Along the Heritage Grand ~



"I turned and looked back upward.

The whole sky was blue;

And the thick flakes floating at a pause

Were but frost knots on an airy gauze,

With the sun shining through." 

~ Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) American poet, "Afterflakes."

(Photos:  The Grand, Cayuga. January, 2013 lbw)



"How do you like this cold weather?  I hope you have all been earnestly praying for it as a salutary relief from the dreadfully mild and unhealthy season preceding it, fancying yourself half putrified [sic] from the want of it, and that you now all draw into the fire, complain that you never felt such bitterness of cold before, that you are half starved, quite frozen, and wish the mild weather back again with all your hearts."

~ excerpt from a Jane Austin (1775 - 1817) Letter. The English Year, compiled by Geoffrey Grigson, Oxford University Press, 1967.

First Woman Elected to Canada's Parliament

Agnes MacPhail

When Agnes Campbell MacPhail walked down the long corridor to the opening of the Senate Chamber, she was so much aware of the fact that, as the first woman in Canadian Parliament, she was leading the way for others in the future, she claimed: "I could almost hear them coming."

This week the first woman ~ openly gay woman ~ became leader of a major political party, to sit as Premier of Ontario.

*1921 Progressive Party of Canada.  By 1926 ranks of the third party had dwindled to twelve.  MacPhail refused offers of a position in MacKenzie King's cabinet, remaining loyal to the Progressive Party.

For an outline of Agnes MacPhail's accomplishments:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Macphail 
(b. March 24, 1890 - d. February 13, 1954)

~ Footprints In The Snow, The Heros And Heroines Of Canada, Robert Livesey, Little Brick Schoolhouse, 1978.


Monday on the Waterfront ~
...and the work goes on

Cayuga-on-The-Grand





Sunday all Quiet on The Waterfront ~

The Neat Little Bookshop is located in the block approaching the bridge.  Come in and visit us.

(Photos taken Sun., Jan., 27. lbw)

Maddie ~

At age 12, Maddie was diagnosed with a rare and devastating disease.  At age 13, she could have fulfilled any wish. "A Disney cruise?  The change to meet your favorite movie star?  A five thousand dollar shopping spree?"
Maddie chose to build a school for orphaned children in an African village. And when she had accomplished that wish, she went on to provide clean water by building a well.

Told as only her Mother could tell it, the story of this beautiful and courageous child will warm your heart and forever inspire.

Visit:  www.maddieswishproject.com.  Watch Maddie's video at:  www.mindbreak.ca

Sharon Babineau lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

~ The girl who gave her wish away, Sharon Babineau, Bettie Youngs Book Publishers, 2013.  Available at The Neat Little Bookshop. $15. 

Smile for Today~

"Ihave discovered photography.

Now I can kill myself.

I have nothing else to learn."

~Pablo Picasso

February Goings On ~

Haldimand Motors Soup 'A Bowl, Talbot Rd., Cayuga, Friday, February 1, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  Haldimand County Food Drive.


Cayuga Women's Institute Meeting, Monday, February 4, 1:30 pm  Brantwood Villa, The Common Room,  Robert Dell Court.  Topic:  Valentines/Love.

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Cayuga, Tuesday, February 12, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Pancake & Sausage Supper. 

Canfield Women's Institute Valentine Luncheon, Thursday, February 14 at 12:00 pm.   Canfield Community Centre, 50 Talbot Rd., Canfield.  Lunch, card party $8 per person.  Tickets:  905-772-5160.