Pastural, tranquil Haldimand countryside.  Earthy.  Autumnal.  Agricultural.  Rural.  Searching for words.

(For larger image, pls. click on photo. Taken Nov. 2. lbw.)

"When in 1841 William Henry Fox discovered how a photographic image could be attached permanently to paper, it seemed to many that the art of painting had been dealt a body blow from which it would never recover.  In fact, some painters were so convinced that their careers as artists were in danger that they began trying to paint with a photographic realism that they had never tried before..."

~ RURAL LIFE, Adrian Vincent, Bloomsbury Books, 1987.

" The Flanders Campaign of 1917 was one of the most insane and brutal blood-baths in the history of war.
"For eight months the attacks ground away.  When winter and lack of 'cannon fodder' brought them to a halt, 500,000 men had been killed, wounded, gassed or driven insane in Flanders Fields.  For this fearful price, Haig had gained just four and a half miles!"

~ In FLANDERS FIELDS The 1917 Campaign, Leon Wolff, Ballantine Books, 1958/ The Viking Press Inc.

Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist ~ 2013

Dennis Bock - Going Home Again
Lynn Coady - Hellgoing
Craig Davidson - Cataract City
Lisa Moore - Caught
Dan Vyleta - The Crooked Maid

"The first word in fiction for twenty years."

The winner will be announced on CBC live Tuesday, November 5, 9:00 a.m.

Have a safe & happy Hallowe'en.

Pirates infinitely prefer gold and jewels to bales of cloth, however gaudy.

"There is often confusion between the terms 'pirate,' 'buccaneer,' and 'privateer.'  Pirates and buccaneers are criminals, while privateers operate within the bounds of the law.  Pirates and buccaneers do on occasion sail as privateers.  A privateer is a man who sails with a commission known as a letter of marque.  These letters are issued by governments and permit the privateer to take and make prize of enemy ships."  Pirateology, Candlewick Press 2006.


"Woe-betide," the pirate a.k.a Dummy Board, will not be at The Neat L'l Bookshop today.  Stormy seas!
"A short life and a merry one, that's my motto!"  ~ Black Bart Roberts, Condemned for piracy , 1711.
(Click on photo for larger image. lbw)

29 Talbot St. West (Hwy #3)

Bookshop Calendar ~ Readings & Fascinating Personalities:

Nov. 2    Sat.,  7:30  We will be attending "Steel City Stories/Brushes w/Greatness" at
Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton.  For details visit Facebook "Steel City Stories."
Nov. 16  Sat., 10:30 - 3:00 Gary McHale  Victory in the No-Go Zone.
Nov. 21  Thu., 1:00 Dr. Alan Bishop ~ Female Poets of World War I.
Dec. 19  Thu., 1:00 Christmas ~ Bring your own item.
Jan. 16   Thu., 1:00 Doris Kienitz East Germany and the Escape.
Feb. 20   Thu., 1:00 Suzanne Hurley Reading from her own mystery novels.
Mar. 20  Thu., 1:00 Neil Paul ~ Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
April 17  Thu., 1:00 Poetry Favourites ~ Bring your own item.

Everyone Welcome ~  "The coffee pot's always on..."  (Please let us know if you would like to be added to our e-mail list for prior reminder of event.  lbwalker@shaw.ca or neatlittlebookshop@gmail.com )