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August 28, 2016

Kiss Me, I’m Irish – no really, I’m really f*cking Irish!

1990 something Highland Dance Competition Thunder Bay, Ontario

My entire life has been a lie. *gasp* Contrary to popular belief, I am not Scottish. None of us are Scottish (if any of the Hares are reading this). Thank you Ancestry DNA for illustrating the lack of Scottish blood, not running…

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May 16, 2016

Secret Recipes, or just Secrets?

Glenna Golden's Recipe Box | Alex Inspired

Today would have been our Nana, Glenna Golden’s 97th Birthday. Nana was a pretty funny chick. Here’s a photo where she’s falling out of a hammock, and it’s hilarious. Or maybe it’s just hilarious to me? Yes, this would totally happen…

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May 16, 2015

Cheers to our Nana!

Glenna Self Portrait in the mirror, 1940s | Alex Inspired

Happy Birthday! I’ve opted for an early “Sunday Snapshots” in honour of our amazing Nana, on what would be her 96th Birthday. Time with Nana was always well spent. Weekends consisted of sewing, cooking and baking, trips to Eaton’s (with a…

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March 29, 2015

Sunday Snapshots – 1943

Three Blokes and a Tiger Moth, 1943 photo by Glenna Hare | Alex Inspired

Today’s Sunday snapshots were all taken by my Nana, Glenna Golden (nee Hare). Her pictures illuminate the year 1943 in Moncton, New Brunswick. During this time, Moncton was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan – a program to…

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