White Bean Soup Recipe I don’t consider myself a writer. A home baker, yes–but writer? Well, that has come as a big surprise. When writing Art of the Pie, I had no idea what I was doing. I thought one handed in a sheaf of recipes, went to some photo shoots, and then everything would […]
National Pie Day Dec 1
National Pie Day Dec 1 I know we may just have finished up all the leftover TDay pie, but guess what? Today it’s National Pie Day Dec 1. I know, I know. There are a lot of Pie Days. Today is one of them. Of course, just about every day is Pie Day in my […]
Calendar for Kindness
Calendar for Kindness Dearest Friends, I hope you won’t mind me posting twice today, but I just learned about this wonderful calendar and thought that you would like to know about it, too. It’s from the website Action for Happiness and December 2019 is Kindness Month. The website shares these words, “The festive season should […]
Head Wear
Head Wear When I bake, I do not like getting hair in my work. Inevitably it does on occasion happen to all of us, but seeing a hair in a filling or dough does not spark joy in my life in any way. Those who have been to Pie Camp will recall that I cover […]
37 Years
37 Years That’s how many years it has been going on…the Thanksgiving Potluck that I attend…37 years and counting. That’s more years than I was old when I started coming to it. Duncan was not quite two years old. He’s nearly thirty-three now. I’ve not come to all thirty-seven of the gatherings. I’ve probably missed […]