Cathrine's at 4525 Tusc. St. in the wonderful city of Canton.

I went to Cathrine's today on 4525 Tusc.St to buy some new clothes. Cathrine's is a plus size clothing store for women. I've been to a Catherine's before but this is my first time visiting this Canton Cathrine's.

All plus size girls know sometimes its hard to fine stylish outfits & fun clothes. Cathrine's from my observation is focusing on women's clothing, business casual, casual & workout clothes. I was very pleased with their selection & sales. With my husband laid off & me selling Avon the money is not exactly free flowing. A lot of items were 30% off and there was a 50% off rack. (Which was my best friend.) I went there during the day it was 1:30om - 2pm on a Friday afternoon, there were 2 other women shopping besides myself & the cashier. The dressing rooms are open, you don't have to wait in line to ask someone to unlock it for you. They have displays of outfits all around to try out. I liked the creative ideas to make one or two outfits into five or six outfits. The dressing rooms are spacious with plenty of hanging hooks & comfortable chairs.

Kathie was the cashier who rang up my purchase (two pairs of pants, two shirts & a  jacket) She is friendly & genuinely nice. She chatted with me as she totaled up my order & even gave me a coupon for $10 off that she had extra of. I appreciated that more then anything, right now Canton is really struggling. An extra $10 can be quite a bit to a cash strapped family. To find a company that realizes to survive you MUST take care of the consumer and the consumer will keep spending at your store. Cathrine's, you've acquired a new loyal customer from me.  (and hopefully anyone who reads this)

I know I posted a link to the Cathrine's website above & ordering off their website is both convienent & safe. But...I must interject with the whole reason I started this blog was to draw attention to the businesses in this wonderful city. So please, if you find this blog helpful go to Cathrine's! ( 4525 W Tusc. St) The staff is sweet, nice, will answer all or any of your questions and most of all will make you fell comfortable & beautiful.

Thank you Cathrine's and thank you Kathie for helping out a Canton resident. I love the outfits I bought & I will wear them with pride with my "Hello Tomorrow! Ask me about AVON." pin.

Canton Veterans Memorial Park

Ah, (stretching) what a beautiful day today. Ray & I took our day off and went to do some geocaching. We went to quite a few places today. I checked my Avon flyers & replaced ones that had all the tabs pulled off. 

Our first stop was Westbrook's Veterans Memorial Park the geocache was across the lake near the pavilion. (We weren't able to find it, I'm still new at this geocaching thing.) The parks in Canton I am so proud to call my own. Even on a snow-melting, muddy, first days of spring day this park was so beautiful. I don't know who is in charge of maintenance & cleaning of the park (I never see anyone.) maybe we are aware park-goers & don't make messes. (This is what I hope.) We walked around the Memorial also on this first day of warmth. Even after pounds & pounds of snow have finally melted away the memorial was impeccable. No debris, no water no weather damage at all.    

On the road again we headed towards Massillon in search of two more caches. We did find one but the other located somewhere near Tiger Stadium still remains hidden. I didn't fail to find them...no, I just am prolonging my search to include another day. Yeah, that's what I'm doing. (convinced?...me either.) 

On our way back home we stopped by my favorite Sheetz #342.  W. I've blogged about this Sheetz before. I stand by my "Great Coffee!" Proclamation from that blog post. Marshmallow was the featured mocha & it was delicious! 

Thank you Canton park system for your tireless & unwavering dedication to our parks. I'm not sure who to send the congratulations you've been carded to so I'm planning on sending out a few & hope the correct people see this praise. 

Strasburg Meats (Meyers lake plaza)

A bell rings & a person appears out of nowhere with a "How can I help you?" smile.


 Strasburg meats is a local owned Butcher Shop by name but once you walk through the door it is so much more then that. Having been a pillar of the Canton Community since 1977, one of the butchers said he has been working there since 1978. In the age of global everything it's nice to know you can buy dinner for your family that wasn't shipped from a different state or packaged in another country. When a major company recalls a packaged meal or a foreign food, you can rest assured that what you bought at Strasburg is perfect. Have a problem or a question? The owner is right there to help. The employees are so professional & a true family run business, if you go in there a few times they will recognize you. How nice it is to be seen as a person again. 


It's March & the sausage of the month is medium hot sausage links for $2.99lb. (that's three links) It does have a kick to it so if spicy foods are what you are craving you must stop by & pick some up. (I did & it was wonderful!) Strasburg also takes the Ohio card which is a big relieve in this financial stricken city.  Can't afford a full pound of hamburger right now? Just want enough for one hamburger patty? Want to buy enough meat to last a year? No problem. Strasburg even has a children's play area so take your time & browse around.


Thank you Strasburg for being there for us, for Canton. You stood tall when the superstores & the convenience seduced us. You knew we would grew tired of commercials, boxes & society telling us what to do. Convenience has taken the back burner to getting the most for your money, this is where you step up and provide for the families of Canton. Thank you.

Tim's Tavern (3323 Parkway St. NW)

Tim's has been in Canton since 1957 & has become an icon the symbolizes Canton as a neighborhood not just a city. Does Tim's need a blog from a Cantonite for residents to know the food is good? Absolutely not. So I am blogging about the places I go in Canton & the experiences I have there & you can't live in Canton without going to Tim's. (I believe the day I moved here, we went to breakfast there the next day. Boxes be damned, I had to become one with Canton.) 

My husband & I have a sidekick this evening by the name of Alex. My neighbors 6 year old son I'm watching this evening. Does childcare keep me away from Tim's Tavern on a Tuesday, No Sir! Even Alex proclaims as we walk through the door "I've been here! They have applesauce!" Yes, even the children of Canton  know and love Tim's.

Our server is Angela C. (who was a wonderful server, thank you Angela!) she tells us Tuesday's their fish sandwiches are $1.00 off, that was my intended order but once Angela handed me the menu & you start looking...I ordered the three fish combo dinner, Ray ordered the 2 piece fish dinner & Alex had the children's mac & cheese dinner, it cost about $35. We even brought some leftovers home for lunch tomorrow. Yay! I was too full to try a dessert. If you have a special meal, sandwich or dessert that you think others should try, please post a comment below. 

If you've never been to Tim's or haven't been in a while you it is a nice place to go. It has a sports bar feel to it but has the accommodations of a family night out.  You can sit at the bar, grab a booth or sit at a table. The staff are so friendly, the servers not waiting on our table still made eye contact & smiled. That is a big deal to me as you've seen it other posts. The food, oh boy! It is awesome! So good a 6 year old sat still & ate. (well, mostly.)

 Thank you Tim's Tavern for helping build this community to make it the great neighborhood it is to live in & thank you residents of Canton for supporting local businesses.