celtic cross partridge island saint john new brunswick

Night Shift

Night shift was the worst shift for me. I could never orient myself to working at nights. Did a few 11 PM to 7 AM shifts on Ward nine.  Looking out the window toward the train tracks and Simms Brush and Broom factory. Got a bit of a taste for tea during those shifts. Learned to play crib too. Ward nine’s vaulted ceiling and high windows made for a cool Saint John summer night atmosphere. The hospital used these greenish colored light bulbs. Other than the office light coming out from the top half of the half door it was pretty dark. The odd patient would be up late sitting in the alcove. "Keeper, got a light?" Outside the sound of steam or high pressure water carried over from the pulp and paper mill down the street.

cub skater

the only badge I won in cubs was the skate. I keep the skate badge on my computer at work

4 season

we received mec gift certificates as wedding gifts and purchased a four season tent

skating on a BC lake

another of Dad's cue cards for their 50th anniv

cue cards for HMD

Punkie

back then, we called him punkie

classifed ad for 9 Thomas when Mom and Dad moved in

Mom and Dad with me at our 02 wedding

I was driving Mom and Dad around Amherst on the day of the wedding. They told me about their wedding trip to Maine. Grampy Dunphy gave them money for the honeymoon. Down to see the cousins in the Boston states. That's me behind them with the camera - the groom.

Dad Cody and Kev

Partridge Island - a 300 million year old volcanic ash deposit

Partridge Island

skating on pavement and Simms Brush Factory Saint John with the old water tower west side surf city

Dan Dunphy with Bella and H. Michael their new baby.

Bay Shore Saint John NB

Bay Shore, Sea Side Park or Duck Cove. The beaches where we lived as young teenagers. Parties on the beach away from the authorities.

The large structure is Martello Tower in Saint John West NB and further below is a house in the Bay Shore area overlooking Partridge Island, Bay of Fundy.

skating in the fall

cover label from super 8 film hmd

film history currently being edited

HMD's CGA history

H. Michael Dunphy, FCGA began working for the association in the early 1960’s when he and some of his fellow employees at Revenue Canada’s Saint John New Brunswick office completed the CGA program. Mike along with others such as Frank Bishop, CGA (deceased) and Al Smith CGA volunteered to advance the association’s presence in Atlantic Canada. Mike was the first executive director of the Atlantic region. In the early 60’s CGA’s did not have public practice rights in Newfoundland. Mike met with Joey Smallwood’s government in an attempt to gain recognition in this province. A national convention was held in Saint John’s NFLD in the 1970’s. In addition, Mike held a position with the CGA national education committee in 1964 when the CGA program was offered in Bermuda and the Caribbean.

1962 CGA designation

1963 Atlantic Canada representative on the NCEE

1964 National Board Representative

1965-67 President of New Brunswick Association

1969 1978 National Board Director

1981 life member New Brunswick Association

1993 FCGA

I saw you in my brother's apartment

There is a column in the Georgia Straight newspaper called "I saw you". It is about people who saw someone on a bus or somewhere and did not get the person's name or number. They are trying to connect. It is a bit hopeless. I like reading it so I decided to post something there and it is below:

I saw you first in my brother’s apartment.

I heard about you.

Then I saw you on our wedding day.

Later I saw you give birth to our son.

I saw you give my mother a warm meaningful hug when she waited on her cancer death sentence.

I saw you give my father a hug when he so needed one all alone now.

I saw you make a thousand lunches for our child.

I see you every morning and evening.

someone responded:

That's beautiful and cute and amazing and I hope your happiness lasts forever and ever. You've got something good, don't let it go over nothing :)