Little Independence

Posted on March 2, 2012 by thetravelingpear

I cannot believe I nearly forgot the significance of today’s date! The history nerd in me should be slapped. It’s my state’s birthday! Over 175 years ago today 59 tenaciously spirited men met inside a cold one room building in the settlement of Washington on the Brazos and made a decision that would forever change […]

Splitting the Pear and Peek-a-boo Spring

Posted on February 16, 2012 by thetravelingpear

With the upcoming splitting of the Traveling Pear fast approaching (its a good thing no worries) we’ve recently made a dash to the country so the Chef can see family before he embarks on his next grand adventure as a newly reinstated member of the United States Coast Guard. We will definitely live up to our name […]

Eiffel Love…Bokeh Style

Posted on February 7, 2012 by thetravelingpear

I just had to share some of my Bokeh photography I did in the wee hours last night. Bokeh for those not familiar with photography terminology is an out of focus image or blurred image. Basically it’s a technique that can produce some really ascetically pleasing images if you know what you’re doing! Like this one… Now, […]

Dateline Paris 1900: The Astounding Moving Electrical Sidewalk

Posted on February 5, 2012 by thetravelingpear

Originally posted on Parisian Fields:
In 1900, if you were lucky enough to have a ticket such as this one—and almost fifty million people did—you were in for an astounding treat. Paris and France went all out to make the Paris Universal Exposition the biggest and best yet anywhere in the world. Although the Exposition…

Buzzing around Bee County

Posted on January 31, 2012 by thetravelingpear

I guess it’s the spring like weather that Texas no wait the entire United States is experiencing at the moment and the fact the Chef and I have decided to go organic that got me into the mood this past weekend to persuade my father to become a beekeeper and buy organic/grow his own produce. The beekeeping part […]