Champions

"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."

~ Muhammad Ali, American champion boxer

(Famous champions express our thoughts well. We are too busy at the Neat Little Bookshop, shovelling ~ digging ourselves out of the snow ~ to come up with original thoughts!)

Your Smile for Today ~

"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity."

~ Christopher Morley, American novelist (1890 - 1957)

p. 60 Treasury of Wit & Wisdom, Reader's Digest, 2006
and Wikipedia, Christopher Morley

Photo by Lorna: Ms.Grace Evans, Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, who is alway thinking what no one else is thinking.

Your Smile for Today ~

"I believe that successful athletes (and Sports organizations) succeed because of their attitudes and values relating to sportsmanship, not despite them."

Duff Gibson, Canadian Winter Olympic medalist for skeleton racing.

http://www.sportatitsbest.com/
Sports at its best ~ There's more to be gained than victory. Jan. 29, 2010

Duff Gibson ~ 2006 Gold Medalist

We cannot let the 2010 Olympics go by without being reminded of our favorite Olympic Gold Winner. Growing up, Duff Gibson spent many of his holidays across the street from us in Cayuga, Ontario. His Grandparents, Mary and Gerry Duff were our friends and neighbours.

"Duffy," as we know him, remains the oldest gold medalist in an individual event in winter Olympic history. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton race in 2006 in Torino at the age of 39.

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Previously winning two world championship medals: gold in 2004 in Germany and bronze in 2005 in Calgary, Canada.

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Duffy, you make us extremely proud.

You can stay in touch with Duff Gibson through his blog: http://sportatitsbest.com/

(Photo: Wikipedia)

Stories Along the Grand

It is not often that a literary treasure comes along locally. This week, The York Grand River Historical Society launched a treasure, Stories along the Grand. One hundred and ninety-four pages of history including photos and illustrations. Pure pleasure!

This wonderful book is available through the historical society. We will be bringing to you much more information, including the contact name and number ~ we just want to give you a sneak preview!

A world in a Grain of Sand

Your Smile for Today ~

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wildflower:
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

~ William Blake, English poet (1757 - 1827)

This spectacular landscape of the city of Toronto at dawn is one in a series on display in the Neat Little Bookshop.

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"Nature and Beauty" is an exhibit by artist/photographer Scott Walker of Waterdown, Ontario, featuring limited prints of art pencil, air-brush and digital photography.

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"We are constantly surrounded by beauty, if we just take the time to look," Scott said.

Art available framed or unframed. View Scott's work on sale only at the Neat Little Bookshop ~ where the coffee pot's always on...