"Through the beauty of the landscape, the bounty of the season and the openness , creativity and generosity of the people, visitors will experience a memorable, heartwarming trip where the journey is the destination."
~ Shane Carmichael co-creator of Day of A Thousand Canoes.

Grand Oak Emporium

Pick up a book at the bookshop then walk around the corner and say "Hi" to the staff at the Grand Oak Emporium. Take your book with you. There are little tables if you wish to sit for a while. You may find yourself having tea and sweets with lively conversation. ~ ~ The name says it all! There are surprises galore. Fancy things, practical things, unique gift ideas. Pick up something for dinner before you leave. Baked goods, Lasagna, Cabbage Rolls and more.

Grand Oak Emporium Tea Room (Next door to the Towpath-On-The-Grand Antiques.)

12 Talbot Street, West. Hwy. #3 Click on photo for larger image.

"The essence of all poetry is to be found, not in high-wrought subtlety of thought, nor in pointed cleverness of phrase, but in the depths of the heart and the most sacred feelings of the men who write." ~ John Keble, Lectures on Poetry, English churchman, poet (1792 - 1866)

Neil Paul coming to The Neat Little Bookshop Thursday, April 21, 1:30 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Coffee pot's always on.

Some of our most memorable moments in the bookshop are those spent reading poetry.

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, poet (1803 - 1882)

Grand Treats & Treasures ~ a great place, 15 Cayuga Street, with "a little something for everyone." Find us on Facebook.

"Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility." ~ James Thurber, American author, cartoonist. Best known for his contributions to The New Yorker.

The Supersonic Bee ~ The Swarm of "killer bees" at the Back 40 yesterday would have warmed the heart of the founder of The Neat Little Bookshop, Herb Martindale. In his book, The Caledonia Eye Opener, Herb writes about the supersonic bee. "If we can develop bees which fly faster, a squadron or two should be able to gather as much honey as a whole swarm of the old bees," reasoned Professor Ayphid. The day came when the flight of Professor Ayphid's bees broke the sound barrier and the tiny sonic booms had hardly stopped reverberating, when the college president, rushed over to convey his congratulations. But actually, things were not going quite as well as you might have thought. While a supersonic bee was an avid collector of honey, and could gather up a load of it in no time, it didn't have the faintest idea which way to fly with it in order to get home . It became a common sight around Clanbrassil to see an exhausted bee, dripping with honey, leaning against a veranda post or a barn door, confused and disoriented." ~ Herb Martindale, The Caledonia Eye Opener, wit, satire & parody in verse & prose...Alive Press Limited, Guelph, ON, ISBN 0 919568 16 5, Year unstated. (To the reader : Our apologies re: absence of paragraphs. Yet to-be-determined the annoying run-on sentences. Relying on other users and Help. Hopefully, once again soon we will feature paragraphs.) Update: Thank you to the user who supplied the tip.