Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Change is hard. Whatever it is you are struggling with, our wish for you is that things will get better.

word saying about change


We are creatures of habit....we keep doing the same things every day, yet we expect different results. 
Change is hard. 
When we have an anxiety-producing task to do, some of us procrastinate with stress eating. Some of us spend a lot of time endlessly scrolling on social media. 
We want a clean Home, yet we may lack the discipline to put things away and pick up our mess.
 
We spend hours worrying about others in our Life, yet in the end, we can only change our behaviour. 


Fall leaves in woods


Know that you are not alone, and that others are struggling with the same problems. Do not get discouraged. Head outside for a walk, and enjoy these warm, Fall days. 


Autumn tree with red leaves


Happy Thanksgiving!! Wishing you a Happy weekend spent with Family and friends. We are Open this week from Wednesday through to Saturday, 12 to 5p. 
The Camellia, 30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Slate River, Ontario.
p 807-475-3551 






Monday, October 10, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! The Camellia, Thunder Bay, On




It's Thanksgiving Day Today! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
We're grateful to each and every one of you who support local business and shop at The Camellia. We're thankful that we live near Lake Superior. Also very grateful that we are able to live in the countryside.

What are you grateful for ?







Yes, we're still learning how to use the Panorama option on our camera...











Beautiful Maple leaves in our Yard.





Being able to go for a walk in the back 40.











Going to bake some Apple Pies today for Thanksgiving dinner.



Take a moment today, and write down all the things you are thankful for, and place them in your Blessing Bowl!
Take a m


Remember, if you're not sure what to Give, everyone loves fresh Flowers!
Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Camellia's - 30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Off Hwy. 61.
We're OPEN today, Thanksgiving Day, with limited hours. Call ahead at 475-3551



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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving??? Seriously???

Do you remember as a kid the amount of time you’d just sit around, moaning about how bored you were, or how you couldn’t wait to be grown up?

Now that I’m all grown up I moan about never having enough time to do everything that needs to be done. The long, leisurely summer days of my childhood have long given way to to-do lists, lots of frantic racing around trying to get everything done, and constantly trying to stay one step ahead of this crazy thing we call life

So imagine my surprise when I get the phone call about “Who’s hosting Thanksgiving dinner?”

How is it possible for time to have whizzed by to the point where it’s Thanksgiving? Any chance someone made a mistake? Had their calendar been turned to the wrong month??

I often think that it would be better for Canadians to hav
e Thanksgiving at the same time as Americans. It would buy us all a few more weeks to give some thought to the important stuff…like how to decorate your dinner table!

Have you given any thought to how you’r
e going to decorate your dinner table?

For those of you who have no time to shop (read most all of us), use what you have on hand – backyard foliage, fruit, and tea lights.

Step out into your backyard; take a deep breath and relax for moment as you look around at the explosion of colour. Then harvest as much of that colour as you can and bring it inside.

Place a runner down the middle of the table, grab whatever fruit you have in the house, along with some candles or tealites.

Gently lay your foliage down, then your fruit, and scatter your candles in holders in-between.

If you’d like something fragrant, try Aromatique's candle
s – Cinnamon Cider, Pumpkin Spice, or Creme Caramel – to add to the warmth of your home. Other ideas - teensy weensy pumpkins or acorns look fantastic in a glass vase with a battery-operated tealite.

Simple, yet quietly elegant, are our beautiful Fall wreaths – perfect to welcome your guests into your home.

For a bit of fun add our custom Hell’s Kitchen (my son’s favourite cooking show) tea towels.

Thanksgiving weekend hours are limited to Saturday October 10th from 11-5p. Please be in touch for any last-minute requests/emergencies/advice…

This year I'm not too worried about surviving Thanksgiving because (thankfully) I'm not hosting dinner. My personal survival tips:
  • thaw your turkey a few days in advance (my sister learned this the hard way)
  • do as much prep as you can the night before (chopping vegetables, etc)
  • get everyone to bring a side dish (if there are different cultures present then bring a cultural dish)
  • if things get tense at any point (just in case), relax and take hope in the fact that dinner is temporary...everyone is going to leave very soon!

This year I’m grateful for my family, my health, my life in general, and the fact that I’m not hosting Thanksgiving dinner!

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours.