Saturday morning I got ready for work and headed off into the sunshine to the community of Metepenagiag First Nation, a Mi’kmaq village more commonly know to locals as Red Bank. Metepenagiag has the distinction of being the oldest village in New Brunswick. My work was taking me to the Metepenagiag Outdoor Adventure Lodge to…

My sister Jenn and I finally made it to Poetry Night at Deux Maples Gallery last night. Every month we plan to attend but something always comes up at the last minute, the kids get sick, her husband needs to work, the weather is terrible, etc. Last night even on the drive in from Blackville…

Well that was nice! I just typed in a long blog, complete with pics, about my Saturday excursions…and then the power flickered off and with a disturbing “poof”, Mac went black! I’m not sure why that happened because it is a beautiful sunny & humid day, although it is quite windy, so that may have…

LOOK what I found Sunday morning when I woke up. We have 4 new editions to our family. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another and celebrating our successes. giverontheriver.com

Words of Wisdom You are the master of your own destiny. You and you alone shape and mould the world you live in. If this were not true, you would be a mere mortal controlled by the external world, like a feather in the wind, blown this way and that way. But this is not…

Mark’s life-long dream…pulling the fire alarm (legally) All in a days work at Mighty Miramichi! Special thanks to Randy Clark – The Edwards fire alarm inspector. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another and celebrating our successes. giverontheriver.com

The Laughing Bear Lodge Writing Collaboration **Refresh your memory on the beginning by visiting The Collaboration page. Okay, so when we last left this project, we were contributing one sentence at a time using the comments feature. Here’s what we’ve got so far on Chapter 9 and I’ve added another sentence. Chapter 9 Trey heard…

“Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain.” ~ Elie Wiesel ~ This is the thought for…

Last Saturday Kellie and I were driving by French Fort Cove on our way to work, and we noticed tents set up and a lot of activity going on. We had stumbled onto a group of Venturers from across New Brunswick competing in a provincial challenge. I’m a little slack on details since Kellie had…

The French Fort Cove is so beautiful this time of year…I just have to post some pics from my last walk… An unusual site at the cove this year is the “Mitten Tree”. It holds all of the items lost this winter by people out playing in the snow. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s…

I was just thinking about how fast the weather changes and thought I’d post these 2 pictures…one taken in April, the other in May. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another and celebrating our successes. giverontheriver.com

Wally Gator practiced his swing today at lunch time. At least some of us were working! Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another and celebrating our successes. giverontheriver.com

Long weekend, here we come! Nothing better than a long weekend to get your spirits up and motivated. My family’s annual “LobsterFest” coinsides with the Victoria Day weekend. So Escuminac, get ready for 15 seafood lovers to raid your supply. Wishing everyone a safe long weekend! Remember, party responsibly. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s…