We survived our first trade show, the Canadian Home and Country Show this past 
weekend. We met a lot of great exhibitors – AnnMarie from Camlen, the ladies from Echos in the Attic, the sisters from Something Cozy, Carmen from Caviar and Cobwebs (hope to get out to Port Perry to visit her some time soon) and the Shortbread Lady to name a few. We received many compliments on our booth (that made us feel good since we are newbies at this trade show thing)and handed out more than 
2,500 postcards promoting our river cruise antiquing adventure to France next summer. Talked to lots of people, generating interest in the trip. We promoted the furniture restoration and caning, rushing and cording repairs side of our business since caning restorers are particularly hard to find. We expect we’ll get some business from the show just on the caning side of things. Got a few nibbles on our beautiful antique rocking horse circa 1850s that we featured at the show; one person is thinking of it to hold her riding saddle, another for her palladian windows in her great room. Both would be great uses for this one of a kind antique gem. Martin even ran into Judith Miller . He mentioned to her that items from our shop have been featured in her Price Guides going back to 2003 and invited Judith to be a guest on the radio show he will host on VoiceAmerica Channel in 2007.
Andrea Swinton website takeaboo.com
