Hoping that you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!  We have been busy in the bookshop acknowledging some of the folks who have helped make the bookshop better.  If you are ever on facebook, check out the numerous photographs of fascinating personalities and of course authors who have visited us.

There are too many to mention and we don't have photographs of everyone.  It was in November of 2004 that our first bookshelves appeared on Cayuga Street.  We existed in a remote corner at 11 Cayuga Street opposite the red-brick building where Herb Martindale began the original Neat Little Bookshop.  There were five empty commercial windows at the time and since that, businesses have come and gone.  Thank you to all of our supporters:  family and friends, customers and fellow Cayuga Street businesses.

~ John & Lorna

The Haldimand Stewardship Council is a group that shows a commitment to promoting responsible land care, sustaining resources, and working together for a healthier environment.  The council includes volunteer individuals who recognize and can encourage community involvement and interest in land stewardship.  Council members include farmers, woodlot owners, naturalists, business people, agency and industry representatives and other conservation groups.

 

Haldimand Stewardship Council

15 Cayuga Street, Cayuga

Gables of Cayuga Hotel Visible - To be Demolished for New Library

 

Hwy 3 & Cayuga Street Intersection ~ Contrast this with Current Location of Library in Village Green

Many of us attended an Open House regarding the proposed new Cayuga branch of the library.  The services and the architecture were discussed.  The resulting location on Highway 3 was not part of the public discussion that we can recall.  Compare the chosen - done deal - future location with the current location in the quiet Village Green.


Village Green

Cayuga Branch Haldimand Public Library in Village Green



Riverfront One Block From Village Green

Village Green

This summer we had crosswalks, sidewalks, streets w/asphalt, hanging plants, planters.  We retained our green space in the Village Green!  We have a proper bridge aligned with the highway. 

New Bridge Looking West

 

Talbot St. Looking West Toward The Bookshop & Bridge

 
 

 

 

Downtown Village of Cayuga

Topic Change for this Thursday:

FRIENDSHIP, WAR and POETRY ~ Presented by Dr. Alan Bishop

Robert Frost, Edward Thomas, Ivor Gurney
Eleanor Farjeon, Helen Thomas, Marion Scott

Join us for an informative and inspirational afternoon with Alan.  Coffee pot's on...

 

 

 

The New Red & Green at Talbot & Cayuga Streets



Benches Downtown

Crosswalk on Talbot (Hwy 3) Looking North On Cayuga St.

Talbot Looking East From The Bookshop

Looking West Over the Unfinished Bridge

CAYUGA FINALLY HAS LINES

"A Tree Grows In Cayuga"

Trees Along Talbot in front of Towpath On The Grand

Fashionable *NEW* "Bump-outs"  ~

Cayuga's New "Bump-outs"

Cayuga goes High-Fashion

Entrace to future ONE-WAY Cayuga Street from Highway 3

One reader writes:  "Everywhere's doing the same.  It's odd.  It'll look nice, but I can't understand why it's happening all over the British Isles and possibly in other towns and cities in Canada too."

Cozy Corner Cayuga & King

Beside The Neat Little Bookshop

Please note:  The Neat L'l Bookshop is temporarily closed today.  We will post updates.

Thought for Today ~

Grand Treats & Treasures Closing

"A Little Something for Everyone"~ Grand Treats & Treasures

Places for People - Draft Final - August 7th, 2013

"The street will be a destination, not only linking the services and retail opportunities along the main street but also becoming an attraction as a relevant interpretive piece for the community and people place offering something for everyone.

~ and people place offering something for everyone ~

The street will become a quality public 'story.'  While 'passing through' the community will most likely remain a prime use for the main street, the gateways, portals and markers will announce the beginning of the intriguing story and significance of experiencing the Grand River throughout the interpretive elements of the streetscape.  The streetscape experience will convey Cayuga's geographic significance, and offer its hospitality of shops, services, spaces and attractions."

~ Excerpt from HALDIMAND COUNTY STREETSCAPE PLAN FOR CAYUGA.

Changing Dynamics ~ (from final draft plan for Cayuga)

The process of evolution, the mobility of the average resident and visitors, will and continue to change the role and dynamic of Cayuga; creating a different type of economic centre to what has been experienced in the past.  Future area roadway upgrades enhance traffic patterns.  Improvements to the pedestrian realm are a logical extension of community and infrastructure upgrades for the downtown core.

"Unique, Intimate, Inviting"
Three vision principles that form the basis for the streetscape plan improvements;

Unique Community

• Reinforce the design identity of Cayuga;
• Reflect natural heritage resources;
• Create coherence while fostering creativity;
• Reflect the cultural heritage and value the past history of the Cayuga community; and
• Reinforce the unique features, views and distinctive urban built form that define the character of the community.

Intimate Community

• Create streets where people can walk around and see each other face-to-face;
• Provide accessible public places where people can walk, sit, play, relax, and talk;
• Enhance public spaces and define them with interesting buildings, art, and greening; and
• Support a full range of accessible community businesses and services that are vibrant and foster our commercial cores as destinations.

~ HALDIMAND COUNTY STREETSCAPE PLAN FOR CAYUGA  Final Draft, August 7th, 2013.
[Tomorrow: Inviting Community]

Natty Trappings Closing

Tuesday Morning ~

Neil Dring Visiting with William Thomas

www.williamthomas.ca Search William Thomas or stop at The Neat Little Bookshop.  We carry Thomas' books, including The Dog Rules -- Damn Near Everything!  You may have met the author when he visited The Neat Little Bookshop or you may read his weekly column in the local papers.  Whatever, he never fails to make one laugh.  "...a three-year-old Great Dane from Portland, Oregon was found to have eaten 43 1/2 socks.  His owners starting asking questions when the family budget revealed they were spending more money on socks than water, heat and hydro.

"One day Hamlet [dog's name changed] just started writhing and retching and was immediately rushed to the nearest animal hospital.  The vet was certain it was something the dog had eaten but he had no idea at the time it was the argyles.  Argyles disagree with everybody." *

*"All The World's A Circus," William Thomas.  The Haldimand Press,  10/1/14

Photo:  The Neat L'l Bookshop, Cayuga St. location.

Accounting & Tax Services

R. S. ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES

R.S.Accounting is located at the corner of Talbot Rd (Hwy 3) and Cayuga Street.

 

 

 

Wet Paint!

 

 Law Office Shawn Richarz

 

The Craftsman, his assistant & the Genie Lift

This beautiful landmark stands as a reminder of Cayuga's historical past.