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Welcome to Gloria All In.
I remember Nan telling me stories about me and my brother when we were little and about all the cute, funny, strange, wonderful and sometimes crazy things that everyone in the family did. With Nan gone now, I need to…
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Oh, nuts!
September 22, 2024 After Mom had her open heart surgery, she came to live with me and Peter. She was worried about living alone, and we wanted her to be with us so we could give her the care (and…
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Make it, hang it!
September 16, 2024 Back in the 1970s, macramé was a popular craft. I took it up with great enthusiasm and turned thousands of yards of rope into plant hangers, owls, towel bars, and whatever else I could think of. The…
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Sometimes I wish they were little again
August 27, 2024 Of course, my three grandchildren, Lindsay, Austin and Ashleigh, were the cutest, sweetest and funniest of all–that goes without saying. One weekend, I had my three grandchildren for a sleepover on a Friday night. On Saturday, we…
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My favourite grandson.
Okay, Austin may be my only grandson, but even if he wasn’t, he would still be my favourite. Austin is so loving, caring, thoughtful and funny; he’s the best grandson ever. He’s all grown up now, and he and his…
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Baby Gloria
August 20, 2024 As I search the old photos, I find little surprises, like the photo above of my mom and me in which I appear to be about a year old. In the photo below, I’m guessing that I…
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My maternal grandparents
These are my grandparents, Nanny’s parents. They are standing in front of their house on Somerset Street East. The little one in front of my grandmother is Mary, the youngest of the Gricken children. Next to her is Roberta, the…
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Ashleigh, Malika and Ethan
August 13, 2024 It was such a lovely surprise to find out that there would be another baby in our family and that I was to become a great-grandmother. Ethan was such a cute baby, and he’s growing into a…
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Puzzles by Peter and Gloria
August 13, 2024 We definitely became puzzle addicts this year, making about one 1000-piece puzzle a week. We took photos just for fun… After we complete a puzzle, we store it in a plastic zip-lock bag, ready to be passed…
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Nan always said…
“My shoes are at the door, and the toes are pointing out.” All you had to do was invite her, and she’d be ready to go in a flash. That was Nan!
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Pop and his first motorcycle
This is Pop with what I believe was his first motorcycle. He was always crazy about motorcycles, cars, and planes. Neil definitely took after him! He did manage to get into a bit of trouble, like the time he was…
