CAYUGA STREET GETS CALCIUM & WATER

The Neat L'l Bookshop

We are grateful to all who called our councillor and the various project managers.  Thank you to those who followed and supported us on social media.  [Photos courtesy of TOWPATH ON THE GRAND, Jim Gibson]

Talbot Street (Hwy 3) Looking West Over the Bridge

The Neat L'l Bookshop on the Left

Hearthstone House of Fire

[Photos:  Friday, May 22 lbw]

Towpath on The Grand

To our Readers:  John has kept the bookshop OPEN regular hours [I would have closed and picketed the Mayor's office.]  We have no dust control on Highway 3 in front of the bookshop.  On Friday afternoon several of us reached out to the municipality, the various project managers including Councillor Fred Morison, County of Haldimand Project Mgr. Mike King, Elgin Construction and Vallee Consultants.  In his defence, Councillor Morison came to the Towpath on The Grand and to The Neat Little Bookshop on Saturday.  We do not understand how these conditions have been allowed to exist; however, we are hoping for water/calcium trucks to begin regular trips along Talbot Street (Hwy 3) as early as today, Monday.

We actually thought that the absence of public parking would shut us down ~ the dust issue has become more urgent.  Although the locals call it Talbot Street, this is the main artery from Windsor to Fort Erie ~ a heavily travelled highway with trucks and various vehicles that were in the past prohibited from crossing the old bridge. Let's lower the speed limit temporarily during construction from 50 km to 30 and bring in the dust control trucks. 

[Photos:  Friday, May 22,2015 lbw]

York Grand River Historical Society

Visit www.warplane.com

Flight Engineer, Craig Brookhouse, describes the historic Lancaster flight from Hamilton, Ontario to England.

Craig Brookhouse from Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

[Photos:  May 19, 2015  Craig Brookhouse & Historical Society President, Ken Martindale. lbw]

Take to The Country ~ Happy Victoria Day Weekend

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~ Lao-tzu

[Photos:  Mount Olivet, May 16, 2015. lbw]

Photo does not do justice to the 8' deep trench

The Neat L'l Bookshop Remains Open Whenever possible.  Yesterday we closed at noon because the shop simply was not accessible. 
Each day is a guessing game.  We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that our customers will come back when conditions return to normal.

[Photo:  Wed. May, 13 lbw.  For larger image please click on photo.] 

Smile for Today ~

Erskine [John] was to lecture at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the president of the university went to the station to meet him.  He had some difficulty in recognizing his guest, however, and told Erskine about it at dinner that evening:  "I asked one gentleman if he were John Erskine and he said, with emphasis, 'I should say not.'  I asked another, and he said, 'I wish I were.'  Which shows that at least one man had read your books."
   "It does indeed," replied Erskine, "but which one?"

~

Eriskine was once asked if he found it disconcerting to see members of the audience looking at their watches during a long lecture, "No," replied Erskine, "not until they start shaking them."

~ERSKINE, John (1879 - 1951), US educator & writer, professor of English at Columbia University.
THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, 1985.

View From My Window ~

Looking North on Ouse 

Talbot Street (Hwy 3) at Ouse  

Installation of new watermain and services, new storm sewer, road reconstruction, paving & sidewalks, hydro & other utility works, streetscaping.

Looking North on Cayuga

Talbot Street at Cayuga

Looking South on Ottawa

Talbot Street at Ottawa
[Photos Tuesday, May 12 lbw]

Village Green

Cayuga Street

The Library Cayuga Street

Toothless Visits the Bookshop

No matter how barren the past may have been,
'Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green;
We sit in the warm shade and feel right well
How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell;
We may shut our eyes but we cannot help knowing
That skies are clear and grass is growing;
The breeze comes whispering in our ear,
That dandelions are blossoming near,
~ from James Russell Lowell

Sorry, it was necessary to close the bookshop today.  It is a daily guessing game. Thank you for your understanding.  We can be reached at 905.577.5635 or by email theneatlittlebookshop.

For anyone following facebook The Neat Little Bookshop, we post updates.

"Come, gentle Spring! ethereal Mildness!  come."  

~ James Thomson (1700 - 1748) Scottish poet. 
The Seasons, Spring, Line 1

Please share with us photos of your favourite tree.  Text 905.577.5635 or email:  neatlittlebookshop@gmail.com

We will post on facebook The Neat Little Bookshop as well as on the bookshop blog.


[Photo:  May 2, Cayuga Ontario lbw]

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I~
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference/

~ Robert Frost

Talbot St. Looking West

View Through Our Dusty Window

"Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it." ~ Jules Renard (1864 - 1910) French author

Talbot St Looking East

[For a better view, be sure to click on photo.]

From Our Window

Please Note:

The Neat Little Bookshop OPEN REGULAR HOURS when accessible.

Monday - Friday 10:30 - 5:00, Saturday 10:30 - 3:00

We recommend that our customers cross Hwy 3 in the east end of town.  Avoid the intersection of Cayuga & Talbot (Hwy 3).