Congratulations Brad !Saturday, January 14, 2012
Meet BRAD SMITH ~
Local author, Brad Smith, may have had more than one pen on hand today at Flyers Bakery and Cafe in Dunnville, Ontario. One fan was overheard to comment, "Some of us went to school with Brad." Eager fans lined up at 1:00 p.m. today to get his latest book, RED MEANS RUN. It is the first novel in a new series.
Kathy Lint congratulates Brad Smith on his new book.
Brad Smith and Lorraine Kelly, Mgr., Special Sales, Simon & Schuster Canada, meet readers at Flyers Bakery and Cafe.
Local author, Brad Smith, may have had more than one pen on hand today at Flyers Bakery and Cafe in Dunnville, Ontario. One fan was overheard to comment, "Some of us went to school with Brad." Eager fans lined up at 1:00 p.m. today to get his latest book, RED MEANS RUN. It is the first novel in a new series.
Kathy Lint congratulates Brad Smith on his new book.
Brad Smith and Lorraine Kelly, Mgr., Special Sales, Simon & Schuster Canada, meet readers at Flyers Bakery and Cafe.
We will get Brad to visit The Neat Little Bookshop in the near future. Meanwhile, if you missed him today, you can catch him next Saturday in Caledonia at The Dragonfly Books And Gifts, Argyle St. (Zehr's Plaza) http://www.simonandschuster.ca/
Imagine a Time ~
"Imagine a time when common courtesy was a standard for all, when a genuine moral authority reigned supreme and when relations between the sexes were marked by mutual respect and honor. These were the hallmarks of the Victorian era."
So begins, The Benevolence of Manners, Recapturing the Lost Art of Gracious Victorian Living. Author: Linda S. Lichter.
"Fun in our gluttonous age is merchandise-dependent, but the roots of this syndrome predated our addiction to the tube. The authors of Middletown* noted that by the 1920s, the rich range of shared home entertainments had severely declined. Dancing to recorded music that divided the generations, as opposed to music you made and all enjoyed, became the major domestic amusement ~ when families weren't going their separate ways. And increasingly, they were.
"Living meant living it up, which demanded cash and a car. As one person interviewed by the Lynds observed, 'It almost seems as though family members simply couldn't wait to get out of the house and away from one another.'
"We have been deserting the hearth ever since."
~ L. Lichter, The Benevolance of Manners, ReganBooks /HarperCollins Publishers 1998.
* Studies by American sogiologists, Robt. and Helen Lynd, published in 1929
"Imagine a time when common courtesy was a standard for all, when a genuine moral authority reigned supreme and when relations between the sexes were marked by mutual respect and honor. These were the hallmarks of the Victorian era."
So begins, The Benevolence of Manners, Recapturing the Lost Art of Gracious Victorian Living. Author: Linda S. Lichter.
"Fun in our gluttonous age is merchandise-dependent, but the roots of this syndrome predated our addiction to the tube. The authors of Middletown* noted that by the 1920s, the rich range of shared home entertainments had severely declined. Dancing to recorded music that divided the generations, as opposed to music you made and all enjoyed, became the major domestic amusement ~ when families weren't going their separate ways. And increasingly, they were.
"Living meant living it up, which demanded cash and a car. As one person interviewed by the Lynds observed, 'It almost seems as though family members simply couldn't wait to get out of the house and away from one another.'
"We have been deserting the hearth ever since."
~ L. Lichter, The Benevolance of Manners, ReganBooks /HarperCollins Publishers 1998.
* Studies by American sogiologists, Robt. and Helen Lynd, published in 1929
Friday, January 13, 2012
Smile for Today ~Our own William Thomas, Canadian author, humourist, columnist, recently toured England. His columns are published in almost fifty newspapers, The Sachem being one.
In the January 12 Sachem issue you will find, "Lots of love for man's best friend. . ."
"Still missing my Jake, in England I petted border collies in pubs, ate next to terriers in restaurants and talked to a lurcher sitting next to me on buses. . .and naturally, introduced by their dogs, I met a lot of fine and friendly people."
"I think dogs should be allowed everywhere including malls and retail stores. (But not pet stores. That's just asking for trouble.") ~ William Thomas
Guinness
, retired service dog, waits patiently in the car while her owner shops.
"In England, every time you turn around there's a dog smiling at you with an owner singing his praises...In Canada it seems every time you turn around there's 'No Pets Allowed' signs staring at you." ~ Canadian Humourist, William ThomasThe Neat Little Bookshop is a pet-friendly retail outlet. We even feature a Dog Gallery.
William Thomas' books are available at The Neat Little Bookshop ~ including The Dog Rules ~ Damn Near Everything. http://www.williamthomas.ca/
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Smile for Today ~"If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to?"
~ Bette Midler, American vocalist, actress.
"When I burnt my bra it took the fire department four days to put out the blaze."
~ Dolly Parton, American vocalist, actress.
"It's a delightful thing to think of perfection; but it's vastly more amusing to talk of errors and absurdities."
~ Fanny Burney (Madame d'Arblay),1752 - 1840, British novelist.
"I doesn't matter what you do in the bedroom as long as you don't do it in the street and frighten the horses."
~Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 - 1940) British stage actress.
Source: WICKED WOMEN'S WIT AND HUMOUR Edited by Fidelis Morgan, Virago Press 1995.
Graphics: Fanny Burney, Wikipedia
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