Author Archives: Mama Cormier

A ‘Commingling’ of Swans, Gulls, Ducks and Geese

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….after discovering some unfamiliar words in the latest book I’m reading

I thought it might be fun to take new words and find photos to illustrate their meaning.

com·min·gle
[kəˈmiNGɡ(ə)l, käˈmiNGɡ(ə)l]

VERB
commingles (third person present) · commingled (past tense) · commingled (past participle) · commingling (present participle)
  1. mix; blend:
    “the dust had commingled with the rain” · “publicly reproved for commingling funds”
ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from com- ‘together’ + mingle.
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Thursday Doors – Sept. 21, 2017

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…..church doors around Lake Simcoe

Last week D and I did a road trip around the west side of Lake Simcoe to check out some old churches. Our first stop was at the Temple of Sharon. This impressive building was built by an off shoot of the Quakers, called the Children of Peace. On the the grounds were old preserved homes and barns from the 1800s.

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As we continued driving further north up Lake Simcoe we came to two beautiful little churches at Roche’s Point and Sibbald Point.

Thanks to Norm for hosting Thursday Doors.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Tombstones or Cemeteries

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….thanks to Cee for this unusual theme for the week Fun Foto Challenge

I saved this challenge until I came across an interesting cemetery. This didn’t happen until last week when my friend D and I took a tour of some old churches on the west side of Lake Simcoe. Two of the churches had cemeteries attached to the church grounds.

In the last cemetery we found the tombstone for Stephen Leacock, the famous writer and humorist. For more information about Leacock’s life look here.

SuperDogs and the Midway

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….more fun from the CNE

All those years at the CNE and I never once managed to find the time to see the SuperDogs show. This year my daughters and I made it a priority and we weren’t disappointed. The show is free and the stands always fill up quickly. This show is fun and not meant to be taken seriously.

The CNE would not be the same for me or my girls if we didn’t walk through the midway. We’re not big on the rides but we like to look at them. We do, however, enjoy playing some of the games. At $5.00 a pop, Whack a Mole didn’t hold our attention for too long. We each tried it once but there was always someone with faster reflexes than us. We also liked playing the water guns but seat #12 always seemed to come in first. The Birthday Games also didn’t bring us any prizes this year.

After the girls and I parted ways I couldn’t help myself and I went back to the water gun booth and sat on chair 12. Success!

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Dinosaur Park and a Pioneer Garden

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….the park surrounding Dundurn Castle in Hamilton

My granddaughter loves parks and the park surrounding the castle is one of her favourites. She calls it the dinosaur park because the climber has pictures of dinosaurs on it. She’s a great climber and loves the slides and swings. She made sure that her Papa got on a swing as well.

In the far corner of the grounds at Dundurn Castle there lies a large, old fashion garden with flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. Some of the produce is used in the kitchen at the castle and the rest is donated to the city food bank. Much of the produce is true to what was grown in the 19th century. The gardeners were very knowledgeable and wonderful to talk to. I learned a great deal.