On a Mini Adventure

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…I’m hoping to keep my blog going but if the site is empty for a few days it’s because I’m in New Brunswick

It’s not that New Brunswick doesn’t have the internet, it does, but my granddaughter might have other ideas about how her Oma should spend her time. I’m really looking forward to this trip but I’m also nervous. I always get nervous before getting on a plane and this is the first time I’m getting on a propeller plane. I know lots of people who love this airline but it is the first time I’ve flown with them. Wish me luck.

Hopefully I’ll have a few photos of the ocean, lighthouses and lobster rolls to share with you during the trip or at least when I get home. I’ll be back in five days. Here’s my little ‘monster’ that I’m on my way to see. She loves Hallowe’en so I don’t think she’ll mind the reference to ‘monster’, although I have no idea what she wants to dress up as this year.

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Still Harvesting from my Garden

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….an of October and I’m still getting vegetables from my garden

I’ll probably be picking kale well into November. There are still lots of cherry tomatoes but as it gets colder the odds of them ripening on the vine diminishes.

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Thursday Trios – What You Can Find When You Have to Isolate

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…they say it’s not ‘if’ you get COVID but ‘when’

Well my ‘when’ happened last week and while I’m testing positive I’m isolating in my house and backyard. I’m happy to report that my symptoms were those of a nasty cold and flu and for the first four days I had little energy. I am so thankful that I’ve had my shots and boosters. It could have been so much worse.

I did have to cancel my trip to see my family on the east coast but I’ve rebooked for the weekend. I have to say that I was perplexed by the new rules for flying because there aren’t any. You don’t need to be tested and masks are no longer required. When I said I ‘had to cancel’ it’s not because the airline needed me to but because I didn’t want to infect my family or others around me.

When I do travel I will be wearing a mask on the plane and in the airport, in taxis and in stores.

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Thursday Trios – Gourds and Books

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Mama Cormier

As the weather starts to cool, I’m more inclined to don a warm cozy sweater, make a cup of tea, find a comfortable chairs and start reading. Here are the next three books on my reading list. The gourds decorate my dining room table at the moment.

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I’m a Fan of….. Pumpkins

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of…..https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/10/17/autumn-fan-of-178/

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RDP – Finish

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to RDP for today’s prompthttps://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/10/16/rdp-sunday-finish-2/

Last year I was working on Christmas presents that I didn’t show on my blog because I didn’t want the recipients of these to see them. They have long been received so I can now share them with you.

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DoBoy – grandson’s creation. I designed the pattern and sewed him up.

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Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian Family and Friends

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….this year it was more about the pumpkins, decorations and squash

Usually the turkey is a big deal but when it’s just the two of us, we tend to keep things simpler. Leading up to Thanksgiving we stopped at some favourite places and picked up some gourds for decoration, lots of vegetables and yummy butter tarts.

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350-DD866-B96-E-4-D43-B1-DA-AEC8-F20-A8983 — *Gourds outside Wendy Bs shop in Lafontaine*

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1-F017-AC4-5-FF5-487-E-845-D-8-A7-B91-BE5508 — *Cream of the Crop Squash*

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22-BAA6-BC-5-CC9-4-F9-D-99-A2-5-E5-D6-B545-CDC — *Sunday night’s dinner prepared by my wonderful husband*

Final Trip to the Cottage

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….one more trip to finally close up for the season

We got an early start to the day. It was a cloudy day with a touch of rain but the colours were spectacular.

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FDD9-A6-C2-C6-AB-4239-BC5-F-65865413-CC73 — *A windy and blustery farewell*

Thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/10/03/casino-on-the-clyde-water-water-everywhere-146/

Kevin is Cooking Again

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….that can only mean one thing….he’s feeling much better

I can always tell when my husband doesn’t feel well….he stops cooking. Kevin loves to cook. Next to painting, cooking is his happy place. I’m one lucky woman. The only downside for me is that his cooking is so good that I want to eat too much of it and I start to pack on the pounds.

In the last week he’s made red pepper relish, basil pesto, sun dried tomato pesto, plum jam, chicken curry and an amazing pork roast. He rarely makes cakes but today he made an Irish Apple cake. We had to freeze half of it and I packed some up for my neighbour.

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4-EB3-ADAF-FEA6-4-B0-E-9019-4-F3-E28704-E68 — *You can see the jars of plum jam in the background*

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Art at the Farm – PPAC

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/09/09/ppac-63-a-day-of-public-mourning/

On my last trip to the cottage I stopped at Harris Farm to check out the pumpkins and produce. There were tons of pumpkins in all sizes and colours and part of the field had been set up for the kids to play games. They also took hay bales and painted fun characters from Winnie the Pooh.