Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

One Last Sunset Over Big Sand Bay

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….until next year

When we closed the cottage last Monday we were blessed with two things. First the rain stopped before we arrived and the sun came out. Secondly we experienced an amazing sunset.

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Wordless Wednesday – October 6, 2021

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Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – End of Summer

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge https://xingfumama.blog/2021/09/24/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2021-week-39/

After the long weekend at the end of the summer season the beach chairs are folded and stacked but not yet put away. Many of us hope to get up to our cottages a couple more times before the Thanksgiving weekend when the season finally ends and the cottages are cleaned out, bedding is stored away, the water is drained from the pipes, BBQs are covered, canned goods are brought home so they don’t freeze over the winter and everything on the beach is returned to the cottage and put into storage.

Wordless Wednesday – September 8, 2021

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Silent Sunday – August 22, 2021

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Mama Cormier

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WQWWC – Lakes, Ocean, Water

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Marsha for hosting WQWWC https://alwayswrite.blog/2021/08/11/wqwwc-37-lakes-oceans-water/

This challenge requires that we find a quote to go along with the prompt. Here are my two favourite bodies of water in Ontario: Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay.

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My quotes that fit this challenge are:

“There’s only one way to tackle life, enjoy a day at the beach, and jump into a Great Lake: Headfirst!”

– Viola Shipman

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday Trees – August 15, 2021

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….looking up from the beach at Big Sand Bay

Wordless Wednesday – August 11, 2021

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Mama Cormier

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Hopeless

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…..it’s not what you think

Up at the cottage when the residents say we’re ‘Hopeless’ they are not referring to the state of affairs in the world, their own state of mind or any situation for that matter. Hopeless at Big Sand Bay means that we are fogged in and can’t see Hope Island which sits just north of us.

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When the fog breaks up and the sun reappears Hope Island returns to us. In life hope is always there. Sometimes hope is all we have and even in our darkest days we sometimes have to push through the darkness to find it but when we do we can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.