National Home Show Visited

Gary

by Gary McWilliams (aka Festival Nomad)

Judi and I were very familiar with the “old” spring National Home Show.

National Home Show

We had a vendor’s booth for a number of years.

National Home Show

Back when we exhibited, the National Home Show was held in the old Coliseum Building.

National Home Show

Back when we were exhibitors, the Show was held on its own.

National Home Show

Now the National Home Show is held in conjunction with Canada Blooms.

National Home Show

The Shows are held in the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place (Toronto Ontario).

National Home Show

As I have mentioned in other articles (Canada Bloom Visited), we have friends, Barb and Laurence, who love to garden.

National Home Show

Between as, we had agreed to visit the Canada Blooms show again.

National Home Show

At the time I hadn’t realized that Canada Blooms and the National Home Show were combining their efforts.

National Home Show

Not as one giant show, but as two independent show, sharing facilities.

National Home Show

Judi and I hadn’t visited the National Home Show since we had been exhibitors, so we were interested in seeing what the new show was like.

National Home Show

Back in the days when we were vendors, we would like to take turns exploring the show, discovering as many other booth as possible.

National Home Show

With these thoughts in mind, we explored the “currentNational Home Show.

National Home Show

The look, of course, was much different.

National Home Show

There was greater “modern technology” being user by exhibitors.

National Home Show

But the “feel“, the “essence“, was the same!

National Home Show

Some of the visitors to the show were still looking for information.

National Home Show

And some for new ideas.

National Home Show

But all were there for a great day of “entertainment“.

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