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October 2, 2016

Chris + Trisha – Rustic Chic Autumn Wedding

Chris + Trisha Wedding Details - custom menu on kraft paper for a classic autumn wedding | Alex Inspired

My cousin Chris and his beautiful bride Patricia, tied the knot two weeks ago. Trish and I conspired together to make a rustic chic autumn wedding inspired program, menu, table seating and name cards. Everything was printed on Kraft paper…

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July 8, 2016

Vanished from the Ridge

Ever wonder what happened to some of the stately homes on North Court Street? | Alex Inspired

Court Street has a very interesting and long history. It was one of the first streets developed in Port Arthur, with stately homes and sprawling properties. Van Horn Street was actually considered the end of city limits around 1906. Presently,…

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September 4, 2015

Thunder Bay & Local Area Resources

Thunder Bay and Local Area Resources

Searching for our ancestors can be a lot of work. The best advice I was given was to always start where you live. Oddly enough, you should really begin at the cemetery. Here you’ll hopefully find several of your ancestors…

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March 18, 2015

The Art of Ukrainian Pysanky

Pysanky,mulitiple layers of of wax | Alex Inspired

This weekend the girls and I went to a Ukrainian Pysanky (Easter egg) Workshop at the very cool Ukrainian National Hall (the ceiling and the crown molding are amazing). Jasmine had this great idea; she found the workshop on Facebook…

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August 30, 2013

Tomek i Ewelina – Wedding

A oto nowa para, Państwo Szopowie | The newly established Szopa Couple

My good friend Roman Augustyn has graciously translated this blog post; he really is my Polish language guru, and I am so thankful! You can check out his site here. Mój bardzo dobry przyjaciel, Roman Augustyn, zrobił mi ogromną przysługę…

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