Last night, we switched the location of Yulblog to the new local watering hole La Quincaillerie, a new place next to Montreal’s most famous poutine parlor, la Banquise. A lovely 15-minute walk through the Park from my house, La Quincaillerie (the “hardware store”) is hip and unpretentious, has extremely friendly staff, and is rapidly becoming one of my favorite haunts.

Perhaps it was the change of locale, perhaps the open windows spilling happy bloggers onto the street. But the monthly meet-up of Montreal bloggers, which had seemed to be losing some steam in recent months, seemed to breathe with new life last night, mixing lively newbies and veterans alike. One of the better parties I’ve attended recently. Well done.