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Bay of Fundy & Cape Enrage
When we awoke in the morning, we went to Smitty’s for breakfast and found the service really bad. That could have been because there was an Eagle’s concert planned for that day at the Magnetic Hill in Moncton, and the restaurant was expecting a crowd, but there wasn’t a crowd yet when we arrived. We…
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Discovering the Cabot Trail
Driving up the north side of Cape Breton, we headed for Pleasant Bay, on the edge of the Cabot Trail. There, we stayed at a really cute motel called MidTrail Resort. It was the kind of place you look at and think it will be very basic, unlikely to even offer air conditioning. Au contraire!…
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The Beauty of Nova Scotia
One thing I have noticed on this trip, it the number of rest stops along the highway, east of Ontario. Why can’t we do that? I’m not talking about the McDonalds and Tim Hortons stops, but honest to goodness rest stops, with washrooms, pop and coffee machines, picnic tables, maps, trees, and so on. A…
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Visiting New Brunswick
I always mean to pre-plan a vacation, but I usually end up making last minute arrangements because John (my husband) and I can never agree on where we’re going or what we’re going to do. And so it was again this year. At the last minute, we decided to visit the east coast. We decided…
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When a friend dies…
A friend died today. We hadn’t been close over the past few years, ever since my mother passed away, actually. Stuff happened; words were exchanged. It was a difficult time for both of us. I was going through the grief of losing my parents and was thrown unexpectedly into menopause; Rita had a lot of…
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Ethics Lost
I’ve been thinking a lot about the ethics and morality that exist in our world today, or not. We’ve been through Bill Clinton having oral sex in the White House, the Jean Chretien’s Liberal Adscam, Stephen Harper’s Conservativea circumventing the election rules, Martha Stewart’s inside trading, the head of Canada Post forced to retire because…
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What is Toastmasters?
Amazing how quickly a month goes by. I should at least set up a day of the week on which to post. It was pointed out to me (thanks Paul!) that I never really explained what Toastmasters is. Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide…
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What if…
Toastmasters changes lives. I heard this phrase quite a bit when I first joined Toastmasters, but I have to admit… I didn’t believe it. Oh sure, it was something worthwhile doing, sort of an educational/social/volunteering kind of thing, but changing lives?? A stretch… or so I thought. Then I attended the Toastmasters District 60 Conference…
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What’s up with hairstylists?
Just after Christmas, my longtime hairstylist moved from Ontario to New Brunswick. A bit far to travel. I really hate looking for a new hairstylist. There’s a salon not too far from me called Allure. So I made an appointment and went in. The stylist, Jenn, had bleached blonde hair, with very dark roots. Not…