For my appearance on CBC, I will be enlightening the audience Valentine ideas beyond the usual chocolates and flowers.

Here are the stores mentioned:

For Monogramming:

Monogrammes Plus (514-695-8647) for teddy bears, bathrobes, boxer shorts, t-shirts, cosmetic bags, aprons, etc.

Creations Personelles (Fairview Pte-Claire, Tel: 514-695-3636) for ID bracelets, wine glasses, albums, hip flasks and much more.

For a Tea Party:

Bramble House (57 Donegani, Pointe Claire, Tel: 514-695-3636) has  Price of Wales’ Duchy Originals organic cookies, shortbread cookies, Gardner’s of Scotland coffee fudge, heather honey fudge and of course, teas from England:  PG Tips, Taylor’s of Harrogate, Brodies and Typho to Bewley’s from Ireland and the tea pots and tea cozies to make that perfect cup. www.bramblehouse.net

Clarence & Cripps (71 Cameron, Hudson  450-458-4073) also has your teas and snacks are there too: Walker’s chips (steak & onion, prawn cocktail), Maynard’s wine gums, Galaxy minstrels, McVities digestives and Marks & Spencer ginger snaps. If you’re lucky you’ll be able to scoop up some real Devonshire table cream for your scones. Delivery is available, even to downtown. www.clarenceandcripps.com

Le Spa Book www.lespabook.com 450-424-8716, 877-537-7201 and at Jean Coutu, Pharmaprix, Uniprix, Multimags, Chapters (Pointe-Claire and Ste-Catherine) is a discount coupon book for 150 promotions in 106 spas in Montreal and surrounding areas, West Island, Laval, Laurentians, Eastern Townships, the region of Quebec.

For racy chocolate ideas and yummy chocolate:

Divine Chocolatier (2158 Crescent Tel: 514-282-0829).  Take Callebaut dark chocolate and wrap it around orange or ginger slices, blueberries, orange peel or praline and you have divine confections (100 gr/$9.95). Sure there’s healthy 72% dark with orange and ginger but look for the fun items: the chocolate shot glasses, body oil, caramel or chocolate hazelnut spread, and molded shapes like a computer, tennis racket or kama sutra poses. Seasonally you might get cinnamon or allspice in your chocolate or flavored hot chocolates.  wwww.divinechocolatier.com

For green gifts:

Coccinelle Jaune, 4236 Ste-Catherine e Tel: 514-259-9038
Boutique Artistri, 5319 ave. du Parc

Les artisans du meuble Quebecois, 88 St-Paul est, Tel: 514-866-1836
L’Empreinte Cooperataive 272 St-Paul est Tel: 514-861-4427

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