Five Christmas Trees By John T Jones, PhD Things were sad at our house when our nineteen-year-old sister died in June of 1940. Her name was Alice. She contracted polio when she was a three-year-old. Alice wore braces until she was in her teens. I spent more than one morning trying to repair the leather… Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2007
Holiday Magic Gift Exchange
Holiday Magic Gift Exchange Submitted By Joan Cripps Here is a unique fun way to swap gifts at your next family or work holiday gathering. Everyone stands in a circle holding the gift they brought to swap or a wrapped treat from Santa’s Pack. As the following story is read, each time the word RIGHT… Continue Reading
The Making of a Home
The Making of a Home By Debbie Walls The smell of Holiday baking, Christmas music, visiting of family and friends—these are all part of holiday traditions in most Miramichi homes—including Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home. The Mount, built in 1975 is “home” to131 residents who require level 3 Long Term Care. To most people, entering… Continue Reading
The Hat
The Hat By Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow It started as a typical first class session of the new semester. Twenty-five faces were staring at me with the fear of college students who would prefer to be anywhere in the world other than a Communication class. As I looked back at them with all the empathy I… Continue Reading
Grand Falls, Unassuming
Grand Falls, Unassuming By Alexandra Chasse August 2, 2007: All Hat and No Cattle So I’m in Houston now. I moved from the city that (by some regards) is the Capital of the World (Washington, DC) to the city that thinks it should be the capital of the world (by others’ regards, anyway; Exxon’s recent… Continue Reading
The Winter of My Life (Part II)
The Winter of My Life (Part II) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 Life at Savoy Grandparents I was about seven years old when we went to live with my grandparents at Morrison Cove, just outside the Chatham town limits. My grandfather Savoy worked for the town of Chatham looking after the pumping station. A two-story… Continue Reading
Keanu Reeves: The Best Gift a Girl Can Get
Keanu Reeves: The Best Gift a Girl Can Get By Valerie Poulin In August 1994, Keanu Reeves was featured on the cover of Vanity Fair in a white T-shirt and black leather pants. He looked awesome—handsome and sexy—leaning against a motorcycle. The magazine cover immediately caught my eye as I walked into a mom and… Continue Reading
Advice for First Time Home Buyers
Advice for First Time Home Buyers By James E. Sellars One of the great challenges in life is turning the corner on youthful spending and beginning the process of careful and quiet accumulation of wealth. It most often happens shortly after a couple makes that important decision to live and work together for a shared… Continue Reading
The Hat
The Hat By Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow It started as a typical first class session of the new semester. Twenty-five faces were staring at me with the fear of college students who would prefer to be anywhere in the world other than a Communication class. As I looked back at them with all the empathy I could… Continue Reading
The Winter of My Life (Part III)
The Winter of My Life (Part III) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 My School Years from Morrison Cove I’m not sure where I lived when I started school. I think it must have been the house on the corner of Duke and Princess Streets. If so, it would have been a long walk as I… Continue Reading
