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- Travels with Vera and Friends
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 Nov
22: Finally a day off
to go and play. Dorothy, Beryl and I headed down 62S about 9
a.m. to Madoc, where we took advantage of Tim’s $1 French
Vanilla Cappuccino Supreme – are they ever good. We needed
that shot of caffeine for our busy day ahead.
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- We turned off at the Springbrook
Road, past the Churchkey Brewery, and on to Campbellford where
we stopped at Zazu Boutique. What beautiful clothes . . . and
we all came out with a bag.
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- On to our destination - Doohers
Bakery. We rolled out of there a half-hour later, full of donuts
and carrying bags of bread, Chelsea buns, squares etc, just in
case we got hungry later.
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- Next stop was the Chocolate
Factory. What a perfect stop to make at Christmas; so many uniquely
packaged gift ideas that we needed a box to carry our purchases
out. Really great prices too. For example, a dome-top tin treasure
chest full of little wrapped chocolate bars for only $3.99.
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- We carried on towards Stirling
and lo and behold we finally hit Hoards Station on a Tuesday.
I had told Beryl for years we’d stop there, but we were
never by on a Tuesday. The three of us tumbled out into the cold
wind and searched through the outdoor vendors for a treasure.
We found a lovely old small solid copper bucket for $3, an interesting
spring for 50 cents and a Swiss army knife for $5, as well as
a jar of home-made preserves from a lady who looked frozen –
said she’d been there since 6 a.m.
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- I took a liking to a rooster
and chicken for $20, but the girls didn't fancy riding the rest
of the day with chickens in the back seat with them. We went
inside the auction barn, where it was nice and warm and watched
the calf auction taking place in the ring.
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- If you think antique auctioneers
are hard to understand, you want to hear this guy. It goes unbelievably
fast and is just fascinating. You'd really have to be alert to
get your bid in.
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- We headed on to Stirling and
checked out the new Cedar Hollow shop. They should re-name it
“Fabulous Finds”. We bought an antique wood-framed
picture of Queen Victoria for $65; a heart-shape wicker chair,
$30; a wicker and iron carriage, $65; a gentleman's mirror for
$20 and a few other items that weren't antique but we had to
have.
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- They kindly helped carry our
purchases to the truck and away we went to finish our day up
in Belleville. We had so much fun, I was still smiling when my
head hit the pillow that night – another great memory.
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- I'd like to wish everyone a
happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. There are so many wonderful
places to visit, let's all resolve to explore some new places
in 2012 . . . and have fun.
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- Happy Trails ... until the next
time.
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- Vera is our adventurous antiquer
who loves to search out a bargain and find wonderful places to
explore, all within a short trip of your home. You can email
her at clark-kavanagh@bellnet.ca
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