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The Daytripper Sew South now to LONDON, ELGINFIELD, ILDERTON, STRATHROY & MT. BRYDGES • Sales • Service Authorized Dealer SHOP LOCAL 10606 Ilderton Rd, Ilderton OUTDOOR MARKET June 23 • 11am-3pm Creative Handi Quilter Long Arm Dealer TRAIL RIDES Daytime or Sunset ~ July y Shop p Hop H p ~ July 2nd-31st 3 Monday to Saturday 10-5 www.sewcreativequilting.ca JUNE 17-29 22486 Adelaide Rd • Mount tBrydges • 519-264-2177 TRAIL RIDE & PICNIC Excursions for a date night or girls outing OVERNIGHT STAYS Gorgeous canvas tent lodgings willowandwatercoldstream.com @willowandwatercoldstream Over 17,000 sq. ft. 1175 Hyde Park Road London, ON • 519-471-2835 memorylaneantiques.ca Open 7 days Including Holidays Quantities Q ties large g & small l TUES-SAT 9:00-5:30 FRIDAY 9-8 Since 1946 •Breads & Rolls •Pastries & Cookies •Very Special Cakes for Every Occasion • Unique Seasonal Products Please Order Ahead for Guaranteed Availability 12 Front Street West Strathroy • 519-245-0741 hamiltonsbakery.ca Music in Me By Fred Parry www.fredparry.ca Here, There and Everywhere I love writing stories about genuine individuals who live out their lives with purpose. These people increase my responsibility to give them proper recognition—like a portrait artist who captures the spirit, as well as the image of his subjects. Now, as I’m writing this, a reprinted story of mine—originally written almost a decade earlier—just chimed into my email from a long-time publisher of my work. I kid you not! Wow… the things that make you go hmmm! What are the odds of having this reappear at the same time I’m writing about the quality of my current work? As I read it again, I can honestly say the original intention has stood the test of time… at least my time. I ask myself: am I maintaining and increasing my link to that same standard, today? It’s like being reminded of a bigger picture. As President Abraham Lincoln said, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” So, why would anyone rush the process when so much of it is out of our hands? Is this about self-revival? Sometimes I feel that I should write faster and produce more. But then I would have to deal with personal disappointment if the piece didn’t measure up to my own standards: get good; then fast. My blog stories also appear in various publications including ‘The Morcom Report and Laffs’ by Editor / Publisher, Pat Moauro. When I reached out about this, he graciously responded with words of wisdom, saying “We often are our own harshest critic—never quite satisfied… one’s writing is never ‘finished’—we can always improve.” Paraphrasing Ernest Hemingway, Pat added, “Easy reading is hard writing.” Leonard Cohen also advised against perfectionism… waiting for our perfect offering. Plus, everyone must deal with deadlines which leaves me wondering do I lose something by rushing? Or, maybe, the sparse time allowance is a blessing since it forces me to efficiently produce my 500-word type stories so well they’re still acceptable by offering something of value. If so, every word must help make the main thing, the main thing—nothing wasted. A seasoned author once asked me if anything can be said in just 500 words? I said I didn’t know, but it takes all my time. Abe Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address in roughly 300 words; John Lennon wrote “Imagine” in approximately 130 words (plus creating the song!) Maybe it isn’t fair to compare myself to pure genius, but their example shows how you can learn to say more with less—be it plain hard work or catching lightning in a bottle. In the end, love must be the greatest hit of all… we’re always coming back for more. That’s the way I figure it. Visit one of Canada’s largest secondhand bookstores BOOKS • MAPS • PRINTS • POSTCARDS • CURIOSITIES Welcome to Attic Books - one of Canada’s largest antiquarian and secondhand bookstores. You can find us on London’s new flex street, Dundas Place, a few doors west of Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, Canada’s largest ceramic gallery. We have three floors of books, maps, prints, ephemera, postcards and all sorts of curiosities that appeal to readers, scholars and seasoned collectors alike. The atmosphere is spacious, bright, relaxed and professional, not to mention architecturally beautiful, with its original tin ceilings, hardwood maple floors and all the charisma of a Victorian building. This, along with the help of our friendly and knowledgeable staff, will ensure that every visit to Attic Books will be memorable. 240 DUNDAS STREET LONDON, ONTARIO N6A 1H3 Heads up to drivers: Queen St and Wellington St are going to be worked on most of the construction season, so please call and we’ll be happy to give directions. 519-432-7277 WWW.ATTICBOOKS.CA STORE HOURS* Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Closed Sundays *hours may be extended certain days due tostreet events &fairs but please refer towebsite for up-to-date hours. Let’s be book buddies! Follow usat@atticbooksca We buy, sell and trade as well as provide appraisals by appointment. Check our buying guide under Services onour website. We look forwardtoseeingyou soon! Upcoming DUNDAS PLACE EVENTS: Check out our website to browse through some of our rare and PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET quirkier stock and to find out about new arrivals, store sales and events. April 20th, 2024 40+ VENDORS + COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIVE MUSIC • SK8 DEMO • DJs FOOD + DRINKS • GOOD FRIENDS Upcoming SHOWS WE’LL BE AT: LONDON VINTAGE FILM CAMERA SHOWS April 20th, 2024 Westview Baptist Church 1000 Wonderland Rd South Page 42 Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it. -Spanish Proverb Spring 2024
Lake Huron MI ONTARIO NY The next four pages are FULL of great events including 99 Town Wide Yard Sales. CRUNICAN ORCHARDS Since 1877 Many Local Products In Season Vegetables Open All Year!!! FRESH LOCAL W We have our own H Hard C Cider! 23778 Richmond St. North • LONDON 519-666-0286 10 mins. N. of London at 15 Mile Rd. CRUNICANORCHARDS.COM MON. to FRI. 9–6 SAT. 9–5 • SUN. 12–5 Mural by Francis Martin in MT. BRYDGES A M Garden & Ideas for all your indoor and outdoor decorating needs! • Flowers • Trees • Shrubs • Vintage Collectables & Gi Decor • Crystals & Gemstones • Planters & Window Boxes ICE CREAM BOOTH opening in May! Open 7 Days A Week! Centre 4171 Col. Talbot Rd. LONDON (Lambeth) 519-652-3539 See our Facebook for upcoming events! www.amgardencentre.ca Spring 2024 To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - Chinese Proverb Page 43
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