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Hey there, thank you for joining me for another episode of YQG In Bloom.

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My name is Tracy Martens and today I have with me, now I'm going to butcher this so

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I'm going to say right here, Marija Kulas-Rosettani.

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Perfect, you couldn't have said it better.

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And she is so cool local on Instagram and I'm going to be doing this a little different

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today as there's no script.

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Why?

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Because you know what, we're just going to talk local.

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We're going to talk about local in Windsor-Essex County, local wherever you decide to travel

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and how you can support any community, not just your own.

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So thanks for being here.

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Thank you for having me.

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This is very exciting and you've made my day already with letting me meet Phoebe.

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She's a doll.

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She's a doll.

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Yes, my new puppy and she is local.

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Where did you get her by the way?

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She is a friend of mine has both the parents and they had a litter of 11.

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Whoa.

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Yes, and there are still some available.

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So were you able to choose which one you wanted?

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Yes.

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Okay, that's great.

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That's great.

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She's a doll.

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She's sweet.

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She is.

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And I hope that you will enjoy the drink that I brought you today.

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Since Maria loves local, she brought me something and I haven't not tried this one, Fatlou Blonde.

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It is from the Fat Lou Brew Company and it is local.

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Whereabouts is this one located?

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They are located in LaSalle.

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They do have a storefront that is now open once a month.

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Oh, okay.

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So I believe their next storefront opening will be 420, Saturday, April 20th, which is

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a week from yesterday.

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So you could go on in.

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It's dog friendly.

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We brought in our two fur babies along with us for a visit and they have wonderful merchandise

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that's for sale as well and to go, beer to go.

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But I also hear good news that they're now available at some OG pizza places.

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Oh, okay.

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So you pick up your pizza pie and you also pick up some beer to go.

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I'm not sure which locations exactly, but they have posted that on their Instagram page.

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I'm not even sure if I follow them, but we also have here the beerded dog.

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I have to bring that.

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Because you're from Harrow.

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That's correct.

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And this one is the Wee Heavy Lassie Scotch Ale.

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Being that it's 11 o'clock Sunday morning, I'm just going to go with the blonde for right

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now.

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It's five o'clock somewhere everybody.

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That's what I always say.

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And I'm just drinking, I believe it's either Acorn and Oak Coffee in here or we have 14th

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Coffee at home as well.

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One of my favorites or it could be Red Lantern.

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So I don't know.

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My husband made me the coffee this morning.

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So I'm not sure which local coffee is brewed in here, but mine's no alcohol.

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I met her for the first time at 14th Coffee.

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And I had never been there before and that's out in the county of Windsor.

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And it is the cutest little place.

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So if you want the opposite of your hustle bustle, people watching busy coffee shop,

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mind you, there were some people still coming in.

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Yeah, there was a little stream of people coming in.

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It is off the beaten path.

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And I don't know if you would call that McGregor.

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I'm thinking it's probably in between.

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But it's close to McGregor.

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But it's right off of Walker Road and it's that farmhouse feel.

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There's the chickens, the farm outside.

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It looks like a garden shed and you go in and there are coffee brewery.

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You would blink and miss it unless you see the iconic truck, if you will.

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There's an old school truck.

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I don't even know.

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I don't know my cars.

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Or what year it would be, but it's black and there's the 14th Coffee Company, the roasting

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symbol on the side of the truck.

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So that's kind of your landmark of what you're looking for as you're heading out that way.

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And about a month and a half ago, I posted a little reel on them making the ultimate

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cappuccino, which it really was so good.

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But let's start off.

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Why local?

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What makes you love local so much?

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So I really think that the start of all of this kind of was during, I would say COVID.

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That's why not that I didn't always have a love for local, but I feel like that the push

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for supporting local, buying local kind of came to fruition during the pandemic.

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Where we knew that we need to support our locals because they were being shut down and

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due to the limitations allowing in and out of the store and whatnot, which really broke

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my heart.

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So it was the whole, what could we do?

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So I'm thinking, well, we're always buying gifts for one another.

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We're always getting something for someone.

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So if we can make a conscious effort that when I'm going out of my way to get something

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for my stepmom for Mother's Day or a coworker, I'm going to try to make an effort to find

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something cool, which allows me to research when Windsor Essex and see what's really happening.

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What could I get that's a unique gift?

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And that's also a conversation piece because I feel like our earrings or our beverages

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or anything.

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All of these little things other than local dollarama.

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Oh, there you go.

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And I have my bag of tricks of local stuff.

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Everything also becomes a conversation piece.

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And I just love the idea of the story behind it.

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I actually get to talk to the people.

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My dad says when he comes over, the big joke when they come over for dinners, why does

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it always taste better here?

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I said, it's not because it's Harrow, but it's probably everything on the table was

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either picked by the farmer who freshly picked those raspberries that morning.

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And I see the red on her fingers or the, you know, we make our own sourdough bread that

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was just made today or the freshness, the conversation, knowing where your food and

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your items and your things come from, meeting your maker.

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Yes, that to me is huge, too.

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Yesterday I want to call it.

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It was my local Saturday because I started out at the market downtown in Windsor.

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Oh, you went.

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Oh, yeah.

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We're going to go next Saturday.

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Next Saturday we'll go.

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We hit Kings Bake Shop me and Jake, and we got our cookie croissant.

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I've had them before.

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I still haven't had one, so I'm going to have to try one.

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I've heard so much about it.

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When you get them and you go to eat them, put them in the microwave for probably about

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10, 15 seconds.

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OK.

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And it heats everything.

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Oh, my God, it's ooey gooey yumminess.

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I think I'm going to need a nap after that, though.

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I don't know if I'll be able to continue shopping, so I'll take it home.

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I'll save it for home time.

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And then we had, I grabbed some fava bean wraps from...

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Oh, the garlic sauce.

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It was so good because I didn't feel garlicky all day after.

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So it was nice.

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I don't know my limitations when it comes to garlic.

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Same here.

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Everybody who knows me well knows, oh, boy, you had garlic last night.

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So, yeah, and then we went out to Harrow to...

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Yay, Harrow.

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Yay.

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Shout out to Harrow.

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Well, I went out there twice yesterday.

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We started out at Hawksview Honey to get our honey, and then we went to Amherstburg because

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I have to go into River Bookstore because you got to smell the paper.

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And then we had to hit Evelyn's for our...

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Candy.

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Candy.

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And then our popcorn.

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Richmond.

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Richmond.

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Oh, yeah.

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It was amazing.

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And then over to Caffeine & Co. for the...

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Yum.

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What did you get there?

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You know what?

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I tried it.

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It is Earl Grey Tea Matcha Latte.

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It was very different, and I actually really enjoyed it, and it's not sweet, so you would

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like it.

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It is not sweet at all.

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It combined my two favorite things.

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So can I mention something that you may want to try when you go there?

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And again, I don't tend to like sweet, but if I want to have a little treat, it's almost

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always there.

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It's the banana bread.

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It's chocolate chip banana bread with Nutella.

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They had just a little bit left.

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I loved it.

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I usually go for the Caramel Brûlée Cookies or their little cheesecakes.

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Oh, yum.

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It's been a while since I've been there, so...

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Although I did also post a picture yesterday of candy sushi that they had there.

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Oh.

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And it looks just like sushi in a little sushi patty.

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Yes.

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And they said it's like rice crispy squares.

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Do you eat it with chopsticks?

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I'm assuming, but it's that with...

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It's like rice crispy treats with almost...

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I think it's Nerds.

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And then what looks like would be wasabi is, I'm assuming, icing.

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It was the cutest little thing.

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That's interesting.

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Yeah.

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So sometimes when I go to Amherstburg too, we love to hit up Romano's because we like

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authentic Italian with my husband's background and we love their desserts, especially for

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hosting a dinner party.

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But we also love the downtown espresso cafe.

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That's one of our favorites too.

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Because we always bring the dogs and they get so much love and they have the cute little

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patio that's open by the side too.

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And the Flow Cafe.

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Have you been there yet?

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I have tried Flow because my friend owned Tara Green Garden that used to be right next

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door to it.

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And then we always hit Lord Amherst.

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Their espresso martinis are really good.

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So we were drinking espresso martinis.

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It's funny that you say that, my husband makes a wicked one.

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He made for our dinner party last evening.

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But Friday night we were at the spa go with a bunch of girls at the casino.

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And those were flowing.

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But one of my all time favorites is at Pepper Cat.

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They bring a fancy one and then they have the little letter stencil and they bring it

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out to you and it's got the PC for Pepper Cat.

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Oh, that's cool.

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So you almost don't want to mess it up as you're sipping it.

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So you want to sip it like a lady and not gulp it.

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And it's really cute.

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It's a nice little touch when they bring it out to you.

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It is nice.

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I like sitting on their upper balcony and your bright trees.

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Oh, never.

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I haven't had a chance to do that yet.

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I think we went twice and it was in the winter.

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It was in the winter.

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We've only gone a few times in the summertime and it's usually it's packed, but it's nice

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to go on the upper level balcony because the trees, they'll block you from the heat.

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And it's so nice.

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I have to remember that one because I think we've also attended there when they had the

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open streets.

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And we just kind of sat in it a little bit.

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That's where our table was.

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It's just people watch and all about like the people watching.

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Right?

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I love their open streets on the Saturdays.

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I think last night I ended up back in Harrow.

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Again.

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Getting back to that.

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Cheers and Chill.

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And they are the mobile bartending service that I just had on my podcast a couple of

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weeks ago and they had a cocktail class at Daisy and Co.

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Wine Bar.

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Daisy Wine and Co.

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Daisy Wine and Co.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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And it is amazing in there.

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It's great.

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It is so cute.

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Isn't it, Holi?

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Do you like the back area with the little chaises and the bookshelves?

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Well, I only got to see that briefly because of the event, the cocktail making event that

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was there.

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We kind of took up the front of it.

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So anybody that wasn't part of that, they went into the back room and then they had

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those nice barn door that slides shut so that they had a little bit more privacy.

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But it was so nice.

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And then we hit the bearded dog for food afterwards.

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It was right before they closed and I had the Samuel Jackson burger.

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Oh, that's my husband's.

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Minus the Sriracha because I'm not a huge Spice fan.

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I think we were there the weekend prior with our pickleball.

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We had our end of season pickleball, so we all got together and we decided we have a

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lot of players from Amherstburg and from Harrow.

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So we decided to have a nice meal there and some cocktails.

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I had the nachos, but my husband loves that burger.

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It is so good.

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But the Daisy and company, Daisy Wine and Company, she's been doing a lot of really

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neat events because I feel like there's not necessarily a lot happening in Harrow, if

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you will.

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But we're starting and storefronts are starting to open and we're so excited.

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You can touch on the coffee shop again momentarily.

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But she's had a paint night, I believe, to date.

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She's had decorate cookies for Christmas time.

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She's had local sommeliers from various wineries come in and talk about I think she had Leslie

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and Bob or was it just Leslie from the Walnut Grove bed and breakfast in chatting about

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wine and having pairings all the time.

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And now they have a really cute while you must have seen it yesterday, a few little

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bistro tables out front, which is so nice because last year she didn't have that.

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So it's kind of nice to be able to and Harrow's not that busy downtown.

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So if you're having a drink on the patio, it's still quiet.

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And I don't know if it's dog friendly.

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I have to ask her that if I could bring Argo and Ryan to come in, you know, try to behave

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themselves while we're enjoying some wine on her little patio there.

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Now I do have to say in Amherstburg when we did go into Evelyn's and we went into Richmond

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Popcorn because our puppy is under 10 weeks old.

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Technically she's not supposed to be out on the ground outside.

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So we brought her just to get her used to the car and they nobody had a problem with

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us all her into the places.

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I mean, she wasn't running around and so all places are pet friendly patios and the whole

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bit.

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So that's something that I like to promote as well.

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Just being a new dog mom ish, if you will.

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Like we got our goal.

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I was terrified of dogs prior to getting our goal, by the way, believe it or not.

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Now I'm just all over any dog that I see.

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But we're all about I like to also make little special comments on my post, if you will.

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And I like people to know, you know, so you just look at so many places in the States.

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A girlfriend and I were just talking on Friday night at the casino about bark side.

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So we need something like that here.

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Yes, or we can have local beers, local food.

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And it's a combination of a dog park as well.

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People can socialize.

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They have workers that actually go up and pick up the dog poop and engage the dogs while

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you can just like chill.

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Okay, good.

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I'm glad you said that because that's my problem with dog parks is I find that, you know, the

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dogs need to socialize.

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But unfortunately, the dog parents seem to socialize a little bit more and they don't

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really take care of their animals.

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They don't keep an eye on what's happening.

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That's why my older dogs, I had to stop bringing them because my dog was getting bullied over

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balls.

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And nobody was bothering.

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And then it makes it awkward for you to say, excuse me, can you go and get your, you know.

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But it's nice to have a place where they actually have people.

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It's almost like a little sitter.

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Yeah, and I haven't been there yet.

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But she explained the process and how it works.

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You arrive through like two double doors.

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I'm not sure, I think she said it was somewhere off of Jefferson, not too far from the border.

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And she said she walked in, they asked for all the paperwork, like up to date shots and

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vaccinations if you will.

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And then you go and after you pass those double doors and everything was checked, it's like

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you can let your dog is to be on leash up until point and then you can remove and it's

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a so I'm thinking, wouldn't it be so cool to have something like that here?

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Because we have the dog park, we have the local breweries and distilleries and all that.

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But why not put the two together?

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Exactly.

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But I don't really know how much red tape would be involved and all that and so much.

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Look at you.

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I made a new friend today.

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And like, I'm not really a cat person, but you're making me fall in love.

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Yeah, I think you smell Argo and Raya.

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And that's why they're gonna have a thing to say about that when I get home though,

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for sure, because Argo doesn't really like cats.

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But I'm glad you had a good time at the event.

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Was it sold out?

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Was it busy?

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It might have been sold out.

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I'm not 100% sure but I know he has another one coming up.

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I'm not exactly sure of the date and they haven't started selling the tickets yet.

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But it is with the cookie bar.

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So where is the cookie bar?

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I've never been there.

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Well, it used to be on Polisher.

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It was a really, really tiny place on Polisher and now they they renovated or built a new

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place.

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It's gorgeous on Drouillard.

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And their treats, their sweets are so good.

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Oh boy.

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Oh boy.

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I've actually had for an event that we did, it was a charcuterie board of cookies and

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treats and snacks.

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That sounds fun.

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It was very nice.

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Nice touch because you get tired of your cheeses and your meats.

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Well, you know what, it's funny that you say that.

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A girlfriend of mine that I work with mentioned going to Cooper's Hawk.

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They went to the Vines restaurant and they were offering some type of wine tasting and

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pairing but it was, I'm not sure how she coined the term, it was more like a junk food pairing

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but they didn't tell them what it was.

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It was like a surprise.

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I like that.

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So I told her you need to send me pictures because we're trying to enter wine.

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Is it going to be chips?

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Like what do they mean by junk food?

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And I wonder what wine they would serve it with.

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So I'm still waiting to find out from her tomorrow what exactly was served at the Vines

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restaurant on Cooper's Hawk because I'm really curious about that.

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And the same thing, well, I mean with different cocktails that would be easy to pair but it's

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kind of like your coffee so it'll say has notes of chocolate or notes of strawberry.

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So I was really hoping that I was able to tell you about the new coffee shop that was

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open right across from Daisy and Company but when I drove by on my bike, I rode by on my

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bike it said coming soon, I think April 27th, they had a pop-up day and she had advertised

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it as 10 to 3 or until supplies last.

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So I work and I was done at 2.30 so I'm like I'm going to get in my car and I'm going to

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make it and I'll have like 20 more minutes to get in, snap some pictures, introduce myself,

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like do a reel, grab some coffee.

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She will be serving acorn and oak coffee there.

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So I was hoping to get there but I parked my car, I turned the corner and all the balloons

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were gone and I said oh she must have shut down but I have 20 minutes left and there

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was a big sign and it said thank you Harrow for your support, all sold out and apparently

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by noon she was done.

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That's great.

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And I said that's great news and I think April 27th is the date that she put out there.

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So we're totally excited.

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There's no local, like there's a Tim Hortons but it's just nice to support local and I

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hear there'll be wraps and soups, light fare, lighter fare, treats of course and we'll see

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what else she has to offer.

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I'm really excited about it.

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That does sound exciting.

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I'm like yay another business opening in Harrow.

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Rather than having shut down storefronts, you know we've got the RC Bud Shop now, we

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have the coffee shop coming, the wine bar opened, we've got the bearded dog that have

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extended their hours which is great.

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Who else?

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Well Uptown Meats and Deli, they're just, they're absolutely wonderful.

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That's why I said if you get there early enough to go there because they have a little bit

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of everything.

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Food wise, like local garlic sauce, local drinks, sauces, charcuterie boards, like they

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have a lot of good stuff in there, a lot of good treats.

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It's like kind of almost a little local market slash deli if you will.

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That's cool.

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But I'm excited.

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Priscilla's unfortunately moved out of there but they're just down the road.

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Yes.

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And she's got beautiful property.

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It's wonderful.

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I've been there and I really like it out there.

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Yeah, she did something really neat.

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So she moved out of the area and so did Blimey's but I mean in the interim we got Cannadel.

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And yeah, I don't even know what, oh Uptown Meats ended up moving forward into Priscilla's

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area.

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And then OG Pizza kind of took over there but I'm really excited about the coffee shop.

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Yeah, it just seems that there's a lot of things opening all over or moving around and

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they're not closing, they're just moving to different locations.

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And then there's the Joe coffee shop.

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Did you ever go to the new one in the Colchester area?

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I haven't been to the Colchester, just the one in Kingsville.

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Oh, the Colchester one is so nice.

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Yeah.

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We were at the Harbourfront yesterday.

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We took the dogs for a little walk and sniff.

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It was just so nice out and we stopped over, sat and they just got their little dog bowl

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out and it was wonderful.

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How do you have time for all of this?

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She's a teacher too.

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Yes, I am.

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Teachers don't really have a lot of extra time.

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We take our work home with us but I've really come to a point in my career too after 18

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years of doing it where it's I need to find a balance.

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I really need to find what I really like to do and again, I can't even explain why or

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what it is.

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I just, I love, I'm a people person.

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I love talking.

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I love going out and meeting and socializing.

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I like learning about people.

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So I mean, what a better way to do it and support local products.

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And I'm done relatively early and then I drag my husband around all over.

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He's like, okay, where are we going today?

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I try to find things that we could do where the dogs can come along because it helps them

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with socializing and they just love adventures and car rides.

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So they come along too and Argo actually has been on a couple of GL Heritage posts about

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the farmers market there being dog friendly, bring your pet.

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So when we arrive, all the vendors are like, oh, there's Argo, Argo's here.

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So now Ryan is not as popular yet because she's only been with us for about nine months

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now, but she'll get there.

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Oh, because wherever he's going, she's coming.

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So I mean, she'll be just as popular as him.

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And now I must say you are like me where even if you go on vacation, if you go somewhere

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else, you tend to shop local to whatever area you're in.

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Absolutely.

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It's not just here.

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And I try to find out, you know, when I'm going somewhere, okay, what can I do here?

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What can I find?

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Or people, friends and family know that about me.

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So if I'm traveling somewhere with them or somewhere to their hometown, they know, okay,

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you're going to love this.

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You're going to love this little local, you know, pastry shop or bakery or whatever, right?

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Just to add a new experience, we were in Guelph a couple of weeks ago too and we found Pet

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Culture.

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So that it's a really cool little family owned shop in the Guelph area and they have all

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kinds of pets and your pet can come in with you as long as they're well behaved.

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And they've got all kinds of pet supplies and I got to know the owner there and he gave

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me his business card and, you know, I'm like, yeah, I could do the big box pet shops and

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whatnot.

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But I was really excited to find out what Pet Culture was all about.

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So we went in there and then we found a local distillery and brewery that was dog friendly.

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And I mean, I just think that a lot of places are even opening up to the idea of, yeah,

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you can bring your pet along.

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Well, we had gone not last summer, the summer before, to Toronto and my husband, for Fan

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Expo.

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But my husband and I had said that we wanted to do local.

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We wanted to eat at anything that was not a chain, try not to do big box stores and

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just really explore.

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And other than one day taking the subway and we ended up at some park where we had squirrels

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running up to us and we had nothing but tic tacs and we're giving them tic tacs and they

487
00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:50,280
were having a blast.

488
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,480
But we walked everywhere.

489
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:57,000
We found some lovely diners, the Kensington Market.

490
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,040
I ended up getting two tattoos.

491
00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,040
Really?

492
00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:01,040
Oh, wow.

493
00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,280
Oh, you've got to give me these suggestions.

494
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,400
I'm going in a few weeks.

495
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:05,680
My best friend lives in Toronto.

496
00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,200
She always has a list of, oh, I know Maria is coming.

497
00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:10,680
We're going to check this and this out.

498
00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:14,840
But she also knows, you know, taking to the new and happening local things.

499
00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:15,840
I googled.

500
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,800
Possibilities are endless in Toronto.

501
00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,000
Well, and that's the thing.

502
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,240
I googled when we were going there, the best diners.

503
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:29,240
And George Street came up and it was kind of like in an area that was a little sketchy.

504
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:34,960
Especially when we were walking and we walked from Queen Street right across the street

505
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,720
from the Toronto sign.

506
00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:37,720
Okay.

507
00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,680
But I was just looking and googled.

508
00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:47,320
And then when, like even this time we were at the diner and I asked her, it was raining

509
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:52,080
out a couple days ago, and I'm like, what's there to do around here?

510
00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:57,000
So I always ask the locals, wherever I am, what's there to do around here?

511
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,860
What's your favorite thing to do around here?

512
00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:03,720
Or even when I go to eat, because people know me, I can't make a decision when it comes

513
00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:04,720
to a menu.

514
00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:09,320
So I'm always asking the waitresses, what is your favorite food?

515
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:14,040
And that way I also get out of my own comfort zone and I'll try something different.

516
00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:15,040
Okay.

517
00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,600
So did you get your earrings there?

518
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:17,600
Yeah.

519
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:22,040
On actually Bowsette, I got them at this little shop in Kensington Market.

520
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,040
They're pretty.

521
00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:24,040
Yeah, they're really cute.

522
00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:29,040
It was this cute little random shop, but it was raining so we didn't stay for too long.

523
00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:35,760
And it seemed that the theme of this year was cheeses and pastries because when we went

524
00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,640
to St. Lawrence Market is amazing.

525
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:39,640
Oh my goodness.

526
00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:40,640
So do you need bags?

527
00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,720
Like you have to become prepared with your own bags, if you will.

528
00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,440
Well, we didn't have bags, so they did.

529
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,720
There's a few that have the bags, but I would suggest it.

530
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:55,600
But we got some really nice cheeses that we don't, we need a good cheese store.

531
00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:56,600
We do.

532
00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:57,600
That cheese place.

533
00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:58,600
Everywhere.

534
00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,600
That one.

535
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:04,440
Yeah, we do have the cheese bar, but it just seemed everywhere you turned there was cheese.

536
00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,900
This one I'm talking about is there's the cheese bar.

537
00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:08,360
That one's in Tecumseh, correct?

538
00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:09,360
Yes.

539
00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:11,640
But there's another one called that cheese place.

540
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:18,680
And it's between, okay, now I don't want to mess this up, but it's out my way-ish between

541
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,600
like Howard and Walker, I want to say.

542
00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:22,600
Okay.

543
00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:27,480
And like a little plaza-ish and there are gourmet olive oils and meats.

544
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,840
You can get grilled panini sandwiches.

545
00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:30,840
Okay.

546
00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,680
To go, I had to get one of those because it was lunchtime.

547
00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,240
I said, I heard all about your grilled paninis.

548
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,440
I need to get one while I shop.

549
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:43,180
She made me want to think it was like a mortadella with like a really nice cheese on the bread.

550
00:26:43,180 --> 00:26:45,960
It was warm and crispy and the cheese was all melty.

551
00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,640
Oh, it was so good.

552
00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:52,240
And I think I got an olive oil and a couple of gourmet cheeses there too.

553
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,240
Yeah.

554
00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:54,240
Oh, wow.

555
00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:55,240
Very interesting.

556
00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,640
I'm going to go check out the health because they've got some really cool finds too.

557
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,640
Yeah.

558
00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:03,160
I'm definitely going to have to because at the St. Lawrence Market, my husband got a

559
00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,200
blue cheese, which I'm sorry I don't.

560
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,200
Yeah, me too.

561
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,200
My husband loves it.

562
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,200
I don't even want to smell it.

563
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,200
No, I don't eat mold.

564
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,800
I mean, that's just sorry.

565
00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,760
Not willingly or knowingly.

566
00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:17,960
But I got a lavender gouda and it is so good.

567
00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:18,960
Purple cheese, come on.

568
00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:19,960
Purple.

569
00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:20,960
Lavender.

570
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:21,960
It was very, very good.

571
00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:22,960
I'll have to give you some.

572
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:23,960
What are you going to pair that with?

573
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:24,960
Cracker?

574
00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:25,960
I'm going to pair it with.

575
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:33,480
I got a rice cracker and I have some chutney for cheese that I got there too.

576
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:39,660
Our second cheese that I got was a sweet one and I know it had like a toffee, a crunchy

577
00:27:39,660 --> 00:27:42,160
toffee caramely thing.

578
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,680
And it's a really sweet one.

579
00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,200
It's a hard cheese.

580
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:50,400
And then when we were at the Kensington Market, we walked into another place that was cheese

581
00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:56,200
and the lady standing there, here, have some samples and she starts slicing off some cheese

582
00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:57,200
for us.

583
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:03,600
And we ended up with a cheese that is made with whiskey and another goat cheese, which

584
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,840
I'm not a fan of goat cheese, but it was so good.

585
00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:06,840
Oh, I love goat cheese.

586
00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:07,840
So yeah.

587
00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,780
And then pastries like crazy at the market.

588
00:28:11,780 --> 00:28:13,280
They were so nice.

589
00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:17,160
But I love how you said that you were allowed sampling because I kind of feel like oftentimes

590
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,880
the cheeses aren't necessarily inexpensive.

591
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:26,160
Like they tend to be expensive, but I want to know that I like it before I'm spending.

592
00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:32,480
The nice thing about that place was she wasn't trying to get us to sample the most expensive.

593
00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,000
She actually, we were sampling the ones that were on sale.

594
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,000
Oh, wow.

595
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,560
She's like, this one's on sale this week.

596
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:38,560
Try it out.

597
00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:39,560
And it's like, okay.

598
00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,560
I'll have to make note of that because I love markets.

599
00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,720
I love anything like I can't wait for the willow tree to open and the GL heritage.

600
00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,320
And that's the great thing about living in the county too.

601
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:53,120
I just ride my bike half a block or whatever and I come home with fresh produce for dinner

602
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,240
or for snacks.

603
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:55,880
So like it's market time.

604
00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,840
Like downtown Windsor Farmers Market.

605
00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,280
I think going on two weeks now that they're open.

606
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,800
The first week was just downpour.

607
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,840
I don't know what the turnout was, which is too bad.

608
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,480
I had events to do.

609
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,840
We're hoping next Saturday to go with the dogs.

610
00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:15,200
Me and Jake rushed through it and it was really nice.

611
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:16,200
It was packed.

612
00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,200
Oh, I bet.

613
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,400
So were the vendors all there?

614
00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:23,580
Like as I know, sometimes some vendors tend to come once a month or every other week.

615
00:29:23,580 --> 00:29:28,260
So if you're looking for someone in particular, there are some that are not necessarily there

616
00:29:28,260 --> 00:29:29,260
every week.

617
00:29:29,260 --> 00:29:32,600
It was packed right from Wyandotte to the other block.

618
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,040
It was packed.

619
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,480
There was a lot of usual vendors.

620
00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:39,840
There was a couple new ones that they said they were going to be there this week, but

621
00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:40,840
not next.

622
00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,200
I mean, trying to feel it out.

623
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,280
And a lot of the farms, there was a couple of farms that were there, like Bouchard Farms

624
00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,280
and all that.

625
00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:49,280
They're always out and about.

626
00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:50,280
But it's not season.

627
00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:51,280
Right.

628
00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:52,280
They don't have much.

629
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:53,280
They might not have the greenhouses.

630
00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:54,280
Yeah.

631
00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:59,000
And some of them had told me too, it's not really worth us coming and setting up a stand,

632
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,880
if you will, because we don't really have much to offer.

633
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,880
Yet.

634
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:03,880
Yet, exactly.

635
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,880
Until everything starts coming in.

636
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,920
So I'm really excited for the one in Amersburg, GL Heritage, because it's only a 20 minute

637
00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:14,320
drive for us, and because we feel like we can always stock up on the local produce.

638
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,880
We don't have to drive all the way into Windsor because my husband does for work anyway five

639
00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:18,880
days a week.

640
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:23,400
So he's like, no, I don't want my road rage on a Saturday morning.

641
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,840
We'd rather just, you know, dood-to-do down County Road 20 and pull into GL.

642
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,920
And they always have awesome food trucks that are local, local live music.

643
00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:36,040
And the dogs can just sprawl on the grass and chit chat with people.

644
00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,000
There's always local coffee being served.

645
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,000
That's nice.

646
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,200
I don't even remember who was there last time.

647
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,680
I believe it was Acorn and Oak last time.

648
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:48,200
They had a little mobile unit last year for probably one of their last times.

649
00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:52,000
So I'm not sure when their opening date is, but I'm really looking forward to that.

650
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,400
I'm happy for summer again.

651
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,760
I do want to switch topics real well.

652
00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:03,040
It's not switching topics because we are talking local, but everything you're wearing is local.

653
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:04,040
Almost everything.

654
00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:05,040
Almost.

655
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:07,560
So I'll start with my earrings because we talked about yours.

656
00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,760
I have the bronze pigeon.

657
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:11,860
I'm not sure if you're familiar with her.

658
00:31:11,860 --> 00:31:17,320
So she actually relocated from Toronto.

659
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:22,800
And I believe she did a post that she now has a storefront in Devonshire Mall.

660
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,400
I don't go to the mall.

661
00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,400
So I don't know.

662
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,200
But I'm pretty sure that she made a post.

663
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:33,100
I read it on her page, Instagram page, that she now has a place in Devonshire Mall.

664
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:35,700
But I ordered these beautiful earrings online.

665
00:31:35,700 --> 00:31:38,440
She hand delivered them to Harrell.

666
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:45,880
I wasn't home, but in the most beautiful packaging, she added in like a really nice satin free

667
00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:46,880
hair scrunchie.

668
00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:50,000
Thank you for your support and for supporting me with her little card.

669
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,960
And the packaging was adorable.

670
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,720
So as somebody else who does that too is Waterside Boutique.

671
00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,520
They're in Amersburg.

672
00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:58,520
And they ship.

673
00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:02,680
So you can order and they always have great deals on their Instagram page too.

674
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:03,680
And they'll ship to you.

675
00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,240
And it's just like the cutest wrapping.

676
00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:08,600
Like the wrapping is just adorable.

677
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:13,040
Like the box with the polka dot ribbon and just the care that's taken into it.

678
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,400
Like I really appreciate that.

679
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:19,720
And I think like the inside of the box, when you open it says you have great taste.

680
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:20,720
It's just really cute.

681
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:26,040
I just looked at all like the little minute details, if you will, that I find important.

682
00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,120
So I kind of like that.

683
00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,280
The t-shirt of course is Fat Lou Brew.

684
00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,920
The back says La Salle, Ontario.

685
00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:37,220
So we love the fact that we're not really beer drinkers per se.

686
00:32:37,220 --> 00:32:41,900
But we love having a collection of all local things when people come over to promote and

687
00:32:41,900 --> 00:32:44,880
conversation pieces when people come over.

688
00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:50,400
I did wear my, it's over there somewhere, but my bearded dog merchandise, their hoodie.

689
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,440
Because they have great merch if you ever go into the bearded dog.

690
00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:57,600
And they have these really great takeout containers.

691
00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:02,000
You can just go in and kind of make your own little pack of whatever you want to grab and

692
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,360
go cooler.

693
00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:04,400
And you just take it to go.

694
00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:09,600
So like if I know a friend of mine who loves beer, I'm going to go in there, just grab

695
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,080
it, go, pay for it and out I go.

696
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,440
Or when I'm getting my takeout and I have it ready.

697
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,160
So rather than going all CBO, if you will.

698
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:16,160
Yeah, both for sure.

699
00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:20,300
I mean, all CBO still carries Wolfhead and all that stuff.

700
00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:22,520
But it's just great going in there and grabbing.

701
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,480
And you have a little bag of goodies.

702
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:25,480
I do.

703
00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:30,800
Oh, and the overalls, by the way, are from Essex and I believe Stepping Out.

704
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:31,800
Okay.

705
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:32,800
Stepping Out.

706
00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,040
I love FATE, but these are not from the FATE boutique.

707
00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,200
These are from Stepping Out.

708
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,640
And they were so wonderful, the customer service.

709
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,440
And helping me find my sizes and everything.

710
00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:47,120
Love, love, love Ocean Bottom Soap Company.

711
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:48,760
Like Charmaine is just a doll.

712
00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,060
Her whole staff is phenomenal.

713
00:33:51,060 --> 00:33:56,560
And the fact that everything is all natural, non-toxic, pretty much organic.

714
00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,920
I know where all of her stuff comes from.

715
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,420
She uses really, really good quality essential oils.

716
00:34:02,420 --> 00:34:04,980
So I just can't say enough about her.

717
00:34:04,980 --> 00:34:10,600
And she also carries, which a lot of people may not know, like items for men as well.

718
00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:16,160
So I've really got my husband to become aware of what he's putting on his body.

719
00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:21,400
So we got rid of like the, I'm sorry for any Irish spring lovers, but like it's bright

720
00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:22,400
green.

721
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:23,400
You can buy it at the dollar store.

722
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,320
Time to get rid of it.

723
00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:26,320
Just saying.

724
00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:30,240
Anyway, but he's got like this study beard oil.

725
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:34,080
So now if he wants a little bit of feeling a little itchy or some moisturizing and he'll

726
00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,880
put just a little drop and he'll work it into his hair.

727
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,520
He doesn't have much, but it's all natural.

728
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:40,520
It's essential oil.

729
00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,080
I mean, it's wonderful.

730
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,000
So she has things for pets.

731
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:49,320
You can go there for like baby showers and get like little soaps with your labels, you

732
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,120
know, personalized.

733
00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:53,520
Her products are amazing.

734
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:58,060
Like I don't even know where to begin with anything of hers, but she's just wonderful.

735
00:34:58,060 --> 00:35:05,840
And she also has her soaps and some limited products available in small locations.

736
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:11,280
So she actually collaborates with a lot of local wineries and breweries and does soap

737
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,760
using their product, using their grapes.

738
00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,480
Great friend of mine, Sandra Giles, Grape Lakes.

739
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,600
You have to go there.

740
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,080
Grape seed oil is amazing.

741
00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:25,360
So she goes there and she made a soap for her using her grapes grown on her property.

742
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:32,260
So it's a Grape Lakes, if you will, soap that's using, there was an asparagus soap.

743
00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:37,320
She's big on her asparagus and never been sprayed pesticide free.

744
00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,540
Her asparagus is to die for.

745
00:35:39,540 --> 00:35:40,800
And she made an asparagus soap.

746
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,040
So she collaborated with her.

747
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,120
The weirdest thing, right?

748
00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:47,680
But it's using the things that are from her land, if you will.

749
00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,720
I think she did Sprucewood wineries using their grapes.

750
00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:55,640
I think she did something for Banded Goose Brewery, if you will, using their beer and

751
00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,600
their B&Bs up top.

752
00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,520
Barza soap.

753
00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,120
She's done it all and she's wonderful.

754
00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,640
So that's one of my, oh, this is a fun find.

755
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,000
I'm all about upcycling.

756
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,040
I'm all about thrift shopping.

757
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:15,160
I'm all about reusing and trading, doing clothing swaps with friends and stuff.

758
00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,040
Because hey, maybe you wore that shirt five times and you're never going to wear it again,

759
00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:19,040
but it's new to me.

760
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:20,200
I'll take it.

761
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:25,040
So that's so Sarah made this out of an old pair of jeans.

762
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,040
I love that.

763
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:27,040
I think it's so cool.

764
00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,640
And it's actually a fanny pack.

765
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:34,360
Or you can kind of sling it over your shoulder or over your head and wear it that way.

766
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:35,840
But it's like, it's adjustable.

767
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:36,840
Okay.

768
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,360
And the back pockets work so you could throw your phone in there.

769
00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,160
That is really cute.

770
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:45,880
And she tends to have all kinds of different patterns, if you will.

771
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:50,640
And she does full size shoulder bags and purses.

772
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:52,120
She's very crafty.

773
00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:58,560
Vintage, a lot of vintage materials and vintage, if you will.

774
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,920
So that's another thing I wanted to bring to share.

775
00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:04,640
This was my bronze pigeon, another little for me to put the earrings in.

776
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:05,640
I love it.

777
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:09,720
Now, have you heard of Bespoke Aromatherapy?

778
00:37:09,720 --> 00:37:11,200
She's been on my podcast.

779
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:16,160
And I've been to one of her classes at Tara Green Garden.

780
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,160
Okay, I'm so glad.

781
00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:18,920
I didn't realize, but I love her.

782
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,000
We actually went to high school together.

783
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,800
And we just reconnected through me making an appointment and wanting my personal inhaler.

784
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:27,600
I still have my personal inhaler.

785
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,760
Oh, so you know exactly what this is.

786
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,400
And then I love her B-com bomb.

787
00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,560
Although I can say she has changed her packaging.

788
00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:36,560
Oh, okay.

789
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:40,320
This is amazing because before the packaging looked like the Vicks inhalers.

790
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:41,320
Oh, okay.

791
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:42,320
But they were purple.

792
00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:43,320
This is nice.

793
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:47,160
And it's like a plastic metal.

794
00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:49,400
It is really cute.

795
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,840
And just to let you know, did you ever smell or try her B-com bomb?

796
00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,280
Okay, so you know all about this.

797
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,280
Wow.

798
00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,640
Pulse points behind your ears.

799
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:02,080
Sometimes I just put it on my knuckles where it's really dry.

800
00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,360
Or you blow your nose a lot and you have a cold.

801
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:05,800
And it's all natural smelling.

802
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,240
I'm not getting a headache from the fragrance.

803
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:15,000
So and the aromatherapy classes and workshops, she's now collaborating with Valero Wellness.

804
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,000
Yes.

805
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:21,760
Yeah, she's finally found a really good fit for her and I really enjoyed her stuff because

806
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:29,520
when I did the class because of the epilepsy, there are certain essential oils that actually

807
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:33,240
help so that you don't have as bad of a seizure.

808
00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:34,240
Oh, really?

809
00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:36,240
Or it helps keep them at bay.

810
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:41,720
Like frankincense, lemon, any of your citruses.

811
00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:42,720
Oh, wow.

812
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:45,280
But there are some that trigger like eucalyptus.

813
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:46,280
Really?

814
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:49,400
So she made sure to keep them away from me.

815
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:50,400
Oh, that's interesting.

816
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,160
Because she didn't know about that either.

817
00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,000
So then we were doing some research.

818
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,880
Well, that's good for her to know.

819
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:56,880
Yeah.

820
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:57,880
Right?

821
00:38:57,880 --> 00:38:58,880
So wonderful.

822
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,400
And those inhalers last forever.

823
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,240
Well, this one I've had and it's still pretty.

824
00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:04,520
I've had mine for two years.

825
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:08,320
Yeah, mine is just going on from last summer and it's still really good and I carry it

826
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,320
in my purse.

827
00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:13,160
But she's actually sending me she's trying something new.

828
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,600
I'm going to be your guinea pig, if you will.

829
00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:17,880
She's starting to ship things.

830
00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:20,000
So she's shipping.

831
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:23,800
She has one for women and their monthly cycles.

832
00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:24,800
Okay.

833
00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:28,040
Something that's supposed to support you in all of your phases leading up to your monthly

834
00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:29,040
cycle.

835
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:32,360
And I have I'm going to have to have tremendous pain.

836
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,560
And I've had surgery in the past.

837
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,840
So I'm really excited to try it.

838
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:37,840
So she's shipping it to me.

839
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,840
And I said to her, well, are we not going to meet up so you can tell me how to use everything?

840
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:45,040
She's like, oh, all the instructions come in the package.

841
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:47,680
It'll be very like precise and clear cut for you.

842
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,460
And if you have any questions, contact me.

843
00:39:49,460 --> 00:39:52,560
So I'm excited to try a new product of hers, which is on its way.

844
00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:56,000
So Laura, I don't know when it's coming, but I'm excited.

845
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,200
Laura, message me.

846
00:39:58,200 --> 00:39:59,200
Call me.

847
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,920
Try stuff too.

848
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:01,920
Let me see.

849
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,320
You just recently went to the Dutch house, correct?

850
00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:05,320
Yeah.

851
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,040
So actually, I think it's in here.

852
00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:11,200
So I can go on and on about the Dutch house because we buy one of everything when we go

853
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:12,200
there.

854
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:16,560
But I recently picked up a brand new lavender peppermint lip balm from them.

855
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,720
Because again, I try to do all natural if it's going on my skin.

856
00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:20,840
Love the Dutch house.

857
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,800
I can go on and on about all the things I buy there.

858
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:25,920
A couple more things.

859
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:29,600
Oh, and I really enjoy the harmonic egg.

860
00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,640
Have you ever done one of those?

861
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:33,240
She's also been on my podcast.

862
00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:35,200
So wellness, new earth wellness.

863
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:39,400
I bought this chopstick there after we had our harmonic eggs.

864
00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:43,400
So this was at the front desk as I went to go pay before we left.

865
00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:45,580
My husband and I both did a session.

866
00:40:45,580 --> 00:40:47,160
I've done a few sessions.

867
00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:48,160
And what do you think?

868
00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:49,160
It's been a while.

869
00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:50,160
Okay.

870
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,600
It is amazing.

871
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:56,280
And I noticed almost like a metallic taste.

872
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:57,920
I really got into it.

873
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,960
She's like, a lot of people don't get that.

874
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:01,960
And I do.

875
00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,600
I'll wear my comfy sweats, the whole bit.

876
00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:07,280
And I really enjoyed it.

877
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:18,200
But okay, note to people, if you have reiki or any registered massage, any energy work

878
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:21,320
done, wait a couple weeks before you do the egg.

879
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:22,320
Nobody...

880
00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:26,120
Well, at the time, I didn't think to tell them that.

881
00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,160
I did it within the same week.

882
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:31,880
And for two days, I felt like I'd run a marathon.

883
00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:32,880
I was just so tired.

884
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:33,880
Oh, so that's how it affected you.

885
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:34,880
But relaxed.

886
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:38,040
I was very, very, very relaxed.

887
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:42,080
And it actually helped with my seizures for a bit.

888
00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,400
And it just makes you feel good.

889
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,960
It relaxes you, especially we're all stressful.

890
00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:52,440
Everybody's stressed out and it's almost like getting a massage without getting touched.

891
00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:53,440
Well, and you know what I love?

892
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:58,720
I said to my husband, the joke to my husband is I'm a kindergarten teacher with 31 screaming

893
00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:01,120
kids that need me all day long, right?

894
00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:02,520
I'm overstimulated.

895
00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:03,520
It's loud.

896
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:04,520
There's nowhere to go.

897
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:05,520
There's no...

898
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:07,780
Unless I go when I go home for lunch and I ride my bike.

899
00:42:07,780 --> 00:42:10,980
But I said it's just that this is me.

900
00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:12,640
Nobody can talk to me.

901
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:13,820
Nobody can come near me.

902
00:42:13,820 --> 00:42:16,040
This is me time and I can do whatever I want.

903
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:17,040
I could daydream.

904
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:18,040
I can meditate.

905
00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:19,040
I could sleep.

906
00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:20,040
I've slept in it.

907
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:21,600
You know, whatever you're going to do.

908
00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:25,760
But my husband kind of didn't understand the gist of it, if you will.

909
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,420
He was kind of like, yeah, it was relaxing.

910
00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:29,560
Maybe I'll do it again.

911
00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:35,360
But for me, knowing the environment that I'm in all the time, it's really hard to find.

912
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:38,200
That's why I enjoy places like 14th.

913
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:42,760
It's like I can go out and have a coffee and sit on the picnic table and just watch the

914
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,400
chickens and chill and daydream in my own...

915
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:49,160
Maybe probably shoot the shit with Nathan because like, let's be for real, like Nathan

916
00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:51,480
and I always chat when we're there, right?

917
00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:55,480
But sometimes it's hard to just find that quiet where it's leave me alone.

918
00:42:55,480 --> 00:43:00,880
I just need some quiet time and it's a harmonic egg for people who are overly stimulated and

919
00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:04,880
just overly stressed out and just need that time.

920
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:08,440
I haven't booked a session recently because we are in here.

921
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:10,960
It's kind of far for me to travel.

922
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:15,320
I know she does ones that are away.

923
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,320
Like you...

924
00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:17,320
Mobile?

925
00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:19,080
Well, you don't have to be there.

926
00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:22,680
You can just set your attentions, but I want the whole experience.

927
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,680
I want to get in there.

928
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:25,680
I know.

929
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,200
And the colors and the music.

930
00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:35,040
And I am severely claustrophobic and I never felt bad whatsoever while I was in there.

931
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:39,700
I didn't even have my hand on the button in case I was just like, okay, this is just...

932
00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:41,440
So have you ever done a float session?

933
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:44,240
No, because that one freaks me out.

934
00:43:44,240 --> 00:43:48,360
So float, to be honest, like you can't even compare the float pod to the egg.

935
00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:54,560
The eggs, the magnitude of the egg is probably 10 times the size.

936
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:55,900
But I remember doing...

937
00:43:55,900 --> 00:44:01,560
I did about three float sessions, but my first one, I actually had to lift it and...

938
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:06,640
Because I kind of felt like it was not as close as an MRI machine, but I was like tripping

939
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:07,640
out.

940
00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:08,640
Like get me out of here.

941
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:09,640
What's happening?

942
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:10,640
Oh my gosh.

943
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:11,640
I can't do...

944
00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:12,640
The MRIs are...

945
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:13,640
Yeah, forget that.

946
00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:14,640
Those are the CAT scans.

947
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:18,680
And I used to be...I used to go tanning.

948
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:22,040
Tanning beds, I couldn't have them close all the way.

949
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:25,760
And I'd have my finger on the button just in case.

950
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:26,760
Put it up.

951
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:27,760
Okay, I want to see what else...

952
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:30,160
I might have one more thing, maybe...

953
00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:31,920
Oh, actually two more things.

954
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:36,040
So here's another all natural company that's new-er.

955
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:37,760
Have you heard of To Will Naturals?

956
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:38,760
No.

957
00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:39,760
She's by the mall.

958
00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:40,760
Okay.

959
00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:46,240
So I went to that strip mall, probably a little bit more south than Devonshire Mall.

960
00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:50,080
I don't even really know what's in the strip mall because I've only been twice.

961
00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,560
But she's got amazing things.

962
00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:53,160
And again, something for my husband.

963
00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:54,800
I got him a shaving bar.

964
00:44:54,800 --> 00:45:02,120
So he's not using all natural chemical, fragrance, riddled items, but it's a beautiful shaving

965
00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:03,120
bar.

966
00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:06,760
Now she's got products for dogs too to keep flea and ticks away.

967
00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:11,360
I'm surprised I didn't do a whole doggy bag with just dog stuff, but that can be for another

968
00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:15,840
time because all doggy things and all things dogs and pets.

969
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,800
But I really like her because she's wonderful too.

970
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:21,600
A new-er, I would say a few years now.

971
00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:24,920
I could be mistaken, but very, very sweet.

972
00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:28,040
The owner was there when I went in and showed me all around the shop and told me a little

973
00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:29,960
bit about herself.

974
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,040
And then I think this might be the last thing I brought.

975
00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:33,720
Again, all natural.

976
00:45:33,720 --> 00:45:34,720
Have you heard of Gem?

977
00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:35,720
No.

978
00:45:35,720 --> 00:45:38,520
She's been in the Glam Organic Spa Salon.

979
00:45:38,520 --> 00:45:40,640
It's located in Harrow.

980
00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:46,200
She did have a second location in Tecumseh Town, but now she's expanding in Harrow and

981
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:49,240
that location is no longer open.

982
00:45:49,240 --> 00:45:51,640
But wow, the services that they have there.

983
00:45:51,640 --> 00:45:55,680
And they have all natural organic makeup with compostable.

984
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:57,680
Like the all wooden one too.

985
00:45:57,680 --> 00:45:58,960
I can compost it.

986
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:03,140
So this is a mascara that I feel great about wearing because it's non-toxic.

987
00:46:03,140 --> 00:46:06,160
It doesn't burn my eyes because normally I wear things up.

988
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:07,560
So I buy their lip pencils.

989
00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:09,960
I buy their eyeshadow pencils.

990
00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:12,520
Oh, the reflexology there.

991
00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:13,640
I can't say enough.

992
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:17,280
Lymphatic massage coupled with reflexology.

993
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:22,720
Lori Ursu is like to die for if you can ever book a session with her.

994
00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:25,280
An hour, I think it's 90 minutes of pure bliss.

995
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:31,720
And I wake up drooling and snoring every single time because I'm like, again, it's quiet.

996
00:46:31,720 --> 00:46:33,080
I don't even know what's happening.

997
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:36,180
She does her thing and I feel like a million bucks.

998
00:46:36,180 --> 00:46:37,620
So they do organic facials.

999
00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:42,420
They always have a facial of the month, pedicures, foot refinements.

1000
00:46:42,420 --> 00:46:46,820
My husband's been in with me too and we've done organic side by side facials.

1001
00:46:46,820 --> 00:46:51,940
They have amazing, amazing, amazing full body treatments.

1002
00:46:51,940 --> 00:46:54,100
Everything they use is all natural.

1003
00:46:54,100 --> 00:46:58,760
Usually if they've made essential oil base with some coconut oil or whatever it is for

1004
00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:00,200
their concoctions.

1005
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:05,920
But Elate is the brand that they carry there and I love it because again, it doesn't hurt

1006
00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:06,920
my eyes.

1007
00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:07,920
It's not burning.

1008
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:08,920
It's not.

1009
00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:10,400
So I have them too.

1010
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,120
And I think that's all that I brought along to kind of chit chat about.

1011
00:47:13,120 --> 00:47:17,400
And I think this I got at the Wellness Expo.

1012
00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:21,480
They always have the Health and Wellness Expo in Kingsville at Lakeside Park.

1013
00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:23,360
Is it Lakeside or Lakeview?

1014
00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:24,360
Lakeside Park?

1015
00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:25,360
I think so.

1016
00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:27,520
I'm thinking Lakeside Bakery.

1017
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:31,160
But anyway, I bought this there too and I can't even remember who it was from.

1018
00:47:31,160 --> 00:47:35,260
It was a mental health awareness company and they had all kinds of things.

1019
00:47:35,260 --> 00:47:39,960
So I bought a few of these to match different items and I put my essential oils on here.

1020
00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:40,960
Oh yeah.

1021
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:41,960
Oh you have one too.

1022
00:47:41,960 --> 00:47:42,960
I just noticed.

1023
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:43,960
Well this one I got.

1024
00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:46,280
This was my very first one that I got.

1025
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:47,280
That's pretty.

1026
00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:48,280
And it's from the…

1027
00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:49,280
You have the lava stones too on them?

1028
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:52,240
Oh it's all lava stones except for I think four of them.

1029
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:56,160
And I got this from the Bideva and her son made it.

1030
00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:58,600
And it's my favorite one even though I…

1031
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:01,160
Because I wear my essential oils every day.

1032
00:48:01,160 --> 00:48:02,160
My frankincense…

1033
00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:03,160
What's your favorite?

1034
00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:04,160
What do you put for you to help you?

1035
00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:11,680
Well it has to be the frankincense and then a frankincense mix that I got at Urban Art

1036
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:12,680
Market.

1037
00:48:12,680 --> 00:48:13,680
Okay.

1038
00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:15,240
But then also TLC Wellness.

1039
00:48:15,240 --> 00:48:16,360
She's been on my podcast.

1040
00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:21,280
I have a little roller that I got at Wellness Expo that has citrus smell.

1041
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:22,280
Oh nice.

1042
00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:23,280
So I will use that.

1043
00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:24,280
Almost like a perfume.

1044
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:25,280
I do that too.

1045
00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:30,800
I do it here and here but then I have the essential oil, the frankincense that I put

1046
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:31,800
on these.

1047
00:48:31,800 --> 00:48:36,840
I have a ton of bracelets that I make sure have the lava stone.

1048
00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:43,560
I mean this is a few years old and I mean it's starting to die out but I still use

1049
00:48:43,560 --> 00:48:46,680
it and she has a ton of different ones.

1050
00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:53,080
I've actually been to her sip and string class where you make your own bracelets.

1051
00:48:53,080 --> 00:48:54,680
I mean they're great.

1052
00:48:54,680 --> 00:49:00,280
We could seriously talk all day on the amount of stuff that is in Essex County.

1053
00:49:00,280 --> 00:49:09,560
If you want to know about any of these places feel free to DM me on Instagram, Facebook,

1054
00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:18,920
even leave a message on YouTube or follow Maria at at so cool local on Instagram and

1055
00:49:18,920 --> 00:49:23,680
look through who we follow and that is your best places.

1056
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:27,520
Look through who we follow and then you can find different companies.

1057
00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:32,800
You can see on our pages or our stories any events that are coming up because there is

1058
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:38,540
so much going on and even when I go away like I was just in Toronto for a couple days in

1059
00:49:38,540 --> 00:49:44,980
my stories I shared the various places that I went and again when we go away we try to

1060
00:49:44,980 --> 00:49:49,040
shop local although I did stop at Costco in London on the way home.

1061
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:52,160
Well everybody does Costco just saying so do we.

1062
00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:54,760
Yeah you have to.

1063
00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:57,280
Everybody always asked me oh where did you find this?

1064
00:49:57,280 --> 00:49:59,840
How did you find out about this?

1065
00:49:59,840 --> 00:50:06,600
Events coming up we have the Strawberrylicious that is coming out June 1st and that is in

1066
00:50:06,600 --> 00:50:13,680
LaSalle and that is from Wolfhead Distillery because they are now they're offering a new

1067
00:50:13,680 --> 00:50:15,520
strawberry gin.

1068
00:50:15,520 --> 00:50:17,360
It hasn't come out yet.

1069
00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:18,360
It hasn't come out yet.

1070
00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:19,360
Well when it's there.

1071
00:50:19,360 --> 00:50:21,840
I know I'm very excited about it.

1072
00:50:21,840 --> 00:50:25,720
And again I'm going to actually be there.

1073
00:50:25,720 --> 00:50:28,600
I'm going to go to that.

1074
00:50:28,600 --> 00:50:31,040
We did their Caesar Bar not that long ago.

1075
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:32,040
I brought a bunch of neighbours.

1076
00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:33,320
I think it stopped now.

1077
00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:34,800
They don't do it in the summer.

1078
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:39,560
They don't have their brunches on the weekend anymore or at least right now.

1079
00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:43,080
I always have people co-workers of mine or neighbours.

1080
00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:46,320
You know I'm really I have a neighbour that just moved from Toronto recently.

1081
00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:50,680
Do you have any ideas for me like what could I do or what could I do for an event or I'm

1082
00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:53,480
trying to plan something cool with my wife to do something.

1083
00:50:53,480 --> 00:50:58,000
I said yeah get a day pass at Kingsville as a state of health and have a spa day.

1084
00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:59,600
You can have like a Reiki treatment.

1085
00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:01,280
You can do sound healing.

1086
00:51:01,280 --> 00:51:02,920
Like what are you interested in?

1087
00:51:02,920 --> 00:51:06,800
You could reach out to people like us who know a variety of different cool things that

1088
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:10,320
you could do as a day trip or overnight.

1089
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:16,760
Any stores any products any events that I like I make sure I follow them.

1090
00:51:16,760 --> 00:51:22,780
So yeah definitely check out my followers check out her followers or who she's following.

1091
00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:27,200
Check out who I'm following and you will find out about the different events.

1092
00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:28,960
There's also Twappy.

1093
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,480
There's so many different social media.

1094
00:51:31,480 --> 00:51:32,480
My travelling backpack.

1095
00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:33,760
I love her.

1096
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:38,080
She's always up to date on everything that's going on like every weekend Friday Saturday

1097
00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:41,840
Sunday what free events family fun events pet friendly events.

1098
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:42,840
Yes right.

1099
00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:45,680
So there's so many people that you could find things out from.

1100
00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:46,680
Just Google.

1101
00:51:46,680 --> 00:51:49,640
There's so many cool things to do here or there.

1102
00:51:49,640 --> 00:51:54,760
And if you're going out of town if you're going away even international look for local

1103
00:51:54,760 --> 00:52:01,920
stuff to do and support the local economy of wherever you are because it helps all of

1104
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:02,920
us.

1105
00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:03,920
They will appreciate it.

1106
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:04,920
They really do.

1107
00:52:04,920 --> 00:52:05,920
And thank you so much.

1108
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:06,920
Thank you.

1109
00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:07,920
Cheers once again.

1110
00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:09,240
Can't wait to do it again.

1111
00:52:09,240 --> 00:52:14,160
I know we'll definitely have to do one more in the summertime and then I will definitely

1112
00:52:14,160 --> 00:52:15,520
have a glass of something.

1113
00:52:15,520 --> 00:52:20,320
Maybe we'll have the strawberry gin that we'll have to be sipping that time.

1114
00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:22,440
And again my name is Tracy Martens.

1115
00:52:22,440 --> 00:52:25,960
Thank you for joining me for another episode of YQG In Bloom.

1116
00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:48,840
Have a great day.