Remnants of Pioneer Days ~ Haldimand County

Pierre Berton ~  "I had always seen this quartet of books ~ The National Dream, The Last Spike, Klondike, and now The Promised Land ~ as an epic story that began with John A. Macdonald's dream of a continental railway."

Describing the Winnipeg railway platform, "a gateway to the West" Berton calls it a "symbol for those two formative decades in the country's history...The platform had known the tread of many feet....a springboard for settlement."

Let us forever keep Victoria Day honouring the history of our Canada

* Pierre Berton (1920 - 2004) Non-fiction Canadian Author, best known for his Canadiana and Canadian history.  The Joy of Writing, Doubleday Canada, 2003.



Bring me the sunset in a cup,
     Reckon the morning's flagons up,
And say how many dew ;
Tell me how far the morning leaps,
Tell me what time the weaver sleeps
     Who spun the breadths of blue !

Write me how many notes there be
In the new robin's ecstasy
     Among astonished boughs ;
How many trips the tortoise makes,
How many cups the bee partakes, ~
     The debauchee of dews !

PROBLEMS by Emily Dickenson

Photo:  Mount Olivet, Haldimand County

by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson

IF I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

American poet (Dec. 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886)

Photo:  Mount Olivet, Haldimand County, May 2013. lbw

These beautiful pictures of Mount Olivet are courtesy of Kimberly Jeffrey of Grindstone Creek Gallery.  Taken on her iPad Mini, May18, 2013.

Mount Olivet Rd., Haldimand

www.grindstonecreekgallery.com

All is Quiet

The New Bridge?

All is Quiet on the Waterfront ~ Some wonder what is happening with construction of the new bridge...

(Photos:  Friday, May 17, lbw)

Lundy's Lane

"During the battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Perry's flagship, the Lawrence, was so badly damaged that he was obliged to abandon it and row to the Niagara.  after finally forcing the British fleet to surrender, Perry made no reference to the exigencies of the battle in the dispatch announcing his victory.  It read simply, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."

{Perry's words are memorable, but have become immortal through the parody on them by Walt Kelly's inimitable cartoon character, Pogo: 'We have met the enemy and he is us.'}"

*Oliver Hazard Perry, (1785 - 1819), US naval commander.

~ THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, 1985

(Photos:  Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls, ON. Click on Photo for larger image. lbw)



Josie Penny Author

Josie Penny

The Neat Little Bookshop

Today, Thursday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.

Josie Penny

author of So Few on Earth

Refreshments, tea & coffee

Informal ~ Everyone Welcome

(Photo:  Josie Penny at Selkirk Heritage Day, 2012. lbw)