Pie, the most comforting of the comfort foods that we remember from childhood. At our house, cherry and pumpkin were often on the menu for family gatherings. My mother made her crust with lard, and it was very tender.
There’s a cute song about pie in the movie Michael. Part of it goes like this, “Apple, [...]

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Hard to believe it’s been so long since my last post, but it has been a busy shopping season. You could almost feel the pent-up garage sales…. waiting for the snow to go and nice weather to arrive.
One of the best things we found in our travels so far (and the summer’s not over yet) [...]

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