Lois Marlatt, author of children's books, shares a story with Margaret Wilson at the Cayuga U.C.W. meeting.

Among the author's titles: Brock and Becca Canoeing on The Grand. Lois experiences each and every story that she writes. That involves personally travelling to every Canadian province and territory. Her next trip ~ the Northwest Territories.

Two of Lois' titles in the Brock and Becca series are on the Top Ten List on Books For Pleasure, a Canadian publishing company.

http://www.booksforpleasure.com/

Zig Misiak, historical re-enactor, writer, lecturer and educator was this evening's guest speaker at The York Grand River Historical Society, York, Ontario.

Zig is an active member of several local and international committees including the Bi-National Education Advisory Committee, (200th Anniversary of the War of 1812). War of 1812 Western Hooves of Thunder McArthur's raid against the Six Nations along the Grand River Territory, November 1814. Based on actual historical events.

The Neat Little bookshop is pleased to make available this 40 page, informative, entertaining and beautifully illustrated book by Zig Misiak. Living in Brantford near the Six Nations Territory on the Grand River, he developed a passion for the Haudenosaunee people's history and culture and this gives him a unique insight that he respectfully refers to.

He is an honourary vice president of the Dominion of United Empire Loyalists. For additional information including videos of Zig, visit his website http://www.realpeopleshistory.com/

~ Zig Misiak, Western Hooves of Thunder, Ball Media, Ball Media Book Factory, 2010. Illustrations by Scott Paterson.

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."

~ Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Irish writer and poet (1854 - 1900)

Making of Friends ~ Edgar Guest

If nobody smiled, and nobody cared and nobody helped us along, If every moment looked after itself and Good things always went to the strong, If nobody thought just a little about you and Nobody cared about me. And we stood all alone, in the battle of life What a dreary old world this would be. Life is sweet, just because of the friends we have made. And the things which in common we share. We want to live on, not because of ourselves But because of the people who care. It is doing and giving for somebody else On which all life's splendor depends. And the joy of this world, when you've summed it all up Is found in the making of friends. ~ Edgar A. Guest (1881 - 1959) English born, American Poet became known as "The People's Poet."

To the reader: The unresolved glitch in blog ~ poem without lines. . .

HAPPINESS

John had Great Big Waterproof

Boots on;

John had a Great Big Waterproof

Hat;

John had a Great Big Waterproof

Mackintosh ~

And That (Said John)

Is

That.

~ A. A. Milne, When We Were Very Young, 1924, English author, poet (1882 - 1956). Best known for Winnie-The-Poo teddy bear stories

Grand River Kayak

We just recently met Ed. Our first reaction to this photo was: "You must be kidding."

Grand River Kayak, Dunnville, Ontario, just won the Haldimand County 2010 Business Excellence Award, Tourism Category. Congratulations!

Check out Ed Sullivan's March 23rd. kayaking photograph album on Facebook. You won't believe it!

(We stole the photograph from Ed's album.)

Ouse Street ~ Cayuga Along The Grand River ~ Signs of Spring.

Take a book! Walk a block behind The Neat Little Bookshop