Uncrating SPRING, Home & Garden Show, C.L.E.

It's blowing and cold here today, but at least the le soleil is out. Oh Spring, oh Spring, where art thou? In the meantime, I must be content with uncrating boxes of Spring blooms....

Potted primulas.

Potted Ranunculus. So Pretty!

This is an ad from The Canadian Countryman, Sept. 27, 1930. Old Farm journals provide a fascinating look into the past.



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Do not miss the Spring Home & Garden show at the C.L.E. April 1, 2, 3.

Camellia's Country Living & Giving

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Feed sack pillows, Junk Bonanza, Creative Connection Event, Minneapolis

This past Fall, I was so fortunate to be able to go to Junk Bonanza, and the Creative Connection event in Minneapolis. So many treasures!

I was fascinated with the Feed sack pillows.

These are my favourite, burlap with a Parisian flair! Seen at a booth at The Handmade Fair at the Creative Connection event.

These cushions looked so great in the living room at the Bachman's Fall Idea house.

I knew sooner or later, I would come across some feed sacks, so I could make my own pillows.

Here's some cushions I just made today, soft, time worn, and so Vintage. Part of a line we are introducing - Opa Overmeer's Farm Goods, in memory of my father-in-law, Ted Overmeer.

Here's my version of the feed sack pillow, these are square, the size of a euro sham. I'm thinking they will be perfect on the deck of a Summer cottage or Camp.

Come visit The Camellia at the Spring Home & Garden show, at the CLE, in the Coliseum. APRIL 1,2, 3rd. The feed sack pillows should be finished by then , and will be for sale at our booth.

Questions? Call 475-3551

Spring time planting of Stargazer Lilies

Call it Spring fever..... you are walking along with a list of things you have to shop for, and then you just happen to walk by a display of Spring bulbs. Before you know it, you have grabbed a package of Stargazer lily bulbs. Now is the time to start your bulbs indoors. Start Canna lilies, dahlias, begonias, etc.

These bulbs will reward you with showy blooms in the Summer. All you have to do is remember to lift the bulbs in the fall, and store them indoors for the winter.

What are you planting today??

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Pink for Spring

So inspired by the colour PINK - having a pink fit..so to speak.....!! Here's a Welcome Spring design for your front door, which I just made yesterday. I'm delighted in the fact that the snow is melting , and that Spring is almost here.

The lovely ROSE garden in Duluth at the Leif Erickson Park, a not-to-be-missed stop if you are in Duluth, MN during the Summer.

Rose-of-Sharon Plant in Sharon's Garden (no, I am not joking, our cousin in Niagara on the lake - Sharon - has these growing in her garden.) I wish these would grow in Thunder Bay ! They remind me of Hibiscus plants which grow in the Tropics.

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Camellia's , just a short 10-minute drive from the Thunder Bay airport. south on Hwy. 61, left on Hacquoil Rd., we are on the left, #30/32.

Open Wed. 11-5, Thurs. Noon-5, Fri. & Sat. 11-5, Sun. 12-5p.

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Headstones Thunder Bay, ON

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When a loved one dies, the loss , to most people, is devastating. Creating a fitting memorial is a way of coping with the grief. Camellia's is going to be the Thunder Bay rep. for a company who manfactures the most amazing and affordable memorials. A friend of mine gave them a photo of her loved one sitting by the fire in the forest, and the artist was able to reproduce the photo onto the memorial stone.

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This is a small sampling of the stones that are available. Call The Camellia to see the full line and to enquire about prices, or if you prefer, you can email us.

"What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" - William Shakespeare

Click on the Headstone photo at the top right of this blog to visit Elliot Lake Monuments. Take note of the number on the stone and email us for prices. 

Springtime is coming

Well, it's snowing here in Thunder Bay, raining and snowing in Toronto, and has snowed again in Oneida, in upstate New York. It was raining in Antigua yesterday. I've decided to ignore the snow, and look at Spring photos we took in Holland.

Everywhere you go, there are cheerful window planters .

Many shops have mini gardens outside their doors, enticing passers-by to come in.








What about some delicious chocolate daisies to lift the spirits? This photo was taken in a quaint chocolate shop in Leiden.

And then there are the Wisteria vines everywhere, climbing up and down walls..rambling over arbours...smelling heavenly.

It is March, Spring is just around the corner!

Camellia's Sunday indulgences

Today is all about Sunday Indulgences....chocolate eclair on a pretty French plate.....

Enjoying my Orchid which has just rebloomed...... What's the secret with getting Orchids to reflower? Just a tiny bit of water, and lots of light.

Have a restful Sunday....