Garden Update When the mercury gets above 70 on the thermometer in my little neck of the woods, it’s too hot for me. I truly am a hot-weather wuss, and have been known on occasion to turn on the AC, an unexpected bonus from the ductless heat pump that was installed 4 years ago, at […]
High Time for Summer Pies
High Time for Summer Pies I have to tell you a story…even though it is a little sad. The crop on my 3-year-old Montmorency Cherry Tree has been shaping up so nicely. Every day I’ve been going out to see it and decide if the cherries are at the peak. Now, we’re not talking about […]
Virtual Pie Camp June 2020 Registration Opens Monday
VIRTUAL PIE CAMP JUNE 2020 JUNE 5-7, 2020 Registration Opens Monday May 25 8AM Pacific Time for the next 3-day pie baking weekend, Friday June 5 through Sunday June 7, at your very own baking counter for over 10 hours of pie learning, making, and fun!
Teaching Pie in the Virtual World
Teaching Pie in the Virtual World Yes, yippee, and away we go! Teaching pie in the virtual world worked! This past weekend, the first Virtual Pie Camp was broadcast live right from my kitchen counter. A big Big BIG THANK YOU to Ted and Susan Schremp, who connected me with the incredible Leah Bradley who […]
Pivot Home
Pivot Home pivot | ˈpivət | verb (pivots, pivoting, pivoted) [no object] turn on or as if on a pivot: he swung around, pivoting on his heel | the sail pivots around the axis of a virtually static mast. She pivots and finds a new way of being out in the world…at home. From the […]
Registration Opens Monday for Virtual Pie Camp May 8-10
ANNOUNCING VIRTUAL PIE CAMP® FRIDAY MAY 8 through SUNDAY MAY 10, 2020 Registration Opens Monday April 27, 2020 8AM PST You are invited to join Kate McDermott for a 2-1/2-Day pie baking weekend right at your very own baking counter! This 5-session hands-on pie-making weekend is based on the very popular sold out Art […]
Thank You All for Your Amazing Support
Thank You All for Your Amazing Support Yesterday I sounded like I was at my wits end…and I was. After I pushed the publish button here, and sent out an email, with an SOS for help, I turned off all the buzzer, beepers, and chimes, cried for a few minutes, and then went out to […]