Smile for Today !~


"I persuaded our brother Alex that he was a horse and that horses eat grass.  We were out in the lawn of the big house one evening and I got the idea of getting Alex to eat grass.  What idle boys won't think of.  It was easier than I thought.  My powers of persuasion must have been all right then.  I got him started then had to keep his manger full so as we had no lawn mower then and grass was let grow naturally,  it wasn't too much of a job.  Of course I had to make sure it was all grass and eatable.  This continued for some time till the horse got sick and started to vomit, then we were in real trouble and had to call for help.  I believe it stopped then and as luck would have it the horse recovered as fast as he got sick."


~ John A. Turnbull (1890 - 1975) East Seneca farmer
Writings dated Nov. 13, 1970

Laughing Song ~ Wm. Blake

Laughing Song ~

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy
And the dimpling stream turns laughing by,
When the air does laugh with merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;

When the meadows laugh with lively green,
And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene;
When Mary, and Susan, and Emily
With their sweet sounding mouths sing, "Ha, ha, he!"

When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread;
Come live, and be merry, and join with me,
To sing the sweet chorus of "Ha, ha, he!"

~ William Blake (1757 - 1827) English poet

Today The Neat Little Bookshop Colours Fly Proudly In The Breezes Off The Grand ~ We opened as a used-book store.  When local authors streamed in with their books, we added "new" to our shelves.

Visit us at 29 Talbot Rd. (Hwy. 3) at the corner of Cayuga Street ~ the stop-light before the bridge.  We hope that you will "Come in.  Stay a while.  Read a book."

Sign by Scott Walker.  Helium Balloons, "Buck or Two", Caledonia, Ont.

 The Neat L'l Bookshelf ~

The Neat Little Bookshelf



On its Way to The "New" Bookshop 7 Years Ago

Today's Neat Little Bookshop is one of various reincarnations.  The pine cupboard shown above began its history as a bookshelf in a market-place on Cayuga Street seven years ago.   Build by Hubert Turnbull of East Seneca, Haldimand, today it is the heart of the bookshop. 

After two beginnings and endings in different locations on Cayuga Street, The Neat Little Bookshop opened its door in time for Mother's Day, 2007 at 11B, Cayuga Street.  In the summer of 2011 fortune had it that 29 Talbot Road became available and we moved to what we think is a perfect location for a neat little bookshop.  The original Neat Little Bookshop* was founded in the seventies by Herb Martindale of York. Today we are honoured whenever Herb's daughter, Joyce, and his sister Mary Martindale return to the bookshop.

"Even if you're on the right track,
You'll get run over if you just sit there."
~ Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)  American cowboy, actor, writer.

* Herb's would make five locations!

  DISNEY MEETS BROADWAY

A musical that will make you feel good!

An Afternoon of Lively Entertainment ~ The Robert Wood Singers
 & the Wood Kids Coming to Your Neighbourhood

Sunday, June 10, 2012, 2:30 p.m.

Location:  Fisherville Community Centre

Proceeds from this event will go to the Cayuga Food Bank and Cottonwood Mansion Museum

Adults $15      Children 12 and under $10

Please come by The Neat Little Bookshop; ask for tickets.  Include all your friends; support our local charities.  Or call Lorna 905-772-5997 Cell 905-577-5635 to reserve.

Photo:  lbwalker

"Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,"

With the wonderful water around you curled,

And the wonderful grass upon your breast ~

World, you are beautifully dressed,

The wonderful air is over me,

And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,

It walks on the water and whirls the mills,

And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.

You friendly Earth!  How far you go,

With the wheat fields that nod and the rivers that flow,

With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles,

And people upon you for thousands of miles!

~ Wm. Brighty Rands (1823 - 1882) English Writer.

Photo:  Conway Park, Cayuga. lbw