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Emma Chooses a Book
We are happy that you enjoyed your visit to the bookshop.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Looking For A Sunset Bird In Winter ~
The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold,
When shoeing home across the white,
I thought I saw a bird alight.
In summer when I passed the place,
I had to stop and lift my face;
A bird with an angelic gift
Was singing in it sweet and swift.
No bird was singing in it now.
A single leaf was on a bough,
And that was all there was to see
In going twice around the tree.
From my advantage on a hill
I judged that such a crystal chill
Was only adding frost to snow
As gilt to gold that wouldn't show.
A brush had left a crooked stroke
Of what was either cloud or smoke
From north to south across the blue;
A piercing little star was through.
~ Robert Frost, The Poetry of Robert Frost, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964
(Reminder: Neil Paul will be at The Neat Little Bookshop on Thursday, Nov. 24, reading Robert Frost. Please join us!)
The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold,
When shoeing home across the white,
I thought I saw a bird alight.
In summer when I passed the place,
I had to stop and lift my face;
A bird with an angelic gift
Was singing in it sweet and swift.
No bird was singing in it now.
A single leaf was on a bough,
And that was all there was to see
In going twice around the tree.
From my advantage on a hill
I judged that such a crystal chill
Was only adding frost to snow
As gilt to gold that wouldn't show.
A brush had left a crooked stroke
Of what was either cloud or smoke
From north to south across the blue;
A piercing little star was through.
~ Robert Frost, The Poetry of Robert Frost, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964
(Reminder: Neil Paul will be at The Neat Little Bookshop on Thursday, Nov. 24, reading Robert Frost. Please join us!)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday Story Hour ~When Benjamin Franklin was asked "What condition of man most deserves pity?"he replied, "A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read." *
Story Hour every Wednesday after school is when we share stories about our day and introduce friends and pets, as well as read a story.Story Hour Yvonne was missed on Wednesday. Hurry back, Yvonne and Maddie. Everyone welcome. Children under three must be accompanied by an adult. 3:30 pm - 5:00.Thank you Alyhsia, our co-op student, for your participation.
Photos: 1/ Lily with her new friend, Sammy 2/ Eric helping with tea and cookies
* THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, 1985
A Salute to those Individuals Making a Difference in our Community ~
Volunteers ~ the "HEART" of Haldimand County
Haldimand Councillors & Staff, The Honourable Diane Finley, MP, Toby Barrett, MPP, Mayor Ken Hewitt 
11th Annual Recognition Night ~
Volunteers ~ the "HEART" of Haldimand County
Haldimand Councillors & Staff, The Honourable Diane Finley, MP, Toby Barrett, MPP, Mayor Ken Hewitt 
11th Annual Recognition Night ~Norma Mowat, 2001 Volunteer of the Year, reading the Volunteer Poem at last night's Recognition Night
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thought for Today:
"Aldous Huxley's fame rested largely upon his novels, such as Brave New World, in which he examined humanity's choice between a fully human life and the mechanized servitude of the anthill. In his sixties he admitted, 'It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'Try to be a little kinder.'"
~ Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) English writer
Source: THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, 1985
"Aldous Huxley's fame rested largely upon his novels, such as Brave New World, in which he examined humanity's choice between a fully human life and the mechanized servitude of the anthill. In his sixties he admitted, 'It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'Try to be a little kinder.'"
~ Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) English writer
Source: THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, 1985
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