A Journey Down The River

A Journey Down The River

Natalie Clewley of The Sachem & Gazette shares her canoe trip down the Grand River.

Cayuga~On~The~Grand

Grindstone Creek Gallery & Studio
Opened on The Day of 1000 Canoes ~ www.grindstonecreekgallery.com



Authors Bob Blakeley & Cheryl MacDonald pose for Haldimand Tourism photograph.
http://www.heronwoodent.ca/
Day of 1000 Canoes ~ Photos: Haldimand County Tourism

For photos of The Day of 1000 Canoes visit http://www.tourismhaldimand.com/ Find us on Facebook

Bookshop Holiday Hours ~

Wed. June 29..... Closed
Thu. June 30...... 11 - 5
Fri. July 1.............Closed
Sat. July 2 ............11 - 3

Closed the first week of July

Opening again Wed., July 13

Have a safe and fun summer!

"The greatest pleasure in life is that of reading. Why not then own the books of great novelists when the price is so small."

"Of all the amusements which can possibly be imagined for a hard-working man, after his daily toil, or in its intervals, there is nothing like reading an entertaining book. It calls for no bodily exertion. It transports him into a livelier, and gayer, and more diversified and interesting scene, and while he enjoys himself there he may forget the evils of the present moment. Nay, it accompanies him to his next day's work, and gives him something to think of besides the mere mechanical drudgery of his every-day occupation ~ something he can enjoy while absent, and look forward with pleasure to return to."


~ A. L. Burt Company book promotion, 1926.

Historic Cayuga ~ King Street

Today the Village Green on King Street is quite different than it was during the early years of old Cayuga. A picturesque gazebo replaces a market place where horse-drawn carriages once gathered. The old town hall and fire station stood where today's library is.

Historic King Street ~ Cayuga, Ontario

Grindstone Creek Gallery Pottery Studio & Gift Store ~ Opening on Saturday, June 25, 2011

A new shop on historic King Street, downtown Cayuga. It is an exciting development watching life return to what was originally the main business section of the village. In fact, King Street crossed the Grand River in the early years ~ bridging an island in the middle.

Kimberly and John Jeffrey came camping in the Haldimand area and decided to stay, purchasing the former Oddfellows Hall. The beautiful red-brick archways of their new store and studio are over a hundred and fifty years old.

Store Hours:
Tuesday: by appointment
Wednesday to Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 4 pm
Monday: Closed
http://www.grindstonecreekgallery.com/

"To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better place than we found it, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one breath breathed easier because you lived, This is to have succeeded."

~ Bessie Anderson Stanley (Amer., b. before 1900, d. 1952)
Best known for the famous poem, "What is Success?" written for a contest in 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

"When I begin to write about flowers, I lose all sense of restraint, and it is far, far too late to do anything about it." ~ John Beverly Nichols (1898 - 1983) English author best remembered for his gardening books. Garden Photo: Compliments of a friend. Thank you, dear friend.

Please note: The Neat Little Bookshop will be closed for the first week of July. We will spend much time with family & friends. See you in the bookshop again on Wednesday, July 13. Have a great week.

Time ~

" That great mystery of Time, were there no other; the illimitable silent never-resting thing called Time, rolling, rushing on, swift, silent, like an all-embracing ocean tide, on which we and all the Universe swim like exhalations, like apparitions which are and then are not: this is, forever very literally a miracle; a thing to strike us dumb ~ for we have no word to speak about it!"
~ Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) Scottish satirical writer, Victorian Romanticism.


Congratulations to our own Krista Schaus. 1st. in Masters and 3rd in Heavyweight, 2011 Toronto Pro Supershow ~ OPA Provincial Championships, Saturday, June 18.
Professional Bodybuilding. For more information go to Krista's www.kristashaus@blogspot.com Click on MagWeb.
New Photos to follow.

H A P P Y F A T H E R ' S D A Y

Photo: Airshow ~ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum ~ Mount Hope Ontario

A Sidewalk Event Today ~ Cayuga Street and King

Businesses on Cayuga Street hosting a sidewalk sale. Everyone Welcome.

Basketball Tournament ~ A Sunny day for the players
A New Event downtown Cayuga

Cayuga Street and King

"What better way to win a heart than to spend a lazy summer afternoon in some shady and secluded country spot, a stream meandering by at the foot of the grassy slope, a few fleecy clouds floating over head, and a bright red-and-white checkered cloth spread out, upon which sits the champagne,the fat wedge of pate de campagne, the strawberries and cream?"
~John Thorne, American culinary writer.
A Cook's Alphabet of Quotations, Penguin books Canada, 1991

Photo: Normandale, Norfolk County, Ontario. Lw

"Books . . . are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."

~ Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) English crime writer, essayist.

The Headline Says it All ~

Today's Hamilton Spectator announces Des' retirement.

We wish Des and Greta 'Happy Travelling' Hope you will make it to Cayuga sometime in your new-found freedom.

(For larger image of article, click on 3x)

"I could tell you my adventures ~ beginning from this morning," said Alice a little timidly. "But no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."

Alice to the Gryphon, Wonderland, Chapt. 10

Lewis Caroll (1832 - 1898) English author, best known for his literary nonsense.

Welcome Banners Over Cayuga and Caledonia:

Register on-line www.1000canoes.com for the June 25 canoe festival.

View on-line radio interviews with co-founder, Haldimand resident, Blaine Nicholls.

"Curiouser and curiouser" ~ A phrase from Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland books.

Another familiar phrase, "sometimes I have believed as many as six imposible things before breakfast," endures and enters into our everyday use."

Personally, I relate to poor Alice's bizarre experiences ~ in her case, falling down a rabbit hole, passing through a mirror, shrinking, expanding, showing up in the most absurd surroundings among characters that seem surreal. Unexpected, unpredictable change!

What is normal? What is ordinary?

Lewis Caroll (1832 - 1898) English author, mathematician. Best known for his literary nonsense.

What is ordinary?

There is something forbidding about yards surrounded by giant earth berms (topsoil covered in weeds) and barbed wire. We were unable to take photos of the fields of solar panels.

 

http://www.sunedison.ca/ Norfolk County.
(For larger image, click 3X on photo lbw)

(Note: Samsung is the corporation associated with the pending solar project, in South Cayuga, Haldimand.)

Kim and John Jeffrey came camping on the Grand River in Cayuga area and decided to stay. . .

They purchased what is known locally as the former Oddfellows Hall on King St. in the village of Cayuga. Cayuga Street is looking different. Kim Jeffrey is opening a pottery studio and gift shop on Saturday, June 25. For a sneak preview and hours open, visit her website http://www.grindstonecreekgallery.com/ Watch the bookshop blog for new details. We welcome John and Kim ~ just around the corner!

Photos by Lorna (Please click on for larger image.)

The Back 40 Family Restaurant Bar and Grill will be participating in the Canoe Festival on Saturday, June 25. To get involved, register on-line http://www.1000canoes.ca/

Come out to support Haldimand's newest event on The Grand River. Everyone registering gets a tee-shirt, Fast-Waters, Fast Friends.
Last summer's photo ~ Lorna

A Familiar Rain by John Geddes

It is always fun hosting a local author at The Neat Little Bookshop. John Geddes has written an exceptional book that falls under several genres: mystery, science fiction, romance.
On Saturday, July 23, 1:30 p.m., John and Deborah will be in the Neat Little Bookshop. We can't wait!

A Familiar Rain by John Geddes. Chinook Publishing, 2011.

Watch for details on John's visit. Meanwhile, for a brief synopsis of A Familiar Rain and how the book came to be written, you will want to check out his website: http://www.johngeddes.ca/ See about John.

Smile for Today:

On Gambling, Great Advice: Advice from a stickman at the Landmark Casino, Las Vegas:
"Don't forget, folks ~ the less you bet, the more you lose when you win!"

~ The 776 Even Stupider Things Ever Said, Ross and Kathryn Petras, HarperCollins, 1994

Caledonia Video and Balloonery ~

Every day we work with people in our neighbourhood who make our lives fascinating and a constant pleasure. Jennifer owns Caledonia Video and Balloonery, 282 Argyle (Hwy. #6) Caledonia, Ontario. tel.: 765-5335

Voted best video store.

Photo: by Lorna (Click 3x on photo for larger image.)

Randy Pressmen at PRESSMENS - HASTINGS Print & Copy Centre "Quality & Service You Can Count On!"

The Neat Little Bookshop gets all its printing from Pressmens - Hastings, 71 Argyle St., N. Caledonia tel.: 905-765-4757. Randy and Perry Martindale began the business over twenty-five years ago. People in our neighbourhood making everyday a pleasure!

Photo by Lorna

Humpty Dumpty to Alice, Looking-Glass

I told them once, I told them twice:
They would not listen to advice.
~ ~

I said it very loud and clear:
I went and shouted in his ear.
But he was very stiff and proud:
He said, 'You needn't shout so loud!'

Chap. 6, Humpty Dumpty

Thought for Today:

"Now I declare that's too bad!" Humpty Dumpty cried, breaking into a sudden passion.
"You've been listening at doors ~ and behind trees ~ and down chimneys ~ or you couldn't have known it!"
"I haven't indeed!" Alice said very gently. "It's in a book."
"Ah, well! They may write such things in a book," Humpty Dumpty said in a calmer tone.

Humpty Dumpty and Alice,
Looking-Glass, Chap. 6, Humpty Dumpty

Photo Normandale by Lorna

Smile for Today:

"The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other."

~ Johnny Carson, late night comedian

The Robert Wood Singers presented their spring concert on Sunday, June 5 in Welland, Ontario.
One of their selections was Grandma's Killer Fruitcake.

Congratulations on a well-done performance. Thank you for your music!

"No Limit to the Number of Lives . . . "
Always the sense of adventure, excitement and anticipation
~ Louis L'Amour

Books Good Books

Chiefswood Park (Click 3x on photo)

SHADOW RIVER ~ E. Pauline Johnson
(TEKAHIONWAKE)
A stream of tender gladness,
Of filmy sun, and opal tinted skies;
Of warm midsummer air that lightly lies
In mystic rings,
Where softly swings
The music of a thousand wings
That almost tones to sadness.

Midway 'twist earth and heaven,
A bubble in the pearly air, I seem
To float upon the sapphire floor, a dream
Of clouds of snow,
Above, below,
Drift with my drifting, dim and slow,
As twilight drifts to even.

The little fern-leaf, bending
Upon the brink, its green reflection greets,
And kisses soft the shadow that it meets
With touch so fine,
The border line
The keenest vision can't define;
So perfect is the blending.

The far, fir trees that cover
The brownish hills with needles green and gold,
The arching elms o'erhead, vinegrown and old,
Repictured are
Beneath me far,
Where not a ripple moves to Shades underneath, or over. Exerpt from Shadow River,Flint and Feather, E. Pauline Johnson, 1912

Conway Park Restaurant

Disembark

Boat Ramp beside Conway Park Restaurant

Looking toward Bob Baigent Park

Sandy Polillo , owner of Conway Park Restaurant, is firing up the grill for Saturday, June 25. Canoeists can order Beef on a Bun in addition to Conway's usual Perch, burgers and fabulous breakfasts.
Eat indoors or take it out to the riverbank.

Don't wait until June 25, Sandy and her staff are open for business every weekend 'til September.

Fri. 4 am - 8:30 pm

Sat. 8:30 - 8:30

Sun. 8:30 - 7:30

Holidays 8:30 - 7:30

Looking Toward Kinsmen Pavilion in Bob Baigent Park

Beef on a Bun for Canoeists ~ at the riverside restaurant. Small in structure ~ huge in heart. Sandy, husband Bernie and their staff are an example of Cayuga's friendly folk.

Photos: Lorna (For larger image, click 3X on photo.)

Conway Park Restaurant

View of Cayuga Bridge from Conway Park

Conway Park Restaurant ~ Down By the Riverside

Every Friday night 2 pc Fish & Chips Dinner

or Roast Beef Dinner $10 tax incl.

Photos: Lorna (Click 3X on photo for larger image.)