Thought for Today:
Anderson Cooper, news anchor/host of CNN's AC360 Keeping Them Honest, quotes his father as saying, ". . .In the blessings of this world, chief of which is the Mystery, Magic, Majesty and Miracle that is life."
"The Mystery, Magic, Majesty and Miracle that is life!"
Anderson is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt. He lost his father when he was ten years old. Anderson Cooper is the author of Dispatches From the Edge, A Memoir of War, Disaster, and Survival. Harper, 2006.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Wiarton Willie
An early spring! That is the prediction.
Willie apparently did not see his shadow today.
The Life & Legend of Wiarton Willie is a delightful tale of the little groundhog who emerges from his burrow to supposedly predict the weather. The author, David A. Haley, is a retired educator who grew up on a farm in West Flamborough, "on the edge of Beverley Swamp," Ontario.
Published by Comet Enterprises, R. R. #2 Milton, Ontario, L9T 2X6 (1999)
Note: CBC News Canada has an excellent on-line story about today's Groundhog Day in Wiarton, Ontario.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Moments In Nature
The Neat Little Bookshop is pleased to feature an all-new photo exhibit, Moments In Nature. Studying nature through the lens of his camera, Scott Walker, brings the viewer into the outdoors, closer to a world that we seldom take the time to appreciate.
"We are constantly surrounded by beauty, if we just take the time to look," ~ S. Walker.
Scott lives in Haldimand County.
Above: A Mother's Tears
SUN TO EARTH PHOTOGRAPHY[Dbl. click on photo for larger image.]
Monday, January 31, 2011
Rudyard Kipling
[Encouragement for writers facing rejection.]
"I'm sorry Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language."
~ Editor of the San Francisco Examiner, in response to a submission by Rudyard Kipling, 1889
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) Well-known English writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. Author of The Jungle Book, The Man Who Would be King, Gunga Din and If.
"I'm sorry Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language."
~ Editor of the San Francisco Examiner, in response to a submission by Rudyard Kipling, 1889
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) Well-known English writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. Author of The Jungle Book, The Man Who Would be King, Gunga Din and If.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
York, Grand River
York, Grand River, Front Cover
. The Church of St. John the Devine painting by R. L. Moore
. The Church of St. John the Devine painting by R. L. Moore
Local artist, R. L. Moore supplied the paintings for the cover of York Grand River, Its Early History & Directory 1834 - 1860. (290 pgs, Paperback)*
* William John Quinsey. Published by The York, Grand River, Historical Society, 1991 Available from the Society or at The Neat Little Bookshop.
Below: The Church of St. John the Devine as it appears today, Hwy. 54, Grand River, York.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
R. L. Moore was invited to show his paintings in Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre, Caledonia.
R. L. retired from farming. He now has more time to pursue his other interests. He participates in wood carving, produces exceptionally beautiful oil paintings, sings and still finds time to visit old friends. We are always pleased when R. L. comes by.
The paintings for the book, York, Grand River ~ It's History & Directory 1834 - 1860, were provided by R. L.
Published in 1991 by The York Historical Society. Text William John Quinsey.
The Ugly American
"The state in which we find ourselves is far from hopeless. We have the material, and above all the human resources, to change our methods and to win. It is not the fault of the government or its leaders or any political party that we have acted as we have. It is the temper of the whole nation. If knowledge of the problem becomes widespread,and if the enthusiasm of the people can be aroused, then we can succeed. . .
"We have been offering the Asian nations the wrong kind of help. We have so lost sight of our own past that we are trying to sell guns and money alone, instead of remembering that it was the quest for the dignity of freedom that was responsible for our own way of life.
All over Asia we have found that the basic American ethic is revered and honored and imitated when possible. We must, while helping Asia toward self-sufficiency, show by example that America is still the America of freedom and hope and knowledge of law. If we succeed, we cannot lose the struggle."
Come in. Stay a while. Read a book. The Neat Little Bookshop.
The Ugly American, 1958, Wm. J. Lederer & E. Burdick
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
"We have been offering the Asian nations the wrong kind of help. We have so lost sight of our own past that we are trying to sell guns and money alone, instead of remembering that it was the quest for the dignity of freedom that was responsible for our own way of life.
All over Asia we have found that the basic American ethic is revered and honored and imitated when possible. We must, while helping Asia toward self-sufficiency, show by example that America is still the America of freedom and hope and knowledge of law. If we succeed, we cannot lose the struggle."
Come in. Stay a while. Read a book. The Neat Little Bookshop.
The Ugly American, 1958, Wm. J. Lederer & E. Burdick
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
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