OMG, who says “ take only 3 bagels “ , especially from THAT shop. Bar none, these are the best bagels ever. They are the real deal. With cream cheese and lox. Born and raised east of Montreal but also lived there for a few years ( within walking distance of St-Viateur Bagel ) and I absolutely love that place, especially seeing the bagels being made. To anybody visiting Mtl, do not miss this place. Ok, Imma calm down now 🤷🏼♀️ It’s also in a lovely neighborhood.
That was a lovely coffee syphon at the end of the video. You used to see stovetop versions of it in old movies from the ‘30s and ‘40s. Sometimes they’re called vacuum coffee makers. I’ve never tried one, but you can find them on Amazon of all places. They range from pretty inexpensive to hugely expensive like just about every coffee maker.
My sister lives in Montreal, and has never told us about canoe racing on the frozen river, or about the amazing coffee maker. I will be seeing her in another month and will ask her all about them, and much more! Fascinating! Thank you, Kate
Was scrolling through the videos on your channel and realized this spontaneous trip was just before the pandemic. How wonderful you got to see your son and daughter in law before the world locked down and everything became so uncertain. :)
I am sitting here in my little house in Nova Scotia, on a grey and winter rainy day "binge" watching The Last Homely House... . I was watching the Toad Hollow podcast late last week when Helen and Mary Beth said that someone had suggested that they might enjoy your podcast. They did and were now suggesting it, and I watched one. Fell down a rabbit hole, and quickly found #1. I am working my way along from there. What a lovely way to get to know you. I am really enjoying every episode. Thank you so very much.
Another brilliant video Kate. That's the closest I will ever see a bit of Canada. Everything is always interesting. The coffee maker machine was amazing, Love it. thank you.
Kate, the place you couldn't pronounce, monastiraki, means little monastery, it's a Greek word(I'm from Athens, Greece but have been living in the UK now since 1991), and it's also a fantastic place to visit in Athens, it's a famous flea market near Acropolis. It's really odd but when I was 5, we went coz of my dad's job to live for a year to Halifax, nova scotia and as we had relatives (still do) living in Montreal, the first place we went to in Canada was Montreal, loads of Greeks have settled there. I remember prior to arriving there, I asked my parents what did Montreal have, and they said snow, and our relatives house. So in my 5 year old mind that's all I expected it to be, one house and snow ! Imagine my surprise when Montreal turned out to be a city, with loads of houses and shops, schools etc 😂. I now live with my husband and two grown up kids in beautiful Yorkshire, I enjoy your videos very much ❤
What lovely stores you got to go inside! And Montreal bagels are famous in Quebec and Ontario. So delicious and chewy. My favourite was the paper store. Oh, and the people you met!
Thanks, Kate, for sharing your visit to Montreal. Never heard of ice canoeing, but am totally intrigued. What a precious gift for your son to surprise him on a milestone birthday! A mother's heart knows. Lovely memory.
What fun! I live just west of Montreal and I never knew these shops existed! Except for the St Viature bagel shop. One time I did go downtown as a tourist and I did discover the museum's. The McCord museum had a quilt exhibit at the time. It is exhilarating to step away from the norm from time to time.
Oh, that coffee looked so good! Of course I wanted a cup, but it was almost midnight here in New York, so I didn’t dare!!! 😂😂😂 coffee, bagels, & a good bakery! That would make my day!! You love all the same kind of shops that I love, Kate! Paper, stationery, & that Japanese shop - WOW!!! It all looked wonderful!
I have only recently discovered the last homely house. I really love the relaxed, gentle approach, the music and the gorgeous views of the garden and all the stitching. You have inspired me to resurrect some of my unfinished works. I am also making a quilt for my grandson and I’m hoping he likes it. Your TH-cam films are a breath of fresh air in these turbulent times. Thank you
What a fun surprise for your son! My husband and I surprised one of our sons for his 21st birthday. We traveled from our home state to Nashville, TN, where he was attending university and we waited in the pub where his friends took him for his first legal beer. They were in on the surprise, of course. It was so much fun! And your son must be camera shy. It was good to see you with Rita. Thanks for sharing.
I would have loved all those shops...great visit... I did a visit like that to the UK in march 2019 .only my cousin knew I was arriving . It was a fast visit after 20 years , I hired a car and drove from Heathrow to Whiston Merseyside on arrival.. the best few days seeing my aunts.
How lovely for Your Son to come Home and find You in His kitchen.. One of My sons,I have 3 , lives in the Falkland Islands, He has been over there for 30 years, so I don’t see much of Him I have been over there twice and He has been back 3 times. It’s such a lot of money for airfare £2.000 , I don’t think I will see Him again as He is going to live in Australia and because of ill health I don’t think I will see Him again, but He is living the life He enjoys and is happy and that is what You want for Your Children isn’t,, I have started EPP and really enjoying it as You say it’s nice to sit and just sew so thank You, stay Safe xx
Hi Kate! We have coffee brewed that way at one of your best friends birthday dinner. We call it "café de balāo" (coffee of ballon in a literal translation ☺️). It's one ritual every one loves. Cheers from Lisboa
Being originally from Montreal (now in upstate New York) your wonderful video brought tears to my eyes. I do miss the shops, especially on Sundays. What a wonderful trip you had to see your loved ones, thanks for taking us along! xoxo
I came across your channel while looking for ideas for a log cabin quilt. Your channel popped up in my TH-cam feed. You were doing a log cabin pillow top for a gift for a friend. I have been enjoying your channel ever since. Blessings to you from across the pond in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada
Oh my goodness, what an unusual contraption for coffee brewing, I am sure I would have enjoyed a cup of that IMMENSELY!!! Those shops you went in were all ones that I also would have happily spent hours in perusing all the lovely treasures. I especially enjoyed the Japanese paper store. I love doing collage and spotted some gorgeous candidates that would look pretty done up that way. Thank you everso for letting me "tag along" on your journey across the pond!!! SO glad that you had such a wonderful time!!!😊🤗 PS~ I am a brand new subbie and SO pleased to have stumbled across your channel.
I'm only 3 years late to the party (birthday party!😂) but thank you for sharing sharing your trip to Montreal. It was lovely seeing all the shops. Those are all the kinds of places I would want to visit, too! ❤
just looked at the date...you were so right to follow your instincts...because the next month ; OH BOY! here we are a year later and still in lockdown.
And, BTW Kate, I like watching any of your videos because "YOU" can turn the most common things in life into such marvelous adventures. I doubt everyone offers so many people to go along with them on a country stroll with such lovely companions as a goose and a cat.
Ohhhh that way of brewing coffe was really popular in Sweden during the 60 /70. The brewers called don pedro and you can still find them at flee markets i think they are still produced and very expensive to buy
I'm so glad for you that you followed your heart and visited your son. So very soon after your visit everything closed down, so you got the visit in just in time. Thanks for sharing your trip, the ice canoeing and the lovely shops.
I am originally from Montreal (French Canadian) and moved to the Vancouver area in 1994. Thank you for this video. I ‘follow’ a fabric store from there that is called Elegante Virgule, they have fabrics that I love and I may well order from there because they have past collections of Tilda. You should have bought a dozen bagels, those are legendary! ♥ did you like them?
As a coffee lover... seeing that coffee brewer was quite a highlight! I've never seen it brewed that way but it looked amazing!! So glad you got to see Owen and Girl Rita! I know how deeply contentful it is to spend time with my grown children so I can well imagine how enjoyable that was for you! 💗
Thank you so much for sharing that. What a thoughtful thing to do, your son must have been delighted. I am so glad I caught this one. Montreal/Quebec are at the top of my "desperate to visit" list! Christmas in old town Quebec would be my ultimate dream so ty so much. The shops look wonderful. I wonder did they have many book shops? Oh and to see the St Lawrence too, under ice. All my dreams come true!! Bless you. That coffee looked delicious.x
I’m so glad I found you Kate. Your videos are so so nice to watch. What a wonderful trip n so pleased you spent some time with your son n his wife . Take care see you soon
How wonderful to surprise your son for his birthday. It is hard when your kids live far away, his neighbourhood looks amazing. Thanks Kate for yet another interesting video.
There is never a dull moment on your channel. I was watching an old one out of order, so I last saw you and Rita sewing a quilt together, and then here you are in Canada! I never knew about that sport. Thank you for thinking to share your trip with us. And that Japanese paper shop! And the pottery. You really know how to provide the eye candy. Such a sweet treat. Your are really spoiling my appetite to be content with my other channels. I have to come here first and see what you are up to...ha! and now we will never be sure will we? You are living a joyful life and it shows in your smile.
Hi Kate. Thankyou so much for sharing your trip with us. My husband and I did a massive road trip in Canada many years ago. We started in Calgary and took cars boats and trains ending up on Vancouver island then came home via Montreal and Quebec. I know its tricky to square the air miles as our grandchildren live in Bangkok. Skype helps and I'm now making quilts for the boys and posting them out. My goodness I fancy a bagel and a coffee just now. I hope you are ok in the windy weather. Thanks again. Jan
How truly wonderful. He will carry it in his memory forever. We are never too old for special surprises especially from Mum. I'm so happy for you all. Happy birthday to you all. 💜🎂🥖
You are so sweet person, do love to watch you and your beautiful cats. They are so special to you. Take care now , so proud Tonkin you thank you from Annie🦋🐝
What a wonderful trip. I loved watching the ice races but also the little quaint shops. I still remember when my son turned 30, I had spent the year before making a scrapbook of his first 30 years and had so much fun memories. I've also been watching "call the midwife" lately and also think about you since it's set in east end London and in simpler times. Glad you had a lovely visit.
those women would have been my Mum and I would have been one of those kids in the hand knitted sweater and cotton skirt. big black pram and everything - very nostalgic! xxx
Lovely video! I'm so happy you had the chance to visit with your son and daughter in law. I was born and raised in Montreal and lived there for decades before moving west to Calgary, Alberta about 6 years ago. I miss Montreal terribly and loved seeing it again through your eyes.
Such a sweet thing to surprise your son🎉Our son & family live a 16 hour drive away & we surprised the 3 grandkids one year-drove up-they were playing in the yard…hello Nani & Pop😮 loved all the specialty shops ❤ one of my favorite things to do, too! Thank you, Kate! 4 yrs later watching…so enjoyed it😊
oh how special.......we missed you but so glad you went . Thank you for sharing .. Please please make a long video I love having you in my sewing room..
Thank you for sharing a video of all my haunts in the Mile End Quartier of Montreal. When can we share the great aroma of the coffee form Falco? That would be the next level video. : ) i moved away two years ago from Montreal. I miss all the great places to visit and be inspired.
Thank you for sharing this special time with us Kate. There is no distance too far to travel to be with our children.....no matter how big they are now! Loved the video, the coffee brewing technique at the end was awesome! x x
Wow.... how fortuitous you decide to visit your son in Montreal just weeks before the world shuts down!! I'm sure you feel blessed from your sweet visit and made great memories....
Oh my! Montreal -- the city nearest me when I was growing up in Huntingdon (50 miles SW, down near the US border)...and my home for several years -- 5 years at McGill U. (1969 - 1974), and 2+ years thereafter...before I married (1975) and moved west to Calgary with my late DH (1976). My favourite city in Canada, and the home of good friends and (still) some family. Bienvenue a Montreal! Welcome to Montreal -- and Canada, the most beautiful country on the planet. I'm writing this before I watch the video, but I don't care...because I just KNOW I will enjoy seeing my home turf again. I am SO looking forward to seeing which neighbourhood you visited and having some very happy memories. (I go home ever 5 years or so...and was last there in mid-June 2019.) Though I have spent over 40 years out West in Alberta, Quebec, Montreal, Huntingdon is still HOME for me.
How fantastic to visit your lovely son . As my Mum used to say enjoy today as tomorrow is promised to no one .... I used to hate her saying this but age and life’s rollercoaster of events has changed my thinking.... these are the words I live by now . thank you Kate for sharing your beautiful time 💕💕
Just popped over after watching Kathryn of Crafternoon Treats ... What an amazing thing to do for your son and yourself. I have done two spontaneous visits like that both for my mum, once when she turned 70 another when she turned 80. She had no idea I was coming for either of them. It certainly floods you with emotion when you surprise someone like that. The coffee making looks interesting and I've never seen it made that way before ... do you know what they called it? Thank you for such a lovely video.
What a wonderful surprise for your son. I love your videos. Sooooo different each time. I just am now watching your old declutter video. Your comment about your hair. Haaaa I like it a little longer too. I use to be hairdresser all u need is a little more layering. I wasn’t sure it was u. Haaa u look a lot younger. Me….. longer hair makes me look like an unsheared EWE. LOL. YOUR SON JOHN LOOKS AND ARE ONERY. SO CUTE AND FUNNY. OUR SONS SEAN AND RYAN ARE TEASERS TOO. I LOVE IT. AND ANNA. WHAT A DARLING GIRL. U CAN TELL HOW MUCH SHE LOVES YOU. I HAVE HAND QUILTED STITCHING JEWELRY WOOL APPLIQUÉ. NATIVE AMERICAN LEATHER BEADING. NOTHING LIKE A JACK OF ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL. KEEP IT UP. AND I LOVE YOUR GOOSE. I LOVE STONES HOUSES. ALOT IN OHIO. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE AGE OF YOUR HOME AND BUILDINGS. SO CHARMING. SHERI
My parents had one of those coffee makers in the 1960s and it was a talking point when guests came for dinner. They are still available and are called Cona coffee makers.
So lovely to see you surprise your faraway son! I will doing the same for my niece for her 13th birthday in April (she lives in South Africa). Any excuse to see family again 😊👪 I am making her a quilt, inspired by your enthusiasm. Thank you.
Don't feel bad about having the ability to see your loved ones. I think about our ancestors .. (My great grandmother) when she married and moved away ... she never seen her family again. She moved to another state and did not have the ability to see her family. I am traveling by plane to see my youngest for his birthday in Chicago this week !!. So happy to see your video of Montreal. I have been wanting to visit there for a long time. Thank you for taking us with you.
the same for me; grandmother--a widow--brought her two daughters to California in the 1920's to live near a sister. She never saw her parents again. (and they never saw their grands!) So wonderful to be able to fly long distances. I flew coast to coast and back and it nearly did me in two years ago.Kate is fortunate to be able to fly, so glad she did it!
I notice that the woman explaining ice canoeing to you is acclimated to the freezing Montreal weather, with her jacket open and her neck bare. 😮 Montreal has some of the best food I’ve ever eaten.
Oh how lovely for you to see Owen on his 30th and gorgeous girl Rita! What fun to see the ice boating (I'd hate to have to do that out of necessity though!) And you met such nice people there too and I'm sure the food was good! But oh, Japanese paper!! I have some from a convention in Orlando for paper arts, rubber stamping mostly, but it is so gorgeous! I dodo, coffee please!?!
Wow! I can see in your eyes how this was an emotional lovely time you had. Your so lucky to take that trip and see your son and all the shops and canoes. I'd die if my kids lived as far away as your son. I've never been there and I live about 5 hours away by car. Your sons neighborhood looks like the place to live. In the summer here in Peterborough Ontario Canada, we have dragon boat races to raise money for cancer. It's a wonderful site to see as well, all the long canoes shaped like dragons or maybe Nessy. ..lol. my daughter did it one time then along came babies and busy family life.... once again I'm so happy for you.
@@thelasthomelyhouse I have a cousin in England, I found her through ancestry, time zone isn't to bad but I still have to caught her at the right time too.
My son lives in the UK..were in the US...if I didn’t fly over as often as I can ( sadly not in Covid times), I’d never see him. I do NOT feel guilty for flying! Glad you enjoyed it!
What a lovely cold trip. Kate nothing ordinary about where you live I am on my vacation while you film there also. It's quite exciting for me to see where you spend your time. So glad you got to see your family then. I sure am missing mine I'm centrally located in Illinois while my daughter is in Tacoma Washington. It's been 3 years since I have been with her.
What a wonderful trip for you, I’m so happy you went. Thank you for taking us along. The coffee maker was fascinating, you must explain, some day, how it worked. The racing was fantastic and the history interesting. Belated Happy Birthday to you son, your daughter in law looks to have make you feel very welcome. Lovely video Kate. ❤️😊🌺
You don't have to carry anything back on the plane. Buy what you like and have them mail it. You could buy a houseful of furniture and they'd crate it and send it. A bit of stationery is no problem. )))
Wonderful Kate so glad you had a fabulous time. My youngest Son is leaving tomorrow to work in New York for three years. I am full of mixed feelings, thrilled for him and his family yet sad they will be quite far away. I am probably being very selfish and silly. I really enjoyed your clip last week and this week. Lots of love as always xxxxxx Dorothy ❤️🙋🏻😘🌟
Hi Kate. I guessed right on Instagram. 😂 You are one person who does more things just spontaneously like you did New Zealand. I have never seen that kind of sport. Some of them must have gotten really cold feet hitting the water before entering the kano. She explained it perfectly. That dog, so cute. A dog with a beard. 😂 I don't think I would have left any of those shops empty handed. Beautiful things, especially that paper. I just want to say Hi Rita and Owen. The filming was perfect. Very well thought out in settings, and still looking natural. I hope you had one awesome 30th birthday Owen. Thank you all for sharing these beautiful days with us. I hope everything is okay in England, we are in the middle of storm Ciara as I write this. I saw some wild water video from Anna. Hope all is well with you all overthere. 💕💕💕xxxx
You know, Montreal is only about a 5 hour drive from where I live, and I've never been there before. I've gone through it a few times while driving to Atlantic Canada, but never been a tourist in the city. Those shops looked fantastic, and the smell from those bakeries must have been amazing.
Oh what a lovely surprise for him. You were just beaming. Can't blame you. Love the boat races. The bagels looked so good. I loved the paper shop. I can"t wait to see what you are doing in the future.
When I was a little girl I remember seeing coffee made that way in the corner diner. They didn't have a small glass coffee maker but a silver one that made a whole pot. It was done before percolators were in common use. Had one in my attic and had to explain to my kids how it worked. Montreal is wonderful!
Glad you had a nice time in Montreal - I'm just down the highway a couple of hours west in Ottawa! Enjoying your videos which I just discovered recently. Also, glad you got to see your son before the COVID pandemic hit.
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OMG, who says “ take only 3 bagels “ , especially from THAT shop. Bar none, these are the best bagels ever. They are the real deal. With cream cheese and lox. Born and raised east of Montreal but also lived there for a few years ( within walking distance of St-Viateur Bagel ) and I absolutely love that place, especially seeing the bagels being made. To anybody visiting Mtl, do not miss this place. Ok, Imma calm down now 🤷🏼♀️ It’s also in a lovely neighborhood.
I’ve become addicted to using Lovely and brilliant. Thanks Kate. Grin.
That was a lovely coffee syphon at the end of the video. You used to see stovetop versions of it in old movies from the ‘30s and ‘40s. Sometimes they’re called vacuum coffee makers. I’ve never tried one, but you can find them on Amazon of all places. They range from pretty inexpensive to hugely expensive like just about every coffee maker.
Thank you for sharing this sport. I have relatives residing in Montreal 💕
Brilliant! Loved seeing everything!
My sister lives in Montreal, and has never told us about canoe racing on the frozen river, or about the amazing coffee maker. I will be seeing her in another month and will ask her all about them, and much more! Fascinating! Thank you, Kate
Oh you made me homesick, I am originally from Montreal, those bagels are the best on the planet. Merci for the nostalgia!
Was scrolling through the videos on your channel and realized this spontaneous trip was just before the pandemic. How wonderful you got to see your son and daughter in law before the world locked down and everything became so uncertain. :)
I am sitting here in my little house in Nova Scotia, on a grey and winter rainy day "binge" watching The Last Homely House... . I was watching the Toad Hollow podcast late last week when Helen and Mary Beth said that someone had suggested that they might enjoy your podcast. They did and were now suggesting it, and I watched one. Fell down a rabbit hole, and quickly found #1. I am working my way along from there. What a lovely way to get to know you. I am really enjoying every episode. Thank you so very much.
I have seen a little spike in subscribers and wondered how that came about - maybe it was them - thanks - I will go and check them out! xxx
Another brilliant video Kate. That's the closest I will ever see a bit of Canada. Everything is always interesting. The coffee maker machine was amazing, Love it. thank you.
Kate, the place you couldn't pronounce, monastiraki, means little monastery, it's a Greek word(I'm from Athens, Greece but have been living in the UK now since 1991), and it's also a fantastic place to visit in Athens, it's a famous flea market near Acropolis. It's really odd but when I was 5, we went coz of my dad's job to live for a year to Halifax, nova scotia and as we had relatives (still do) living in Montreal, the first place we went to in Canada was Montreal, loads of Greeks have settled there. I remember prior to arriving there, I asked my parents what did Montreal have, and they said snow, and our relatives house. So in my 5 year old mind that's all I expected it to be, one house and snow ! Imagine my surprise when Montreal turned out to be a city, with loads of houses and shops, schools etc 😂. I now live with my husband and two grown up kids in beautiful Yorkshire, I enjoy your videos very much ❤
I have never heard of ice canoeing. I learn so much from you Thank you I always enjoy your videos. (I live in Southeast Florida USA)
What lovely stores you got to go inside! And Montreal bagels are famous in Quebec and Ontario. So delicious and chewy. My favourite was the paper store. Oh, and the people you met!
Thanks, Kate, for sharing your visit to Montreal. Never heard of ice canoeing, but am totally intrigued. What a precious gift for your son to surprise him on a milestone birthday! A mother's heart knows. Lovely memory.
What fun! I live just west of Montreal and I never knew these shops existed! Except for the St Viature bagel shop. One time I did go downtown as a tourist and I did discover the museum's. The McCord museum had a quilt exhibit at the time. It is exhilarating to step away from the norm from time to time.
Oh, that coffee looked so good! Of course I wanted a cup, but it was almost midnight here in New York, so I didn’t dare!!! 😂😂😂 coffee, bagels, & a good bakery! That would make my day!! You love all the same kind of shops that I love, Kate! Paper, stationery, & that Japanese shop - WOW!!! It all looked wonderful!
I have only recently discovered the last homely house. I really love the relaxed, gentle approach, the music and the gorgeous views of the garden and all the stitching. You have inspired me to resurrect some of my unfinished works. I am also making a quilt for my grandson and I’m hoping he likes it. Your TH-cam films are a breath of fresh air in these turbulent times. Thank you
Lovely. Thanks Kate. x
What a fun surprise for your son! My husband and I surprised one of our sons for his 21st birthday. We traveled from our home state to Nashville, TN, where he was attending university and we waited in the pub where his friends took him for his first legal beer. They were in on the surprise, of course. It was so much fun! And your son must be camera shy. It was good to see you with Rita. Thanks for sharing.
I'm Canadian and it was a joy to watch you enjoying your visit to our country. Love your channel.
I would have loved all those shops...great visit... I did a visit like that to the UK in march 2019 .only my cousin knew I was arriving . It was a fast visit after 20 years , I hired a car and drove from Heathrow to Whiston Merseyside on arrival.. the best few days seeing my aunts.
How lovely for Your Son to come Home and find You in His kitchen.. One of My sons,I have 3 , lives in the Falkland Islands, He has been over there for 30 years, so I don’t see much of Him I have been over there twice and He has been back 3 times. It’s such a lot of money for airfare £2.000 , I don’t think I will see Him again as He is going to live in Australia and because of ill health I don’t think I will see Him again, but He is living the life He enjoys and is happy and that is what You want for Your Children isn’t,, I have started EPP and really enjoying it as You say it’s nice to sit and just sew so thank You, stay Safe xx
Hi Kate! We have coffee brewed that way at one of your best friends birthday dinner. We call it "café de balāo" (coffee of ballon in a literal translation ☺️). It's one ritual every one loves. Cheers from Lisboa
You are intrepid, Kate. Thanks so much. 💚💚💚
Thanks for taking us with you Kate 👍🏽 I enjoyed seeing some different things from another part of the World.
Thanks Kate ❤
Being originally from Montreal (now in upstate New York) your wonderful video brought tears to my eyes. I do miss the shops, especially on Sundays. What a wonderful trip you had to see your loved ones, thanks for taking us along! xoxo
I came across your channel while looking for ideas for a log cabin quilt. Your channel popped up in my TH-cam feed. You were doing a log cabin pillow top for a gift for a friend.
I have been enjoying your channel ever since. Blessings to you from across the pond in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada
I want that coffee maker. I love anything made in glass. Kate thanks for sharing. Hi Norma and kitties🐈🐈🐈🐈
Oh my goodness, what an unusual contraption for coffee brewing, I am sure I would have enjoyed a cup of that IMMENSELY!!! Those shops you went in were all ones that I also would have happily spent hours in perusing all the lovely treasures. I especially enjoyed the Japanese paper store. I love doing collage and spotted some gorgeous candidates that would look pretty done up that way. Thank you everso for letting me "tag along" on your journey across the pond!!! SO glad that you had such a wonderful time!!!😊🤗 PS~ I am a brand new subbie and SO pleased to have stumbled across your channel.
I'm only 3 years late to the party (birthday party!😂) but thank you for sharing sharing your trip to Montreal. It was lovely seeing all the shops. Those are all the kinds of places I would want to visit, too! ❤
I hope you enjoy yourself beautiful country. I love to fly happy birthday to your son God bless you and your family
Dear Kate you do not know how much joy you bring me because of your videos. I love Montreal and cleaning out your draws.
Your intuition was spot on with this trip! Who knew soon after and over a year later we’d be so restricted! Lovely video, thanks for sharing ❄️
just looked at the date...you were so right to follow your instincts...because the next month ; OH BOY! here we are a year later and still in lockdown.
And, BTW Kate, I like watching any of your videos because "YOU" can turn the most common things in life into such marvelous adventures. I doubt everyone offers so many people to go along with them on a country stroll with such lovely companions as a goose and a cat.
I agree wholeheartedly, Nelson Wilson!!!
I have a 10 min walk to the end of my lane and back, my cat comes with me when I’m leaving out my bins for collection 🐈 🚶♀️🚮
Well Anne all you need now is a lovely goose...😉
Ohhhh that way of brewing coffe was really popular in Sweden during the 60 /70. The brewers called don pedro and you can still find them at flee markets i think they are still produced and very expensive to buy
I'm so glad for you that you followed your heart and visited your son. So very soon after your visit everything closed down, so you got the visit in just in time. Thanks for sharing your trip, the ice canoeing and the lovely shops.
I am originally from Montreal (French Canadian) and moved to the Vancouver area in 1994. Thank you for this video. I ‘follow’ a fabric store from there that is called Elegante Virgule, they have fabrics that I love and I may well order from there because they have past collections of Tilda. You should have bought a dozen bagels, those are legendary! ♥ did you like them?
As a coffee lover... seeing that coffee brewer was quite a highlight! I've never seen it brewed that way but it looked amazing!! So glad you got to see Owen and Girl Rita! I know how deeply contentful it is to spend time with my grown children so I can well imagine how enjoyable that was for you! 💗
How fun watching the races and seeing wonderful shops that are not in my part of the world!
Thank you so much for sharing that. What a thoughtful thing to do, your son must have been delighted. I am so glad I caught this one. Montreal/Quebec are at the top of my "desperate to visit" list! Christmas in old town Quebec would be my ultimate dream so ty so much. The shops look wonderful. I wonder did they have many book shops? Oh and to see the St Lawrence too, under ice. All my dreams come true!! Bless you. That coffee looked delicious.x
Lovely ! Thanks for sharing your visit🥰👍
I’m so glad I found you Kate. Your videos are so so nice to watch. What a wonderful trip n so pleased you spent some time with your son n his wife . Take care see you soon
How wonderful to surprise your son for his birthday. It is hard when your kids live far away, his neighbourhood looks amazing. Thanks Kate for yet another interesting video.
There is never a dull moment on your channel. I was watching an old one out of order, so I last saw you and Rita sewing a quilt together, and then here you are in Canada! I never knew about that sport. Thank you for thinking to share your trip with us. And that Japanese paper shop! And the pottery. You really know how to provide the eye candy. Such a sweet treat. Your are really spoiling my appetite to be content with my other channels. I have to come here first and see what you are up to...ha! and now we will never be sure will we? You are living a joyful life and it shows in your smile.
I like to keep busy! and not be bored! ha ha!! xxx
Hi Kate. Thankyou so much for sharing your trip with us. My husband and I did a massive road trip in Canada many years ago. We started in Calgary and took cars boats and trains ending up on Vancouver island then came home via Montreal and Quebec. I know its tricky to square the air miles as our grandchildren live in Bangkok. Skype helps and I'm now making quilts for the boys and posting them out. My goodness I fancy a bagel and a coffee just now. I hope you are ok in the windy weather. Thanks again.
Jan
this storm is ferocious! but I'm ok in this sturdy stone cottage. that road trip sounds fantastic! xxx
How truly wonderful. He will carry it in his memory forever. We are never too old for special surprises especially from Mum. I'm so happy for you all. Happy birthday to you all. 💜🎂🥖
You are so sweet person, do love to watch you and your beautiful cats. They are so special to you. Take care now , so proud Tonkin you thank you from Annie🦋🐝
Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
What a wonderful trip. I loved watching the ice races but also the little quaint shops. I still remember when my son turned 30, I had spent the year before making a scrapbook of his first 30 years and had so much fun memories. I've also been watching "call the midwife" lately and also think about you since it's set in east end London and in simpler times. Glad you had a lovely visit.
those women would have been my Mum and I would have been one of those kids in the hand knitted sweater and cotton skirt. big black pram and everything - very nostalgic! xxx
Lovely video! I'm so happy you had the chance to visit with your son and daughter in law. I was born and raised in Montreal and lived there for decades before moving west to Calgary, Alberta about 6 years ago. I miss Montreal terribly and loved seeing it again through your eyes.
Such a sweet thing to surprise your son🎉Our son & family live a 16 hour drive away & we surprised the 3 grandkids one year-drove up-they were playing in the yard…hello Nani & Pop😮 loved all the specialty shops ❤ one of my favorite things to do, too! Thank you, Kate! 4 yrs later watching…so enjoyed it😊
Wonderful snapshot of your visit to Montreal!! Thanks for sharing with us!
Thanks for sharing Kate, hope you had a wonderful time.
oh how special.......we missed you but so glad you went . Thank you for sharing .. Please please make a long video I love having you in my sewing room..
Thank you for sharing a video of all my haunts in the Mile End Quartier of Montreal. When can we share the great aroma of the coffee form Falco? That would be the next level video. : ) i moved away two years ago from Montreal. I miss all the great places to visit and be inspired.
What a lovely trip! Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Thank you for sharing this special time with us Kate. There is no distance too far to travel to be with our children.....no matter how big they are now! Loved the video, the coffee brewing technique at the end was awesome! x x
Oh the things you see and the people you meet. Thanks for having me along!
So glad you were able to go and spend time with your son and daughter in law.
Thanks Kate for taking us along, loved it!
Wow.... how fortuitous you decide to visit your son in Montreal just weeks before the world shuts down!! I'm sure you feel blessed from your sweet visit and made great memories....
I used to do Japanese Iris paper folding to make greeting cards twenty years ago so visiting the shop brought back many memories.
Oh my! Montreal -- the city nearest me when I was growing up in Huntingdon (50 miles SW, down near the US border)...and my home for several years -- 5 years at McGill U. (1969 - 1974), and 2+ years thereafter...before I married (1975) and moved west to Calgary with my late DH (1976). My favourite city in Canada, and the home of good friends and (still) some family. Bienvenue a Montreal! Welcome to Montreal -- and Canada, the most beautiful country on the planet. I'm writing this before I watch the video, but I don't care...because I just KNOW I will enjoy seeing my home turf again. I am SO looking forward to seeing which neighbourhood you visited and having some very happy memories. (I go home ever 5 years or so...and was last there in mid-June 2019.) Though I have spent over 40 years out West in Alberta, Quebec, Montreal, Huntingdon is still HOME for me.
good! I hope you enjoyed seeing some of your familiar haunts! xxx
How fantastic to visit your lovely son . As my Mum used to say enjoy today as tomorrow is promised to no one .... I used to hate her saying this but age and life’s rollercoaster of events has changed my thinking.... these are the words I live by now . thank you Kate for sharing your beautiful time 💕💕
Just popped over after watching Kathryn of Crafternoon Treats ... What an amazing thing to do for your son and yourself. I have done two spontaneous visits like that both for my mum, once when she turned 70 another when she turned 80. She had no idea I was coming for either of them. It certainly floods you with emotion when you surprise someone like that. The coffee making looks interesting and I've never seen it made that way before ... do you know what they called it? Thank you for such a lovely video.
What a wonderful surprise for your son. I love your videos. Sooooo different each time. I just am now watching your old declutter video. Your comment about your hair. Haaaa I like it a little longer too. I use to be hairdresser all u need is a little more layering. I wasn’t sure it was u. Haaa u look a lot younger. Me….. longer hair makes me look like an unsheared EWE. LOL. YOUR SON JOHN LOOKS AND ARE ONERY. SO CUTE AND FUNNY. OUR SONS SEAN AND RYAN ARE TEASERS TOO. I LOVE IT. AND ANNA. WHAT A DARLING GIRL. U CAN TELL HOW MUCH SHE LOVES YOU. I HAVE HAND QUILTED STITCHING JEWELRY WOOL APPLIQUÉ. NATIVE AMERICAN LEATHER BEADING. NOTHING LIKE A JACK OF ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL. KEEP IT UP. AND I LOVE YOUR GOOSE. I LOVE STONES HOUSES. ALOT IN OHIO. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE AGE OF YOUR HOME AND BUILDINGS. SO CHARMING. SHERI
My parents had one of those coffee makers in the 1960s and it was a talking point when guests came for dinner. They are still available and are called Cona coffee makers.
So lovely to see you surprise your faraway son! I will doing the same for my niece for her 13th birthday in April (she lives in South Africa). Any excuse to see family again 😊👪 I am making her a quilt, inspired by your enthusiasm. Thank you.
A big birthday surprize how lovely
I'm watching old videos because your voice is so soothing while I stitch. ❤
That was amazing to see all the shops and your happiness .💟
Montreal has some great shops! love the bakers and the paper making shop. 💒🌲🍁 I'm glad you had time with your son in Canada Kate
Thanks so much for sharing your lovely trip with us! I had never heard of ice canoeing 🛶, very interesting!
Don't feel bad about having the ability to see your loved ones. I think about our ancestors .. (My great grandmother) when she married and moved away ... she never seen her family again. She moved to another state and did not have the ability to see her family. I am traveling by plane to see my youngest for his birthday in Chicago this week !!. So happy to see your video of Montreal. I have been wanting to visit there for a long time. Thank you for taking us with you.
the same for me; grandmother--a widow--brought her two daughters to California in the 1920's to live near a sister. She never saw her parents again. (and they never saw their grands!) So wonderful to be able to fly long distances. I flew coast to coast and back and it nearly did me in two years ago.Kate is fortunate to be able to fly, so glad she did it!
You make us feel like family and i enjoy watching your videos.
I notice that the woman explaining ice canoeing to you is acclimated to the freezing Montreal weather, with her jacket open and her neck bare. 😮 Montreal has some of the best food I’ve ever eaten.
Wow! that's my hometown, I now live one hour away, but Montreal is home, glad you enjoyed your time here as I enjoy your weekly chats.
Enjoyed that,Kate!
What a great quick get away for you,,,,
Elaine😍😍
What a wonderful video! Thank you so much for sharing. I loved the coffee maker part.
Oh how lovely for you to see Owen on his 30th and gorgeous girl Rita! What fun to see the ice boating (I'd hate to have to do that out of necessity though!) And you met such nice people there too and I'm sure the food was good! But oh, Japanese paper!! I have some from a convention in Orlando for paper arts, rubber stamping mostly, but it is so gorgeous! I dodo, coffee please!?!
Wow! I can see in your eyes how this was an emotional lovely time you had. Your so lucky to take that trip and see your son and all the shops and canoes. I'd die if my kids lived as far away as your son. I've never been there and I live about 5 hours away by car. Your sons neighborhood looks like the place to live. In the summer here in Peterborough Ontario Canada, we have dragon boat races to raise money for cancer. It's a wonderful site to see as well, all the long canoes shaped like dragons or maybe Nessy. ..lol. my daughter did it one time then along came babies and busy family life.... once again I'm so happy for you.
its not just the distance - its the time zone - it limits the times we can FaceTime - but we had a great time for a few days in real time! xxx
@@thelasthomelyhouse I have a cousin in England, I found her through ancestry, time zone isn't to bad but I still have to caught her at the right time too.
Thanks for sharing, Happy Birthday Owen! 💕.
My son lives in the UK..were in the US...if I didn’t fly over as often as I can ( sadly not in Covid times), I’d never see him. I do NOT feel guilty for flying! Glad you enjoyed it!
What a lovely trip and video. So nice you got to visit your son.
What a lovely cold trip. Kate nothing ordinary about where you live I am on my vacation while you film there also. It's quite exciting for me to see where you spend your time. So glad you got to see your family then. I sure am missing mine I'm centrally located in Illinois while my daughter is in Tacoma Washington. It's been 3 years since I have been with her.
Kate, this video had an ad at the beginning for a plant identifier app. I saw your request to let you know, so here you go!
What a wonderful trip for you, I’m so happy you went. Thank you for taking us along. The coffee maker was fascinating, you must explain, some day, how it worked. The racing was fantastic and the history interesting. Belated Happy Birthday to you son, your daughter in law looks to have make you feel very welcome. Lovely video Kate. ❤️😊🌺
Stella Unger It is same principle as the old percolators used in 60's and 70's.
You don't have to carry anything back on the plane. Buy what you like and have them mail it. You could buy a houseful of furniture and they'd crate it and send it. A bit of stationery is no problem. )))
Wonderful Kate so glad you had a fabulous time. My youngest Son is leaving tomorrow to work in New York for three years. I am full of mixed feelings, thrilled for him and his family yet sad they will be quite far away. I am probably being very selfish and silly. I really enjoyed your clip last week and this week. Lots of love as always xxxxxx Dorothy ❤️🙋🏻😘🌟
is it something about being the youngest I wonder? So many mixed feelings - but such a great opportunity for our sons! xxx
So lovely! Glad you did it.
Thank you Kate for sharing this wonderful trip. Really touched the heart. 😍😍
Hi Kate. I guessed right on Instagram. 😂 You are one person who does more things just spontaneously like you did New Zealand. I have never seen that kind of sport. Some of them must have gotten really cold feet hitting the water before entering the kano. She explained it perfectly. That dog, so cute. A dog with a beard. 😂 I don't think I would have left any of those shops empty handed. Beautiful things, especially that paper. I just want to say Hi Rita and Owen. The filming was perfect. Very well thought out in settings, and still looking natural. I hope you had one awesome 30th birthday Owen. Thank you all for sharing these beautiful days with us. I hope everything is okay in England, we are in the middle of storm Ciara as I write this. I saw some wild water video from Anna. Hope all is well with you all overthere. 💕💕💕xxxx
you guessed it alright Sandra! We all had a great time thank you - I'm glad I got back before the storm - it's crazy wild out there! xxx
Wow, welcome to Canada! Hope you enjoyed yourself.
You know, Montreal is only about a 5 hour drive from where I live, and I've never been there before. I've gone through it a few times while driving to Atlantic Canada, but never been a tourist in the city. Those shops looked fantastic, and the smell from those bakeries must have been amazing.
Montreal is wonderful!
Oh what a lovely surprise for him. You were just beaming. Can't blame you. Love the boat races. The bagels looked so good. I loved the paper shop. I can"t wait to see what you are doing in the future.
When you do something spontaneous you really do big. So happy for you. Blessings
When I was a little girl I remember seeing coffee made that way in the corner diner. They didn't have a small glass coffee maker but a silver one that made a whole pot. It was done before percolators were in common use. Had one in my attic and had to explain to my kids how it worked. Montreal is wonderful!
Glad you had a nice time in Montreal - I'm just down the highway a couple of hours west in Ottawa! Enjoying your videos which I just discovered recently. Also, glad you got to see your son before the COVID pandemic hit.