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Joan Miller’s Celebration of Life Service 15 Jan 2013 | 12:32 am
Hi everyone, Thanks again for your kind words and support. It really means a lot to the friends and family who cared for my mother. The church service for Joan was amazing! We had a great turn out (I’...
Joan Miller’s battle with cancer 10 Jan 2013 | 05:32 am
Hi friends and family, As you all know, my mother (and creator/maintainer of this blog) has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. I’ve attached the full text from her obituary below. If you ...
WILSON Recipe -Skirlie – Scottish stuffing for turkey 26 Oct 2012 | 08:14 pm
Skirlie – Scottish stuffing for turkey Another heritage recipe, this one from Granny (WILSON)Kerr with modifications (addition of the almonds by my brother inlaw Neil Large flake oats enough to stuff ...
Grandma Irvine’s Dilled Bean Recipe 22 Sep 2012 | 01:33 am
Another heritage recipe from Grandma Irvine – Dilled Beans (thanks to my sister for the very detailed instructions.) Grandma Irvine’s Dill Beans 21 cups of green and yellow beans (7x 3 cup bags) Note:...
Grandma Irvine’s Tomato Soup Recipe 18 Sep 2012 | 10:01 pm
Continuing on the theme of heritage recipes- this one from my sis Ellen. Grandmas tomato soup….very simple 1/2 cup tomato with a pinch of baking soda in one pot to heat up 1 cup milk with a dab of but...
Sharing Childhood Memories 10 Sep 2012 | 11:55 pm
My sister has the most amazing memory. We grew up on the Saskatchewan prairies about 8o miles north of Regina (south of Nokomis, near the the ghost town of Hatfield) and lived in a big old drafty 2 st...
Strange how memories work 16 Aug 2012 | 10:22 am
This post was originally written as an email to an Aussie friend after an action packed weekend to small town Mount Magnet in remote Western Australia in October 2000. I recently came across it i...
Woodland Cookies 7 Aug 2012 | 05:33 am
Inspired by Gena Ortega’s new book about family recipes, I decided to post some of our family favourites. The recipe Woodland Cookies came to us from Grandma Irvine who was born a Woodland. 1 cup choc...
Importance of family and friends 24 Jun 2012 | 08:37 am
So many heroes in the family, each and everyone. Dear friends too. The heroes appear quietly and without fanfare to lend a hand. Thank you, thank you! Joan
Canadian Census Records 6 May 2012 | 09:34 am
From Ancestry.com (random collection of useful Canadian links) Canadian Collections Census of Canada Collection 1900s 1901 1906 1911 1916 1800s 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 Quebec Vital & Church Reco...
