On Dads ~

"Ah, Jack Tanner, it's a great part, a great part."

Franklin Reeve, father of actor Christopher, ". . . was excited and ordered champagne.  Christopher had just shared the news that he had the lead in Superman.  Then it slowly dawned on Christopher:  His dad thought that he had gotten the role of Jack Tanner in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.

"For Franklin Reeve, a graduate of Princeton with a Ph.D. from Columbia, popular culture was far, far away."

~ Father Knew Best, Wit and Wisdom from the Dads of Celebrities, Plume/Penguin, 1997.

View From the Bookshop Window ~

If you've been in the bookshop  ~ you have watched the sun temporarily disappear. . .

Photo:  View from the bookshop window - lbwalker



View from the Fairgrounds



Day on The Heritage Grand River ~

Saturday, June 23.Caledonia Fairgrounds ~ Launch Your Canoe in Caledonia.  Drift downstream.  Experience our Grand River Country.  Coffee at the Tim Hortons' Paddle Thru'  Disembark Cayuga-on-the-Grand.  Register on-line  http://www.1000canoes.com/

Constructed of Cardboard ~ Crew of Five

The Neat L'l Bookshop will feature The Walker Viking Ship in York at Grand Attractions.  This is an opportunity for businesses, organizations, service clubs, churches, museums and artists to show folks what we have in river country.

YouTube: "Parkhill Cardboard Boat" www.youtube.com

J. M. Barrie once wrote, "the life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it."

~ A Book of One's Own, People and Their Diaries, Thomas Mallon, Ticknor & Fields, 1984.

Science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury, died on June 6, 2012.  Bradbury left a legacy of hope for mankind.  When asked how he felt when he saw the pictures of Saturn that Voyager sent back, he made this observation.

"It was wonderful for the human spirit.  It was something we could all share, something that united us in its beauty.  It had nothing to do with sex, race, or country.  It embodied no philosophy.  It showed that we could do anything ~ rebuild our cities, clean our streams and end our energy problem while colonizing the moon at the same time.  It has nothing to do with money.  All we have to do is use our imagination."

~ Endangered Species, Writers Talk About Their Craft, Their Visions, Their Lives, Lawrence Grobel, DA CAPO PRESS, 2001.

"The Last Chapter" ~ Jeff Mahoney, The Hamilton Spectator

BARONE'S BOOKS ~ CLOSING July 14

"Not because people aren't reading books!" ~ Lisa Hepfner, CHCH

Kay Barone, owner of Barone's Books, is retiring after twenty-six years in the business.  Drop in, wish the staff the best and pick up any book for $2.

1925 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario

"There are few places where one can feel as safe, warm and cozy, as in Barone's Books.  Hours pass and before you know it, it is dinnertime."  ~ lbwalker

"The party's here," the sign reads.  Kay Barones, owner of Barone's Books, appears to be the only one surprised at all the attention.  Watching customers dodge  CHCH T.V. camera and reporter, Lisa Hepfner, Kay said, "This is going on the six o'clock news!  I didn't even know they were coming."

After twenty-six years, co-workers and friends [interchangeable] are saying 'Thanks' for the memories.  Barones is closing their door on July 14.

Tomorrow:  More Barone's photos and names. (Please click on photo for larger image.)