She Treads Softly: pears

Sunday, September 14, 2008

pears

We have a pear tree in the yard and needed to harvest the pears today.

I was looking up and holding a branch back while Wonder Boy was up on the ladder. He knocked a pear off the tree and it hit me dead center - right smack on my nose.

If my nose swells up or bruises I'm telling people he hit me.

(Pears need to finish ripening off the tree.

2 comments:

Memories of yesterday said...: LOL You poor thing. I'm so glad that you are ok.; September 16, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Jane said...: I'm glad you're ok too! It could have broken your glasses or even your nose!

I love pears. :)
Do you ripen them in brown bags?; September 20, 2008 at 10:36 PM

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