Making of Friends ~ Edgar Guest

If nobody smiled, and nobody cared and nobody helped us along, If every moment looked after itself and Good things always went to the strong, If nobody thought just a little about you and Nobody cared about me. And we stood all alone, in the battle of life What a dreary old world this would be. Life is sweet, just because of the friends we have made. And the things which in common we share. We want to live on, not because of ourselves But because of the people who care. It is doing and giving for somebody else On which all life's splendor depends. And the joy of this world, when you've summed it all up Is found in the making of friends. ~ Edgar A. Guest (1881 - 1959) English born, American Poet became known as "The People's Poet."

To the reader: The unresolved glitch in blog ~ poem without lines. . .

HAPPINESS

John had Great Big Waterproof

Boots on;

John had a Great Big Waterproof

Hat;

John had a Great Big Waterproof

Mackintosh ~

And That (Said John)

Is

That.

~ A. A. Milne, When We Were Very Young, 1924, English author, poet (1882 - 1956). Best known for Winnie-The-Poo teddy bear stories

Grand River Kayak

We just recently met Ed. Our first reaction to this photo was: "You must be kidding."

Grand River Kayak, Dunnville, Ontario, just won the Haldimand County 2010 Business Excellence Award, Tourism Category. Congratulations!

Check out Ed Sullivan's March 23rd. kayaking photograph album on Facebook. You won't believe it!

(We stole the photograph from Ed's album.)

Ouse Street ~ Cayuga Along The Grand River ~ Signs of Spring.

Take a book! Walk a block behind The Neat Little Bookshop

Local authors, Cheryl MacDonald and Bob Blakeley have provided us with a factual summary of the significant role that Haldimand, Norfolk played in the War of 1812. Norfolk, Haldimand and the War of 1812 including the Six Nations.

"6 November 1814 -- AMERICANS REPELLED AT THE GRAND. Brigadier-General Duncan McArthur's plan to march on Burlington Heights was thwarted today at the Grand River. For some time, 1500 volunteers and a handful of Indians under McArthur have been burning and pillaging the countryside. Today they were met by 225 British regulars, 150 militia and 400 Grand River warriors near the Mohawk village, who fired upon them from the east side of the river. McArthur ordered his men to retreat, then sent word to his superiors that the river was impossible to cross because of high water." Norfolk, Haldimand and the War of 1812, Cheryl MacDonald, Bob Blakeley, Heronwood Enterprises, 2010. Available at The Neat Little Bookshop $15.

"It is a tie between men to have read the same book."

~ RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Journals, 1864. American philosopher, poet (1803 - 1882)

"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.