I often read Canadian Home and Country Living and understand that they have a Home Show in Toronto the last weekend of October.
Does anyone know if this is a great show or not?

Ther big fall home show is over. (International Centre, a couple of weeks ago)

Do you know the actual name?

There's a chain of stores called The Home Show, just to confuse things more.

BAK

Travelrene, are you asking about this show, Oct27th weekend?
http://www.canadianhomeandcountryshow.com/

Yes, according to the magazine it's supposed to be the weekend of Oct. 27-29. We're considering driving up from northern Michigan, but were hoping maybe someone could give us more info that the magazine ad. Thanks

Toronto hs two big homes shows each year, and this is not one of them.

That said, so what? Toronto's a fine place to visit, and you can go to this show and either enjoy it -- it could be great for what you want -- or leave early, and visit other parts of the city.

MAke sure St. Jacobs, near Kitchener, is on your route to or from Toronto. It's got other "country-style" stores and is a great place to visit.

BAK

This is one home show that I'm planning to take in. I've found the 'big' home shows kind of boring the last couple of times - they don't focus on what I want to see, and I'm thinking this might be more up my alley. I like the magazine so I'll try the show as well!

Thanks for the input. Toronto is always lovely so I think we'll be heading that way.

King Street east between Church to Parliament is chockablock with home furnishings stores.

At the cheaper end, there are three Ikeas.

Higher end shops include Roche Bobois at 101 Parliament,
the Art Shoppe in the Yonge Eglington area, Ligne Rosset at Dufferin and Dupont and Horsefeathers on Yonge.

Horsefeathers Furniture is also opening a store this weekend at the new Castlefield Design Centre at Caledonia & Castlefield.
http://www.castlefielddesigncentre.c...php/retailers/
Travelrene, I'm looking forward to the show, I'm hoping it will be more about decorating and less about shingles and downspouts! ;-)
Have a fun weekend in Toronto.

It's now Friday morning, and local television is doing a remote broadcast from the show as it gets ready to open.


The reporter doing the remote broadcast is very enthusiastic; if you like this "country kitchen"
kind of stuff (as contrasted to rosewood and leather, say) this looks like a worthwhile show.

The tv crew call it "country chic."

BAK

BAK, how did it get to be Friday already? I'm in BC and it's still Thursday morning. I know Toronto is 3 hours ahead (we just moved from there a month ago) - is there something about Pacific Mountain Time I need to know???

I have a son in grade six who is studyng the international date line, so I know the answer.

VAncouver is a relaxed city occupied by easygoingpeole who work at a speed of 0.7. Across the straits, Victorians work at a pace equal to that of Queen Victoria's day. That is 0.5.

Vancouver and Victoria are joined by floatplanes,including Otters and Twin Otters and Beavers, three airplanes featured in books by Sean Rossiter. They are propeller planes.

The propellers spin, generating air currents.

In Toronto, we use jet airplanes to commute, along with greee trains.

And our salmon live in rivers and lakes, not oceans, nor on farms.

The wind currents prompted by the propellers of the planes (ironically, built in Toronto oroginally) swirl and move east through river valleyes, crossing the top of the Rockt Mountains -- the real Rocky MOuntains, not the fake ones American tourists think are in Vancouver.

These swirls ramain high in the sky heading east, until they get spiked by the CN Tower and the bank headquarters buildings in Toronto.

Once spiked, they drop and swirl, those air currents drawing Toronto watches ahead at 45 minuts to each hour.

This results in Ontario days being shortr than Vancouver days, which is whyit was Friday here in Tornto this morning.

Unless it was Friday because this was the third day this week I had to get up two hours earlier than normal, and my head was broken.

BAK

Um - gee, thanks, BAK.
Great explanation. Unfortunately because I now live in Victoria, some of my Toronto brains have leaked out my ears and I therefore have no idea what it means. But I'm sure it's very clever.
I don't recall travelling on any greee trains, but I hope you're going to be OK soon.