Dorothy's Collectibles

Have you ever shopped in a great place and found yourself returning time and again just for the experience?

Dorothy's Collectibles is that kind of place!

It is hard to get Dorothy to talk about herself ~ much less have her picture taken ~ she came to Canada as a war bride from Britain. She has family and one gets the impression that she open-heartily takes in new members. She'll ask you how you are, and really mean it.

We go to Dorothy's for books but she also has the prettiest china and treasures: straw totes, an English bellow, beautiful pictures and lamps ~ just about anything to make a house a home!

We have kept this secret to ourselves 'til now but you can find Dorothy 9:00 to 5:00, every Sunday at Mizener's Antiques, 367 Hwy. 5 West, Waterdown, Ontario.

Photo: by Lorna. Click on photo to view more closely a few of Dorothy's treasures.

Our National Flag

The symbol on our national flag ~ the maple leaf.

Photo: Canada's beautiful fall colours. In our backyard.

Thinking Like a Mountain

Robert Bateman, Canadian naturalist and artist, suggests that the single most important thing that young people can do is to ask their parents to vote for "a politician with some backbone -- a politician who will not cave in to the special interests" and work toward a better environment.

In his book, Thinking Like a Mountain, Bateman outlines the ways in which we can pass on to succeeding generations the treasures that we value today.
"We all stand at the top of a mountain that offers us spectacular views in all directions. We have more knowledge of nature than any other civilization in history. We can look beyond the sky and beneath the sea. We can see both the forest and the trees: We can count the rate of its destruction and tote up the cost of saving it.
...All we need to do is pay attention and pay the price. I'd say the cost is more than worth it.
...Nature is resilient, but we are beginning to reach the limits of its endurance."*

His book, Safari, is dedicated to "...Young people everywhere: may you love nature ~ and protect it."
*Thinking Like a Mountain, 2000, Viking/Penguin books Ltd.;

Safari, 1998, Madison Press

Photo: Lake Erie by Lorna

As Lovely As A Tree

The Lovely Red Oak

"I think that I will never see ~ A poem as lovely as a tree."
~ Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918)
Photo: by Lorna

49th Unit ~ Photos by Allison Ryder Windsor

The 49th unit re-enactment and Flat Ben. From Adventures of Flat Ben by Allison Windsor. Where is Ben? Can you find Ben?

Photo: Click to view larger image.

114th Brock's Rangers ~ CEF

"Researcher seeking information, photos, letters, journals, militaria relating to the 114th Brock's Rangers and the men of Haldimand County and Six Nations who served in WWI. Also seeking information relating to the local Women's Patriotic Leagues and Sock League from WWI.

Canadian Expeditionary Force."

For further information contact The Neat Little Bookshop or Ben 519-409-0302, brocksranger@rogers.com
Photo: by Allison Windsor from Adventures of Flat Ben. Facebook.

Ben Missing from 1812

MISSING: Ben from War of 1812. Bookshop Discussion.
Photo of Ben w/Flat Ben by Allison Windsor