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A location intha countrymay not seem
an ideal place *o open _a mew business,
int to PeterPoullosand 13air Sedore, the
conibination of their centuy home and
the country- setting lends itself to the:b-
yes-dare, Dear 'Friends.
Dear 'Friends Differs to Lucknow and
area an exciting collection of 'collectable,
gifts, _antiques and onique items.
Somethiriglor thatAliseriminate .shopper
looking .for something sdifferent.
In :addition Peter and 'Clair Offer An-
terior design semices, or they ,w111 be
your "shopping guide", advising on the
coordination of new pieces you may be
interested in purchasing for your Thome.
A look .a tlair's background :finds a
_man whowas born and -raised -in a small
•town and as is typical -coukin't wait to
_leave dt. Ile initially -was a teacher of
children --with special needs in 'Toronto.
After four years, „Clair immdtheposition
Minttionallytrainingand anteredthegield
Antraior riesign and spent_22 _yaws:with
flmild-Thnise, 'Toronto.
:Teter was born in New York City,
_spent sranetime as trthild n
-and:then -returned to New :York, -where
his aspirations led _him to train as _an
opera singer. :Two weeks -before is
debut, -he 7was involvedttra very aerions
:motor 'vehicle accident whichput.an end
to :thosedreams vocal chordslad
been damaged. .After 18 months in
hospital, he looked to:a new :career and
entered Tarsons'Echool 3)U.DeSign-rWhere
he trained dor two and one ',half years,
followed by an.apprenticeship.
e+.1 $ • I. :4
In l'!:2, Aft ,Guildflonse.TPeter,
by:this lime, -was with tiA. Ir. "'Interiors
rTorontoandattbis pointe their Jives
they decided to go into -business for
themselves opening a .designers'
!showroom. Afterlive months, ihey found
that 75 percent of heir -business was
retail (walk-in trade) and .25 .percent
Iromliegglim' .thisa-a=gaittiAerdeditied
--.1047go.rictlyrrptall,nortainingosime..0
their giestioprItientnie.
Vim "Toronto•they moved ;to Aurora
dor a -period -of 18-anonths, and in 1987
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sold their 'business, moving to Eugenia
Falls fora sizAtiontirperind. While they
had a:prime home location on the lake,
winters -were just too _isolated, with only
five permanent winter 'residences.
'The smirch -vas on and they sett' on
their eentury In -at B. 2, Luektiow,
lost east :of 'Belfast, where they porches -
ad 44a tome with character and -potential
.a-creage,..and found own, friendly peo-
ple."
One might 'wonder (why two experienc-
ed interior -designers, whaliavelivedand
workedr.in New 'York, Los Angelesi7Paris
antrTorontorare opening such .a shop :in
-rural Ontario.
Tetersamthatthey autually "retired"
to it...2, liuclmow.-Mbile elair waszquite
eingentzwitlitheipeace of the caontryand
heingable tilt antis' hand to:gardening,
litter -says, "after -two years, 1 -coukiret
Just :sitany longer; . Lneedeththe stimula-
tion of :people:" With that thought in
anindtheydeticiedto openaamiillahop,
Dear 'Friends
Andmbere lloestheitame come Imo?
.''Petertas aver:the -y.ears-that the
-contactsnnadethrongh -business; turn in-
to -friends, and :thus .he 'name Dear
Friends ,..seemed appropriate, and ^len&
thef±o-inkiiig shoppers feel welcome.
They want the 7consumer ±0know they
are :approachable .people and .as Peter
says, '`fliesign iioesn't have to cost that
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Dear Friends is open -Wednesday to
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