My life right now is in between being an American that is going for her Canadian Citizenship and waiting patiently for the Halifax office to acknowledge our paperwork with $$$ sent in January 2010.  I was born in New York City many decades ago! Today, thinking about the 9th anniversary after 9-11 and only 11 days before this American-Canadian moves to Beijing, China for 9 months.  I remembered going to Boston for ActiveRain's Boston RainCamp this past July 2010 and taking photos of the Boston Federal Court Building outside, since they wouldn’t let me inside unless I had business there!  I took photos of plaques outside the building that I really thought made me think about what being an American-Canadian really means.  I’ve written this in two parts, since I want to discuss those 9 quot... 09/11/2010

July sales in Rothesay & Quispamsis were slightly ahead of last year. However year to date unit sales are up 25% over 2006. And the year to date average sale price is up 12.3% over 2006. The average days on the market has been trending lower from 2006. $ average sale price # days on mkt # of units sold Month 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 July 202,519 181,995 64 89 46 42 June 209,866 165,107 78 82 61 55 May 207,141 172,254 76 83 58 52 April 183,007 181,260 66 87 42 36 March 204,068 221,760 84 63 50 29 February 206,726 186,537 74 66 38 22 January 211,987 186,073 79 129 40 31 YTD 204,050 181,687 75 86 335 267 (I caution that average price information can be useful in establishing trends over time, but does not indicate actual prices in cities and towns comprised of widely divergent neighbo... 08/05/2007

The Kennebecasis Valley Challenge Marathon is pleased to offer a series of running clinics beginning July 11thTo register: email johnkell@nb.sympatico.ca (no charge)July 11th, 6:30PM, Session one: Suppleness/Flexibility, getting your body ready to exercise. This session will deal with the why and how to be more flexible using principles from a discipline called Chi Walking. (Plus things your body needs to become more flexible)August 8th, 6:30PM, Session two: Strength/Stamina; Looks at our muscles and joints to determine why and how we should strengthen as we plan to be more active.September 5th, 6:30PM, Session three: Skill/Spirit, Looks at skills we can learn that will inspire us to sustain our prescribed level of activity (using principles from the discipline of Chi Running, etc).The ... 07/18/2007

The town of Rothesay is home to some of the most beautiful homes in Southern New Brunswick. Tucked away in the river valley, many homes are on the water or have water view scenery looking over to the Kingston Peninsula. Along with the great view comes the pleasures of living in a largely non-industrial area.Rothesay and Quispamsis have all the amenities you need, and is located minutes away from uptown Saint John. For more information on the Rothesay area please visit there website here or drop me an e-mail at luther@lutherharrity.ca for any questions you may have. **Interesting Fact**In 1927 the Variable Pitch Propeller was invented in Rothesay New Brunswick by a pioneer in Canadian aviation - Wallace Turnbull. 07/18/2007