Vraiment?

Here again at long last, in these pages and in this lovely city. It's been so long, I'd forgotten the password. But I'd never forget this lovely statue who's been all these months, 20 of them since last I wrote here and nearly that many since last I saw her, sitting and reading outside the old St. Matthew's Anglican Church made into a library, on rue St. Jean Baptiste in le faubourg St. Jean Baptiste.

The summer festival ended yesterday. The next-to-last performance was Bettye Lavette at Place d'Youville, where one can still enjoy the show from beyond the official site if for any reason you could not buy a pass. Bettye Lavette has been singing Motown soul jazz for 50 years. She's 66 now and still sounds great.