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| Linda Reader shopping for flora for her window boxes at Maxwell Garden Center in Maxwell, Ontario, owned and operated by Mennonite couple Ezra and Esther Martin. The selection of plant life is exceptional. I even schlepped some home. |
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| A display of greenery at Home Accents Emporium, an oasis of chic and cheerful home decor improbably located in the middle of nowhere at 115 Wellington Street in Feversham, Ontario which is literally a one-street town. |
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| Home Accents, owned by two expats from Oakville, has a “Tippy Canoe” Canadiana gift shop section that is like Roots lodge, featuring such goodies as a moose pillow and raccoon hassock. Moose and squirrel are probably sequestered somewhere too. |
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| Meanwhile down the highway in Nottawa there’s Dovetail Interiors at 21 Hurontario Street South, which was formerly a Hudson’s Bay trading post. Up in those rafters, they used to hang furs for auction. Now they hang cool merchandise, ranging from jewelry to rugs. |
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| A shoe painting in the sale section at Dovetail. I lusted after it but have no available wall space left. Hmmm, I could always piggy back it. |
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| I could have spent the entire afternoon at Hughes “loved again clothing consignment” shop at 231 Hurontario St. in Collingwood run by Jacqueline Hughes. The boutique has only been open four months but has ample and well-appointed stock, way better than many thrift shops in Toronto. |
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| Jacqueline has a background in interior design and it shows in her displays. This shelving for shoes is repurposed from old doors. |
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| I had chick pea frites at Huron Club in Collingwood for lunch. Who knew they made frites out of chick peas? They looked like Captain Highliner’s fish sticks but were extremely yummy. |
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| Vintage wedding head gear in an old-timey display case at the Owen Sound Artists Co-op Inc., which has relocated to a former department store. |
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