day one | Mama Cormier

…Toronto to Cornwall

We got a late start on Friday. Kevin’s appointment took longer than he planned on and consequently we didn’t leave Toronto till 1:00. Normally that time would have avoided rush hour but it is Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend and everyone was trying to get out of the city early. The first hour of our trip was just getting out of Toronto.

We arrived in Cornwall 5 1/2 hours later. The hotel had a nice restaurant attached to it so we decided to take advantage of this convenience. The weather was not advantageous for walking and it turned out that there was not a lot to see in Cornwall so we had an early night.

The next morning we had breakfast in the same restaurant and then packed the car for day two of our trip.

I was invited by the talented photographer, Elizabeth, from Tea and Paper to participate in a “3 day quote challenge”. I was hesitant at first because I’m not one to recite quotes from memory but I did find that the internet has an abundance of quotes on practically any topic. Thank you for challenging me, Elizabeth!

The rules are:

Thank the blogger who nominated you.
Publish 3 quotes on 3 consecutive days on your blog. It can be your own, or from a book, movie or from anyone who inspires you.
Nominate 3 more bloggers to carry on this endeavour.

“Food is better in November than any other time of the year.”
― Cynthia Rylant, In November

My husband made this delicious roasted vegetable tart. He got the recipe from Ottolenghi’s cookbook, called Plenty. He’s made this recipe several times and even though there is a fair bit of prep work to roast the vegetables and caramelize the onions, it’s well worth the effort.

My first nomination for this challenge is Melissa over at Aran the Artisan. She is a young woman who originated from the U.S. and moved to Ireland where she married her sweetheart. Melissa and her husband live on the Aran Islands, raising their five beautiful children all the while learning how to use traditional and modern methods to live and forage off the land and the sea. Her blog is a must see.