Tag: Pineapple

  • Pies are for sharing

    “You need to learn to share.”  How many times did I hear that as a child?  How many times did I say it to my children?  I couldn’t even begin to tell you.  I have also uttered that phrase on countless occasions when I have been in charge of children, whether I was either teaching […]

  • Laboring to make things work

    I keep asking myself, “Where has the time gone?”  Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, is one week from today, and I already see signs of autumn.  Leaves are falling here and there, and my garden is slowing down; even the zucchini plants are barely producing anything.  Another word for labor is “work.”  I […]

  • The pies have it!

    One of my most practiced hobbies besides cooking and sewing is crocheting.  You might say I’m hooked on it.  My mother taught me how when I was around five or six years old, and I have made countless items since.  I started out making long chains; when I mastered that step, Mom showed me how […]