Hello Monday, so glad you’re back again! Hello Maisy – our pet Westie has been feeling excluded because she hasn’t had any photos up since she was a new puppy. So today she got a place the prominence. Hello to my favourite rubber boots – I just love sloshing around … Continue reading
For the four years that Mr. Pear Tree and I have lived in our current abode, the space above our headboard has been empty. You see, I don’t like to rush into things, and I didn’t have “just the right” art work or decoration or feature of any sort to … Continue reading
Hello again Monday and hello to a new week, a new cycle beginning and a new post looking forward to what is in store… Here are a few other things I’m saying ‘Hello!’ to this week… Hello knitting in the round – I just picked up on this technique and … Continue reading
“We might not be big but we’re small” -Stuart McLean, Vinyl Cafe It’s Small Business Week in Canada. A trademark event of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), I suspect it might be a commercial in disguise for their various financing, venture capital and consulting services. However. Anything that … Continue reading
Hello you scrumptious box of freshly picked apples, left by a friend on our front doorstep! We’ll be gorging on Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Spartan apples for a while… Hello pies, tarts and crisps I hope to make from this gift – if we can stop eating them whole … Continue reading
I’ve been meaning to visit the Gellatly Nut Farm, in West Kelowna, for years. Years! Finally, late last month, I did it, with two adventuresome kids and my mum in tow. Located on Witworth Road, just off Gellatly Road on the lake-level of West Kelowna, the farm – or orchard … Continue reading
Hello Monday and hello Thanksgiving Day in Canada! Hello eating until your eyes roll back in your head (we had our big dinner last night)… Hello quality time with family and friends – two things we at The Pear Tree are eternally grateful for… Hello handmade clay name tags – … Continue reading
The Pear Tree is holding a giveaway over on Mr. Pear Tree’s blog today! One lucky commenter will win a set of six, personalized clay tags! These hand-made tags are an attractive way to personalize anything from place settings at a dinner party to canned fruit. Or, use one as … Continue reading
It’s almost overwhelming when you walk inside. The books. The books. The books. For a bibliophile such as me, it’s almost too much to handle. It had been a long time – at least three years – since I stepped foot in one of my favourite stores, The Bookshop on … Continue reading
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I’m Lori-Anne. I’m a writer, photographer, wife, mother, coffee lover, adventurer and dreamer. Did I mention I love old stuff? Pour yourself a cup of something hot and stay a spell – I’d love to get to know you!
