The Other Things I can’t see a damn thing. Is it fog or is it mist? 4 Oct 2018 TRANS-CANADA HWY., N.B. — My wife, you know. She can be a touch contrary. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. It keeps me on my toes. I try not…
Summer A walk in the park: Minister’s Island (ghost edition) 23 Aug 201419 Oct 2014 Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. MINISTER'S ISLAND, N.B. — There are ghosts at Covenhoven. I heard them. The spirit of Van Horne is…
Summer The madmen of York County Gaol 15 Aug 201412 Oct 2014 FREDERICTON, N.B. — As anyone who read the previous entry (wherein I spent a few days taxiing a herd of children in a minivan) might suspect, I spent part of…
Summer Fredericton, four car seats and a minivan 12 Aug 201412 Oct 2014 FREDERICTON, N.B. — Sometimes the call in the middle of the night isn't a prank or wrong number. Sometimes it's exactly what you fear a call in the middle of…
Summer Go tell it on the mountain 9 Aug 201422 Aug 2014 STEEVES MOUNTAIN, N.B. — I was testy because I hadn't wanted to drive all the way to Fredericton anyway and when Melani asked me to take an exit off the…
Summer That time we didn’t run out of gas 27 Jul 20141 Aug 2014 TIDNISH, N.S. — Well that drive wasn't any fun at all. We left late, because Trevor, as president of his Venturer company, had to stick around for one last meeting…