The Neat Little Bookshop Cayuga St.

"What a neat, little, bookshop" ~

the title read in The Dunnville Chronicle article by Angus Scott ...dated Jan., 24, 1990.

"...inside [the bookshop] is one of the most interesting characters in Haldimand ~ owner Herb Martindale."

Herb opened his bookshop around the year 1976.  Herb's gone now but there are a lot of folks who still fondly remember "the most interesting character."

It will be eight years ago on Mother's Day that John and Lorna re-opened Herb's Neat Little Bookshop.

"In a way, every day is a separate adventure. In general, you only see the best people, because only the best people like to read."  ~ Herb Martindale quote.


(Photo:  11B Cayuga Street. lbw)

Author, Zane Grey Wrote:

To bear up under loss;
To fight the bitterness of defeat and
     the weakness of grief;
To be victor over anger;
To smile when tears are close;
To resist disease and evil men and base instincts;
To hate hate and to love love;
To go on when it would seem good to die;
To look up with unquenchable faith
     in something ever more about to be.

~ Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) American author, best known for his westerns.  Grey set up a dentistry office in New York under the name Dr. Zane Grey; however left the practice for his writing.  His house on the Upper Delaware River, Pennsylvania, is maintained as a museum.

(Photo:  Wikipedia)

Josie Penny

Thurs., May 16, 1:00 p.m.

Readings from  So Few on Earth

Autobiographical

Jose Penny grew up in Labrador

"Coffee Pot's always on..."

Everyone Welcome

Room in Stephen Leacock's Home Orillia

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island.  Best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life!"

~ Walt Disney, (1901 - 1966) American film maker

"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all."
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author of Little House on the Prairie.



www.lauraingallswilderhome.com

(Photos: May 7 Niagara, lbw)

Yes, in the poor man's garden grow
Far more than herbs and flowers ~
Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind,
And joy for weary hours.

~ Mary Howitt (1799 - 1888)  English poet, author of The Spider and the Fly.  Wife of writer William Howitt.

( Photos:  files lbw)

Riverbank Caledonia

On Saturday, June 22, paddlers will take to the Grand River for Haldimand's Third "Day of 1000 Canoes."  The event coincides with National Paddling Week, June 16 to June 23.





Popular Trail Along the Grand

 (Photos:  The Grand River below Caledonia, May 6, 2013 lbw.)

 www.1000canoes.com