Ruthven Park ~ A National Historic Site

Join us for a family hike at Ruthven!  Meet at the Coach House for a hike along the Carolinian Trail. Tour Ruthven Mansion.  Admission by donation.  Mon., Feb., 20,
1:00 p.m.  Two minutes from Cayuga on Hwy #54.
 http://www.ruthvenpark.ca/ Visit our website for details.
Photos: lbwalker

Postcard Dated 1922

Postcard Dated 1924

Don't forget to hug your friends today ~ Today we honour our dear Story-Hour teacher, Yvonne Skrepnechuk.  Thank you, Yvonne.

Around the corner I have a friend
In this great city that has no end;
Yet days go by and weeks rush on
And, before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friend's face,
For life is a swift and terrible race.
He knows I like him just as well
As in the days I rang his bell
And he rang mine.  We were younger then
And now we are busy, tired old men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow," I say, "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him"
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes
And the distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir." "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Early 1900 Postcard

~ Charles Hansen Towne (1877 - 1949) American poet

If I should stay, I would only be in your way
So I 'll go but I know I'll think of you every step of the way.
And I will always love you.
I will always love you.
You my darling, you ~ mhhh.
Better sweet memories,
That is all I'm taking with me.
So goodbye, please don't cry.
We both know I'm not what you, you need
And I will always love you.
I will always love you.
~ Interlude ~
I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you dreamed of.
And I'm wishing you joy and happiness,
But above all this, I wish you love.
And I will always love you.
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
You, Darling. I'll always, I'll always love you.

~ written by Dolly Parton , Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard (1992)
Postcard Collection Courtesy John Walker

PICTURES IN GLASS ~ The stained-glass panel displayed in the bookshop window is the work of artist Harold Robertson.

A Myriad of Colours and Texture

Colorful works of art, ranging from one-dimension to full 3-D, adorn Harold's home.  Stained glass became a second profession for Harold after decades in the corporate world.  Enjoy this artist's gallery, visit PICTURES IN GLASS http://www.haroldrobertson.blogspot.com/
Harold's beautiful pieces are also available at Grindstone Creek Gallery on historic King Street, Cayuga (facing the gazebo)