Is it my imagination or does the bookshop look worse today than yesterday?

When is the Bookshop Opening?

The most asked question! Although the new bookshop will be wonderful, an unplanned move, family events and the sheer complexity of moving inventory and fixtures to a different facility has at times seemed overwhelming. We could not completely give up our summer activities.

Someone helping with the new shelving suggested that our goal of September 1st may be optimistic. Of course that is only a week away and if the bookshop is complete, I will be amazed myself! We will be open when we open. Meanwhile, thank you to those who have stayed in touch by dropping by or emailing. We miss you. We look forward to seeing you.

View From Our Window

Looking west we are now neighbours to The Haldimand Press.


The Haldimand Press (Some will remember it asThe Haldimand Advocate) ~ Hwy 3 Just before you go over the bridge.
We have so much more to tell you about one of the oldest weekly newspapers in Haldimand County.

Smile For Today:

"A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing."

~ Joey Adams (1911 - 1999) American author, comedian.

DESIDERATA hangs in the bookshop. It is usually said to have been copied from an inscription "found in Old Saint Paul's Church, Baltimore; dated 1692." It was actually written by an Indiana poet named Max Ehrmann and registered with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress early in 1927. Copyright was renewed after the author's death by his widow, and is still protected by the United States Copyright Law.

Source: DESIDERATA, Brooke House, Inc. 1972

DESIDERATA

Go placidly amid the noise & the haste,
& remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth
quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may
become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career,
however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let not this blind you to what virtue
there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees & the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your
labors & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

~ Max Ehrmann (1872 - 1945) American writer, poet & attorney.

View From Our Window
We are not quite ready to show the inside ~ not 'til we get a few more books on the shelves. However if you have ever sat at the Round Table, you will recognize that the view has vastly improved! The table is now positioned beside a window.








View From the Bookshop Window