And That's All We Baked for 2026

 And that's all we baked, my friends.

We hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

This concludes our 18th season and - WOW - what a season this has been. While it was not without it's issues (signage, gossip and the whole, you know, world thing), we want to thank you so much for, once again, seeing us through. Your energy, laughter and support  were just what we needed. And to those of you who were willing to step in and step up on our behalf, we love you dearly.

This weekend someone asked us why we don't just focus on butter tarts, push out as many as we can; that perhaps we were hurting our business (financially) by focusing on being creative with our baking. Early on we did consider narrowing our focus, turing the store into a commisary, baking as many tarts as we could to get into as many retail spaces as possible. It was a short lived idea.

Would it have been easier? Maybe. Would we make more money? That's questionable. Would we be happier?

Absolutely not.

No matter what is happening beyond our doors, The Little Tart is a place where we hope you find joy, kindness and acceptance. We do what we do the way we do for you. It is not completely selfless - I mean - this is how we make a living but putting that aside, the joy and happiness we get in return is priceless and so we wouldn't change a thing.

Love lives here.

Now, I never get through one of these season finale psots without turning into a messy puddle and this one is no exception so I'll wrap it up now by saying thank you so much for keeping this teeny-tiny business alive through trying times. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to bake for you this year and we look forward to doing it all over again next year!

In the meantime, please, please, please be safe and be healthy so you can come back and visit us next year because, until then, we'll miss you❣️

Autumn Hours

 Hello there!

Our summer season has concluded and we are slowing down and switching to autumn hours. Unfortunately, blogger and our computer don't see eye-to-eye right now and so no pretty pictures to go with this post.

Our Hours through Thanksgiving weekend are:

Saturday 10am -4pm*

Sunday 10am -4pm*

*or sold out

We hope you'll drop by❣️

Tarts n' Art: The Struggle is Real

 

'kayso, along with the butter tarts and lemon squares and muffins, Bill and I display some of our artwork in the store. It's a long winter and being creative keeps us sane-ish.

Anyhoo, we used to have a big chalk board on which one of us would draw something to welcome you to our little corner of the highlands. Well, we painted that over when we gave the store a facelift and - well -shucks. It turns out we didn't think that through. However, we do have a large plexiglass window on the front counter on which, every couple of years since, Bill has drawn a beautiful scene.

Where am I going with all this, you might ask. Buckle up baby. 

It's been a couple of years since Bill's last masterpiece and we decided we wanted something fresh for you as you come through the door and ,gosh-oh-golly, I volunteered. I mean, how hard could it be? I spent many hours as a child sprawled out on the floor with my colouring books and crayons. I love colour and I love to draw.

Now here's the thing. As I made my less-than-graceful decent I became acutely aware that I am not a child anymore. I am not limber nor flexible. I have a stand and roll dough kind of body, a stir the pot, put things in the oven, making baking kind of body - if you will. What I no longer have is a sit on the floor for nearly seven hours over two days and draw kind of body. 

And I now know why Bill was so quick to say "go for it". 

The struggle is real, my friends. Hey, I can get down with my bad self as good as the next guy. It's the getting back up that's a problem. (That was not graceful either which is why there is no process video.) Enough said. 

I sure hope you enjoy the piece of art I created. In spite of my nannering, it was lots of fun and one of the largest pieces of art I have created. 

It is for you, my friends, from Bill and I. Just a small way to say thank you for visiting. I've added a small teaser.

Also, a little FYI, if ever you find one of us on the floor, you know, for whatever reason; it's not intentional so please... help.

Have a great day❣️

Here We Go!!!

 

Our 18th Season Begins Soon!

Hello friends!

First, I'll state the obvious...

... it was a long, long, oh so very very very long winter. We still have a small pile of snow - just as a reminder - in the back yard but Spring is starting to push through and just in time because we are getting ready for our 18th season to begin!

Bill and I are in scrubba-dub-dub mode getting the store and kitchen all squeaky shiny. We are both looking forward to seeing you all again and we sure do hope we will be seeing you again because we have missed your smiling faces.

Prep begins in two weeks and once again we will give our all because you deserve nothing less then our very best. (Wow, that sounded like a tag line. I can do better than that.)

Ahem...

Prep begins in two weeks. Bill and I are in The Little Tart mode and that means we will do our very best to make your The Little Tart experience happy and tasty and memorable because without you, there's no The Little Tart and so you deserve our very best... and nothing less. ( I couldn't help it. It flows. But it comes from the heart.)

And so, without further ado... drum roll please!

Drum roll?

Hello? 

Oh for pete's sake... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - deep breath - rrrrrrrrrrrr

We are so very happy to announce The Little Tart will open on Friday May 15 (Victoria day weekend). We can't wait to see you again!

Until then stay healthy, stay safe and please come visit! ❤️

Thank You for Another Amazing Year!!!

 We are sold out and closed for the season.

What Bill and I love most about owning and operating The Little Tart is that we get to do what makes our hearts happy. Every decision is ours and every interaction is personal. What really makes our hearts happy is seeing you happy. If it's only for the short time you're with us, making you smile or laugh is everything because The Little Tart - in our humble opinion - is about more than just the baking; you make us smile and laugh and that makes the stresses of owning and operating this tiny business so much more tolerable, so much more enjoyable and more than that... it makes our hearts overflow with love and adoration and gratitude.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your overwhelming support, kindness and generosity. You made our trepidatious 17th season an overwhelming success!

Thank you so much for making The Little Tart a part of your spring, summer and autumn. It has been our pleasure and our privilege to bake for you this year. 

We have been asked about a winter opening. The past few winters we did our stock run, prepped, (three winters ago we had the store stocked) and then Winter put the kibosh on our plans. And so we have decided we will not have a winter opening, however, nothing is written in stone. 

So, let's do this... if we decide otherwise we'll let you know in advance right here. Otherwise, we will see you again in spring of 2026 when we begin our 18th season!

We hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving, an amazing autumn and a wonderful winter! Please, please, please be be healthy, be happy and be safe so you can come back and see us again because until you do, we'll miss you. ❤️

Thanksgiving Weekend Hours

 

We hope you're having a wonderful week! ❤️