Recently I left work early because it was so cold in my office. In fact, I actually went to my vehicle in the parking lot, blasted the heat and just sat there without much purpose. ...

After a couple of weeks on the Island I'm back on a "lighthouse kick"! That means after taking all the measurements, inviting creative types to visit, and negotiating intentions with the Lighthouse Master -- I am merely the "keeper" -- I am almost ready to roll! By next summer or perhaps a bit later, I expect to be spending my first night in the 130-year-old Cardigan River Range Light. Pretty exciting for me as I've longed to be the keeper of the light for most of the past 30 years. However, family dynamices -- ie. my father refused to give it up to ...

I've been a "chubby chick" since the day I born and tipped the scales at the old Charlottetown Hospital to the tune of 9lbs 8oz. And since then I've licked a lot of ice cream cones in hopes of one day finding the magical cure to resolve my life long struggle with... omg... I'm gonna say it... I'm gonna say it... my life long struggle with OBESITY!! There I said it! And how ugly does that word look on a page!? Omg! Wow... but now I feel like I've just owned up to it! Like, in case you didn't know it... yup, I'm ...

   I'm not sure I've ever known the history of Canada's Thanksgiving -- and just to be of equal opportunity ignorance, I don't really know where the American one comes from either! So I reached out with the following question on my Facebook status... as you can see those Canadian friends and family didn't let me down! :) ...

I received a call from my father in the spring asking if I wanted the lighthouse. Sounds odd, right? But it's true! In the early 1980s he "bought" the Cardigan Range Lighthouse on Morrison's Beach from the government for $100 after learning that those hellers from G'town were having parties in it. Once he assumed proprietorship, he engaged Harry Annear and crew -- under the supervision of my Uncle Rupert and Dick Hearn -- to move the three-story structure up the Cardigan River a bit and onto his land. Since then it's remained inactive but a source of curious entertainment for ...

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares". Hebrews 13:2 I was driving down 9th Ave. last night headed for Lincoln Park--a little dive that features the best sweet potato fries ever--when much to my chagrin it appeared to be closed. All the metal exterior panels were locked down and the only soul lurking nearby was a interesting character with a couple of dumpster bins and a gigantic television balanced between them. I must admit I was a little fascinated by the television because it was actually turned on! While it was just the fuzziness ...

Everytime I feel a bit lost in this world, I read the following... I was sitting on the steps the other day, thinking of you and just gazing into this mud puddle when all of a sudden I saw this face looking back at me and I said to myself, "I'm not going to smile until they do!" So I waited, but they didn't smile and I got so nervous and embarrassed that I smiled first, and right away they smiled back, real friendly like, so I was just wondering... Do you think it's silly to make friends with someone who lives in ...

There's no more room in the mansion and that means the music must begin! ...