Thursday Throwback – Three Weddings

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Mama Cormier

This year two of my three children have and will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversaries and one celebrates 15 years of marriage. All three were very happy days and full of wonderful memories.

9/10/11

Our youngest daughter was married first and her anniversary date is always easy to remember. She and her now husband were married on September (9th month) on the 10th day in 2011. It was a beautiful late summer day and the outdoor wedding took place in a vineyard.

In 2016, our remaining two children decided to tie the knot. Andrea and Josie were married on their 10th anniversary of their first date, February 10th. It was a small wedding with family and close friends. They were married at City Hall and had the reception in a lovely Italian restaurant.

Five months later our son, Brendan and his beautiful wife, Azadeh were married in Assisi, Italy. The destination was chosen because it was the one place that all the families could attend without any visa restrictions. Also Brendan and Azadeh had a connection with the owner of the resort and they were able to book the entire place just for their guests. It was a magical place and a wedding that we won’t soon forget.

One Word Sunday – Blue

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Debbie for hosting One Word Sunday https://travelwithintent.com/2026/02/22/blue-5/

Fandangos One Word Challenge – Feed

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Mama Cormier

...thanks to Fandango for hosting the One Word Challenge https://mymindmappings.com/2026/01/03/fowc-with-fandango-feed/

What is it about feeding people that gives us so much joy? Food in our family is a way of caring for the well being of our loved ones and expressing love. My husband loves to cook. It gives him a great deal of satisfaction and enjoyment. We are so lucky to be able to feed ourselves and family every day and not worry about where are next meal comes from. Yes we complain about the price of food these days but for most of us we are still able to put food on the table. Sometimes we have to get creative to stretch the dollar but I still fondly remember some of the comfort food we prepared at university. Chicken livers and peppers over rice was a staple along side macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meat sauce (from a jar), grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup, homemade chilli and eggs and toast.

Haven’t Played this for Awhile – #220

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting The Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/11/10/the-numbers-game-98-please-play-along-nov-10-2025/

This week’s number is 220.

Judy’s Photo Challenge – #211

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/09/08/the-numbers-game-89-please-play-along-sep-8-2025/

After typing in 211 in the search box on my photo page this is what came up. Try it and see what you get.

Judy’s Numbers Game – Looking Back

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…this week’s number is 198

These photos go all the way back to 2010.

Judy’s Number Game Challenge

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game Photo Challenge https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/06/08/the-numbers-game-75-please-play-along/

This weeks number is 197. If you want to participate just type this number into the search box on your photo page. It’s fun to see what pops up.

Having Fun Looking Looking Back

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…with Judy’s Numbers Game Photo Challenge https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/06/02/the-numbers-game-75-june-2-2025-todays-number-is-196-come-play-along/

This week’s number is 196.

One Item from the Bucket List

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…Andrea really wanted to try the long noodles at Xi’an Impression

On our long walking excursion yesterday we passed the Arsenal Stadium and found the restaurant that Andrea had on her list of places to visit while in London. Xi’an Impression is a very popular Vietnamese restaurant that many stadium goers enjoy. It is very small but we arrived at a good time and had no problem getting seated.

Andrea ordered the biang biang noodles and Brendan and I shared the smashed cucumber salad, pork filled dumplings and a Thai lemongrass chicken salad. Everything was delicious.