February 14. Valentine's Day. Sappy cards, lovey-dovey cards, anonymous cards, silly cards.  Long-stemmed roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, expensive dinners, maybe even diamond rings.
Meh.

I am an avowed hopeless romantic and I for one do not much like Valentine's Day. I adore Christmas, Easter is nice, Mother's and Father's Day present a beautiful opportunity to express appreciation (are you listening, son?) and birthdays are the bomb (bring on the cake!). But a day devoted to love? And not just love, but romantic love?

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One of the best aspects of renovating an old house in a new town is that you can make friends quickly - because you hire them.

And since we were determined to keep our business local, and because I suck at hammer-and-nailing but am a talented phone-caller, I immediately hired new friends.

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When I moved to Meaford back in September I made a promise to myself to smile. All the time. At everyone.

I mean really, what’s not to smile about?

Meaford is truly the sweetest town in Ontario and this comes from a girl who toured with her band for ten years and probably played just about every other town in Ontario (and beyond).

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