Given that I don't know jack squat about flower shops in Montreal, and I needed to get to one fast for an ikebana exhibit that I'm participating in, I did what any good sucker for design would do: go to a concept design praised flower shop. That's a whole lot to swallow. But it's actually very simple.
Due to reading about it on Creativite Montreal (a website that celebrates urban ...
Collection du Japon is a Japanese store downtown that contains books, tea sets, kimono, home decoration, and other Japanese paraphernalia. One of the few stores that has authentic Japanese household items that aren't knock offs you would find in Chinatown.
The store itself is quite cluttered with items, all the better to take your time in looking through an array of beautifully colored doll sets, ikebana pots, and other little ...
If you want to enjoy your time in Montreal you have to dress warm enough. There is just no way around it. A great place to find beautiful sweaters, socks, gloves, shawls etc..Is a great little boutique called Alpaqa, located on Duluth St. in the very cool Plateau Mont-Royal area. They offer a great variety of Fair-traded ...
Who says a shopping mall can't look good?
The new owners of the Rockland Center have breathed life once more to this iconic shopping mall, which was once so grim, dark, and poorly maintained that shoppers simply looked elsewhere to entertain themselves.
No more. As The Rockland Center literally reinvented themselves to attract not only their old patrons back, but also appeal to wealthier shoppers as well. Once home to ...
I lived right across the street from Argent Tonic for four entire months before noticing it! The tiny boutique is squeezed in between a dry cleaner and a restaurant. As its name suggests Argent Tonic is a veritable treasure chest of silver jewelery. The counter tops, shelves and walls are ornamented with brooches, rings, necklaces, bracelets... mainly hand-crafted in Mexico. ...
Walking by, you won't necessarily notice Comptoir d'Ailleurs, especially if you're hurrying along in -20º celsius weather. The long black curtains in the windows hang to create some darkness, out of which its glowing merchandise can emerge. Premium quality paraffin candle holders, made in twenty-seven different colors, rest on shelves, tables and water basins. Some are imposing enough to stand on the floor.
Photographer Pierre ...
February is National Heart and Stroke Month, and, in addition to making a donation, I'm going to list the Top Ten Things we can do to commemorate this month:
10. Join the YMCA. By now, many of us have pooped out on those New Years' Resolutions. (I know you're not one of those folks, but there are other people reading this, you know!)
9. Eat some heart-healthy foods. Try a ...
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