Arsenault, is a good friend of mine. I had a grand time! The show was wonderful, everyone played their roles to a tee! They also serve some traditional Acadian food, a bowl of fricot, a piece of râpure and dessert for $5!!! Can't beat that! The first picture shows my former student Robyn on the far right.
Our best friends here at home are all the members of the Ouellette family. It was Vallier's birthday yesterday and we had a celebration for him last weekend. PEI mussels, homemade pizza and a yummy cake! I find the cake looks like a giant cupcake! It was nice to have everyone there for the party! I will name everyone in the picture for you since I often mention them in my blog. Sitting at the table from left to right: Diane, Véro, Mylène, Brent, Geneviève, Jerry and the celebrated birthday boy, Vallier.
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