Last night I visited the Deux Maples Art Gallery. The owner of the gallery, Esther Nye, had invited me to a special exhibit of work by local artist, Colleen Knowles. It was my first time visiting the gallery since it opened, but I can say with all confidence that it certainly won’t be the last.…

Catch of the Day Melanie & I had a great day today! We went to 993 TheRiver and recorded the Mighty Miramichi Business Catch of the Day for the month of March. Usually the guys at the radio station record these ads but we decided to give it a try ourselves and have some fun.…

Before I redecorated my bedroom, across one wall ran a banner that asked the question, “If not now, then when?” It was the first thing I saw every morning and the last thing each night. The reason I strung this banner was to help motivate me in my creative writing. Being a journalist and writing…

Have you seen this poster? The one with a polar bear lying on an ice floe? The caption says, “When I get the feeling to do something, I lie down until the feeling goes away.” Yep, I’m talking about procrastination. I come from a long line of procrastinators. If it’s possible for this sort of…

Thought for the Day “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” — Og Mandino THE OPTIMIST CREED…

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN’T LOOKING (Written by a former child) When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good…

Here’s another good article with an exercise to do. I don’t think I’ve linked to it before. It’s called Honoring what is Right about Ourselves Rather Than what is Wrong and it’s part of The Enchanted Self series by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein. Still looking for someone to write the next chapter in our novel.…

Thoughts for the Day “People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun’s out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.” — Elizabeth Kubler-Ross “The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw…

Hello fer Snow! This is a picture sent to us by our buddy Glen in Moncton. He took this picture yesterday, looking out his window at a store across the street. This store is quite close to his house and on a good day, he can throw a rock and hit this building (not that…

Congratulations Melanie Carr! She is the winner of the second leg of our Mighty Miramichi staff contest. The race is on, and her & Wally are neck & neck for the Grand Prize! We’ll find out the winner at the end of this month. Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”.…

Quote of the Day “Leaders care more than others think is wise; they risk more than others think is safe. They dream more than others think is practical and they achieve more than others think is possible.” –unknown Today I found another article called “Leaving the Tribe” to Find Your Own Unique Path in Life…

I’m a bit of a reality TV nut. I love watching the Life Television network, which is pretty much all reality all the time. But I also watch a fair bit of the big network shows like American Idol, Celebrity Mole and lately, The Surreal Life. I don’t know why I watch The Surreal Life.…

People are sometimes a little surprised to find out that I’ve known I wanted to be a writer since the fourth grade. Even earlier I kind of suspected, but in grade four I won my first writing contest, placing above kids in the fifth and sixth grades. That’s when I had an “A-HA!! I’m good…