So, here we are. It’s just a few days after Thanksgiving and I’m looking at the calendar and seeing that December is coming tomorrow. Time this year is the strangest I can recall it being ever. It seems to go both fast and slow; fast as winter holidays, if we count Thanksgiving, are already in […]
NIGHT BEFORE PIE-BY
THE NIGHT BEFORE PIE-BY (By members of the Pie Nation Facebook Group) ‘Twas the night before a Pie-By and all through the house I was sifting and stirring with vast quantities of flour on face and blouse. Stockings were covered in Morello Cherry Juice. My dough making skills, graceful as a moose. The pie […]
THE NIGHT BEFORE PIE-BY
THE NIGHT BEFORE PIE-BY Tomorrow, Dec 25th, is National Pumpkin Pie Day and there will be a piece or two set out for Santa at Pie Cottage when I head to bed so he can keep his strength up as he makes his visits around the world tonight. As some of you know, we have […]
The Noname Family
The Noname Family The Noname’s joined me over twenty years ago when I saw a pattern for them at a quilting store and made a little family of them. Pronounced “no-nah-mee”, these little folk are known for shirking responsibility and can be always be counted on to say, “No, not me.” I made three Nonames; Papa Noname, who has a […]
Christmas Moments
Christmas Moments When I pull out my boxes of decorations each December, I take a few moments to think of all the people and places who have shared Christmas moments with me. Humor me if you will for a few days, and I’ll share some of my stories and memories with you… A First Christmas Tree If […]
Pie Camp is Hot
Pie Camp is Hot! Believe me when I tell you that I had no idea that Pie Camp May 2013 would sell out in 90 minutes but that is just what happened! Cherry Pie!The “green light” switched on at 8AM December 6th. My mouth just about dropped open…well, it actually did drop open…at 8:10AM when […]
Last minute gifts for the pie maker!
Evan Kleiman, who interviewed me earlier this year on her KCRW PieCast (listen here), has put together the cutest app for pie makers and wanna be pie makers. In fact I think her sweet app, Easy As Pie, will turn many wannabes into actual practitioners of the craft! You’ll find a lot of great tips […]