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The verdict is in

For the past year I have been traveling to Moncton for pre-op testing before surgery on my nose due to polyps.   (The story starts here)   Yesterday, DH and I made one more journey to Moncton to meet with the E.N.T.”>physican.    … Continue reading

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Getting skunked

From the Digital Journal Imagine it’s around 7:30 p.m. and you’re sitting in your home alone – Well, with the exception of a skunk who happens to live at the bottom of your front porch. You and perhaps the skunk … Continue reading

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A full moon on the autumnal equinox

Tonight marks  the beginning of fall and not since 1991 has there been a full moon on the September equinox. The full moon closest to the September equinox is known as the harvest moon. This is one of many astronomical … Continue reading

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Watch out Shakira

In the 80′s and 90′s I loved going to aerobics.   I wore the sparkling clingy leggings, the sock warmers, the wild neon oloured tops.   Up until the time I moved to the Miramichi I went to the gym nightly especially … Continue reading

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All aboard

When the kids were younger we would take the train to Halifax to visit with my sister Wanda and her family.  I love traveling by train, especially during the winter.  It does not matter how windy or snowy the weather … Continue reading

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This is cool

I spent the last two days in Fredericton at a Record Management refresher course.  To quote one of my co-workers, “There  is nothing sexy about records management.”   To someone like myself who loves systems and order, it’s not a bad … Continue reading

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Now isn’t that special

I just can’t imagine.

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And so it begins

We spent yesterday wandering around the Moncton Home show. For two solid hours we looked at windows and doors.   As soon as I spied this beauty I knew the search was over.   It is the Craftsman by Barrington,  which comes … Continue reading

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Snow Day

According to my DH,  shoveling out from this storm is as bad as  shoveling sh*t.   He was  raised on a farm, so he knows his sh*t.  The snow is wet, heavy and difficult to move.  For the past hour he … Continue reading

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‘Free’ lobster, anyone?

There is a silver lining in every storm, or in the case of the weekend storm, free lobster. Here is an excerpt from the January 5th Times Transcript. The surging tides that ripped across New Brunswick’s shores this weekend transformed … Continue reading

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