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Lainie Holmes is a storyteller, creative, and mom of three little ones. In her spare time she unwinds in coffee shops.

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this week I have been loving everything about Falu Red. an iconic paint colour in Sweden and the west coast of Finland. I never realized that it had ties to my family. the story is linked in my bio. . . .this beautiful photo was taken by Andrew Stawarz. . . . . .#falu #falured #finland #finn #finlander #sweden #paint #colour #paintcolour #story #storytelling #design #art #history #iconic #family #hometown #finnish
love old black and white photos. . . .especially when they are of a great grandpa you never met. on the right, meet Johannes Juhala. . . . .today in my Instagram story and blog, I continue my #hometown project writing about my family who immigrated from Finland to Canada. all new learning for me. 🇫🇮 . . . . .#finland #finn #finlanders #family #history #familyhistory #writer #writerslife #story #storytelling #mom #momlife #blog #blogger #book #hometown #project #maker #makersgonnamake
I know very little about my Dad’s side of the family. I know that my Grandpa Johnson was Finnish. My Grandma Beatrice was adopted in Montreal. I want our kids to know their family and so it’s time I ask and learn. . . A combination of things has lead me to some interesting discoveries, family secrets, and new photos. There are still pieces I’m trying to figure out and information I want to gather. Over the next little bit, I’m sharing daily on my blog and my Instagram stories. . . I find that my biggest resources have been my parents. I ask them a ton of questions and then go from there. We need to ask questions while we still have people who can answer them. Otherwise, we are losing pieces of our story. . . . . . #family #familyhistory #story #stories #storytelling #mom #momlife #parenthood #mama #motherhood #writer #writerslife #blogger #blog #torontoblogger #maker #finland #finnish #findlander #northernontario
we snack in boats. 🚣‍♂️ . . . . . #toddlers #siblings #kids #lunch #boats #preschool #momlife #mom #mama #parenting #imagination #pretend #fun
a letter to my son, the night before junior kindergarten 😘. link in profile. . . . . .#mom #momlife #mama #parenting #momofboys #preschool #juniorkindergarten #edchat #kindergarten #backtoschool #family #love #son #momtruth #firstdayofschool #blogger #blog #torontoblogger #writer #writerslife #stories #storytelling #childhood #memories
day 5 of #hometown - a 30 day project to capture photos and stories from my childhood. . . .today I wrote about my great grandma’s farmhouse. a place I haven’t been to in almost 20 years. I went this summer and took some photos. to see them and get a little tour, link in profile. . . . .#smalltown #northernontario #northwesternontario #home #farm #farmhouse #grandma #family #loss #writer #writerslife #mom #momlife #book
feeling like a total Mom over here, labelling Tate’s belongings for his first year of school (J/K). . . .if you’re looking for an easy way to label a backpack without Sharpie markers that bleed, try using iron-on patches. it totally worked. . . I wrote up a quick post to show you how to do it. link in profile. . . . .Happy back to school, Mamas ❤️ . . . . .#backtoschool #diy #backpacks #mom #momlife #mama #parenting #kindergarten #school #momhack #maker #makersgonnamake #kids @thenorthface
the Barwick Cafe. a little place that my Grandma Ina operated until she was 94 years old. . . .when I was home this summer, I took pictures of the inside. to see, link in profile. . .this is a part of my 30 day #hometown project. photographs, stories, and artefacts. my way of capturing the community where I grew up as a kid. . . . .#hometown #home #cafe #cafes #antiques #oldschool #family #smalltown #northwesternontario #barwick #grandma #entrepreneur #story #storytelling #writer #writerslife #mama #book
hometown: a 30 day writing project . . . .an explanation of the project linked in my bio. . . . . .#photography #storytelling #story #home #family #life #mom #momlife #parenting #identity #learning #wellness #personalgrowth #memories #maker #makersgonnamake #writer #writerslife #writing #book #bookmaking #hometown

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this week I have been loving everything about Falu Red. an iconic paint colour in Sweden and the west coast of Finland. I never realized that it had ties to my family. the story is linked in my bio. . . .this beautiful photo was taken by Andrew Stawarz. . . . . .#falu #falured #finland #finn #finlander #sweden #paint #colour #paintcolour #story #storytelling #design #art #history #iconic #family #hometown #finnish
love old black and white photos. . . .especially when they are of a great grandpa you never met. on the right, meet Johannes Juhala. . . . .today in my Instagram story and blog, I continue my #hometown project writing about my family who immigrated from Finland to Canada. all new learning for me. 🇫🇮 . . . . .#finland #finn #finlanders #family #history #familyhistory #writer #writerslife #story #storytelling #mom #momlife #blog #blogger #book #hometown #project #maker #makersgonnamake
I know very little about my Dad’s side of the family. I know that my Grandpa Johnson was Finnish. My Grandma Beatrice was adopted in Montreal. I want our kids to know their family and so it’s time I ask and learn. . . A combination of things has lead me to some interesting discoveries, family secrets, and new photos. There are still pieces I’m trying to figure out and information I want to gather. Over the next little bit, I’m sharing daily on my blog and my Instagram stories. . . I find that my biggest resources have been my parents. I ask them a ton of questions and then go from there. We need to ask questions while we still have people who can answer them. Otherwise, we are losing pieces of our story. . . . . . #family #familyhistory #story #stories #storytelling #mom #momlife #parenthood #mama #motherhood #writer #writerslife #blogger #blog #torontoblogger #maker #finland #finnish #findlander #northernontario
we snack in boats. 🚣‍♂️ . . . . . #toddlers #siblings #kids #lunch #boats #preschool #momlife #mom #mama #parenting #imagination #pretend #fun
a letter to my son, the night before junior kindergarten 😘. link in profile. . . . . .#mom #momlife #mama #parenting #momofboys #preschool #juniorkindergarten #edchat #kindergarten #backtoschool #family #love #son #momtruth #firstdayofschool #blogger #blog #torontoblogger #writer #writerslife #stories #storytelling #childhood #memories
day 5 of #hometown - a 30 day project to capture photos and stories from my childhood. . . .today I wrote about my great grandma’s farmhouse. a place I haven’t been to in almost 20 years. I went this summer and took some photos. to see them and get a little tour, link in profile. . . . .#smalltown #northernontario #northwesternontario #home #farm #farmhouse #grandma #family #loss #writer #writerslife #mom #momlife #book
feeling like a total Mom over here, labelling Tate’s belongings for his first year of school (J/K). . . .if you’re looking for an easy way to label a backpack without Sharpie markers that bleed, try using iron-on patches. it totally worked. . . I wrote up a quick post to show you how to do it. link in profile. . . . .Happy back to school, Mamas ❤️ . . . . .#backtoschool #diy #backpacks #mom #momlife #mama #parenting #kindergarten #school #momhack #maker #makersgonnamake #kids @thenorthface
the Barwick Cafe. a little place that my Grandma Ina operated until she was 94 years old. . . .when I was home this summer, I took pictures of the inside. to see, link in profile. . .this is a part of my 30 day #hometown project. photographs, stories, and artefacts. my way of capturing the community where I grew up as a kid. . . . .#hometown #home #cafe #cafes #antiques #oldschool #family #smalltown #northwesternontario #barwick #grandma #entrepreneur #story #storytelling #writer #writerslife #mama #book
hometown: a 30 day writing project . . . .an explanation of the project linked in my bio. . . . . .#photography #storytelling #story #home #family #life #mom #momlife #parenting #identity #learning #wellness #personalgrowth #memories #maker #makersgonnamake #writer #writerslife #writing #book #bookmaking #hometown

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Lainie Holmes is a storyteller, creative, and mom of three little ones. In her spare time she unwinds in coffee shops.
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