EAT! SHOP! DRIVE! BE MERRY!  

It's the 4th Annual CHRISTMAS RENDEZVOUS!!!

This Christmas... buy 'UNIQUE' - think 'LOCAL' - focus on 'FUN'

Country Christmas Rendezvous
Saturday & Sunday, November 19th & 20th, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days

This Year Our Christmas Country Rendezvous offers a variety of ways to enjoy your holiday season with unique country experiences. A truly remarkable variety of gifts and experiences - for one Weekend only!

(*Not participating: Forget-Me-Not Greenhouse, Pegasus Stables, Granola Garden Centre & Sunrise Gardens)

Participating Operators:

Beyond The Blue Sky:  With sleigh bells ringing we are welcoming Christmas to the Country. Hot chocolate in hand come shop the many Hand Crafted Gifts.... Decorator Towels and Shower Curtains, Horseshoe Ironware, John Deere decor Items, Barn Board Framing and Rope Baskets... so many Items to tell you about, all gift-ready to give or treat ourselves. So Merry Christmas to All and to All ....We will see you in the Country.

Through the power of positive thinking BBS wishes to have a Food Bank Donation Sleigh Ride on a Sunny/Warm Winter RR Tour. BUT MOTHER NATURE SAYS .....Cold Windy and Not so Nice! Bad Wind Chill! So Sat. Rides are CANCELLED and we will play it by frostbitten ear on Sunday! Donations will still be excepted and WARM THANKS to all who do so.

As in the Past my Country Neighbors Are Joining me for this RR Event: George Pegg Botanic Garden...with their Gifts for Giving with Nature-Minded Crafts and Walking Tall Elk Ranch bringing Hot samples and delicious Comforting Foods made with Elk.

Ever After Antiques & Collectibles: Nothing beats an old fashioned country Christmas. Enjoy a warm drink of spiced apple juice and nibble on homemade Christmas goodies while you browse through thousands of unique country collectibles and antiques. You’ll step into yesterday and relive all those happy memories from years gone by.

Find something special for your home or a truly unique gift for someone you love. Let me put away that special treasure that you’ve found for yourself. I’ll give you a card that your spouse or children can bring in so they purchase that exact “surprise” you were hoping for. They’ll thank you for simplifying their shopping experience and you’ll get a gift you can treasure for a lifetime!

George Pegg Botanic Garden: You will find us, along with Walkin’ Tall Elk Ranch and Beyond the Blue Sky, at the Beyond the Blue Sky store (Darwell) 54408 Hwy 765 (Rge Rd 50), 12 km south of Hwy 43, just 15 minutes south-west of Pegg Garden.

Step into “our” shop at Beyond the Blue Sky to find creations inspired by the Garden. Decorate your home with a handsome hand-crafted evergreen wreath*. Take home a treat for your feathered friends- we have rustic feeders and suet balls. For the gardeners on your Christmas list pick up some beautiful photo notecards, a Polish hoe, or Pegg Garden membership certificates. Looking for some awesome pine cones for decorating? We have those too. Plan to visit a while and sip some spiced apple juice. *To pre-order your wreath contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull Pottery: Make your own sugar keeper or gift tag. Refreshments - 10% off on all items over $10 - Draw for 2 gift certificates

Newman Country Retreat Farm & Store:  Join us this week end and have some fun while sipping on hot cider. Healing the Body on all levels...

Join Karen Thompson on Sat. Nov 19th at 2 pm or Sun Nov 20th at 1 pm and learn more about “The Emotion Code”. This work enables you to change trapped emotions by simple testing. Private session $5.00 and up.....Make appointment

Esther Supernault will be talking about her new book “Blue Diamond Journey”,  Sat. Nov 19th and Sunday Nov 20th  10 to 3 pm ..... Listen how she has found a cancer cure for herself. Book available. Other healing modalities include Reiki, Reflexology, Crystal and drum healing....make appointment for a session

Store discounts: Draw your own discount - Book Sale - Refreshments - Enter draw

Onoway Museum: Enjoy an old time Christmas at the Onoway Museum! Buy some local crafts for gifts at our craft tables. See some games and favourite toys in the toy display. Enter our contest for a small gift basket by searching for items in the museum. Stop and relax with a cup of coffee, hot cranberry drink and a shortbread cookie.

Saumer Time Alpaca Ranch: Drop by for some Christmas Cheer and a Warm and Fuzzy Christmas Shopping Experience!

Walkin' Tall Elk Ranch: We are loading up our product and heading west to Beyond the Blue Sky for 2011 Christmas Rural Rendezvous. Join us for Hot Samples,Christmas Ideas and some comfort food ideas for those winter days. Come and Share your day with 3 Members of RR in one spot. Start your Christmas Shopping with Us.