Congratulations James Walker & 2010 Vikings Team

Scott, Krista, James & Glendon (Photo courtesy of James Walker. To view larger image, click on photo.)

The photos of this year's Cardboard Boat Race, Parkhill, Ontario, are starting to come in! This one courtesy of James Walker.

Video available on UTube: 2010 Parkhill Free-For-All Cardboard Boat.

Lower photo: James, Scott, Jeff, Glendon, Walt & Derek.

(The Viking Boat is in an undisclosed location for later participation in a parade.)

Fightin' Fit or Sit 'n Fit!

Trainer, Janice Jacobs at The Neat Little Bookshop ~

Thursday, July 22 ~ 1:30 p.m. (Note date change: July 22.)
No Admission ~ Hey! Come!

Fascinating Personalities Series
Graphics: Rosie Piter

Cardboard Boat Races Photo courtesy Regan Pfaff, Team 2009. Vikings: Scott, James, Derek & Walt.

(Click on photo for larger image.)

Tomorrow: Update on 2010 race.

Strathroy Cardboard Boat Race ~ July 10

Yes, we will be attending the cardboard boat race tomorrow in Parkhill, Ontario.

Vikings l-r: Walt, James, Scott, Derek; Regan, Michaye, Stacey.

Photos courtesy 2009 Aquaholics II team. To view larger image click on photo.

Imagination

"We are all of us imaginative in some form or other, for images are the brood of desire."

~ George Eliot (1819 - 1880), pen name for Mary Anne Evans, English novelist, one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.

Mill on The Floss, Silas Marner.

Photo: Artwork on a fruit farm in Nolfolk, Ontario. (Click on photo for larger image.)

Any Pleasure So Lasting

Reading

"No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting."

~ Lady M.W. Montague (1689 - 1762) English aristocrat and writer.

Solar Energy ~ Caledonia Mill

The Caledonia Mill continues to amaze! As environmentally conscious citizens, the guardians of the old mill have installed solar panels.

Attracting hundreds of visitors at Christmas with their light display, the mill folks are forging ahead with twenty-first century technology. Congratulations.

Managed by a non-profit organization established to preserve the mill and promote the arts, the Caledonia Mill sits stoically on the bank of the Grand River, southwest of the Hwy. #6 bridge.

Originally known as the Balmoral Mill this flour mill opened in 1857. The name was changed to the Grand River Mill in 1873, then to the Caledonia Milling Company in 1892.*

Also, see blog posts Dec. 20/09 and Jan. 9/10 for Christmas lights. For larger images, please click on photos.

*Ontario's Historic Mills, The Boston Mills Press, 2007. George Fischer and Mark Harris.