tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post2395441324479373034..comments2024-03-06T01:00:34.570-05:00Comments on Whatever He Says: Rites of FriendshipBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-34570454802429358542011-06-07T07:39:39.558-04:002011-06-07T07:39:39.558-04:00As one who has also been on the receiving end of T...As one who has also been on the receiving end of The Ministration of Pies, I say "Hear, hear!"<br /><br />(Or perhaps I should say, "Here, here!" :) )<br /><br />Pie can communicate an awful lot of very good things - love, acceptance, and just plain warm fuzzy feelings. I have two pies in my freezer still. Much as I'd love to chow down myself, I tend to save them for people who need a special lift. A tired son-in-law who just mowed our massive lawn with no expectation of getting anything in return, or another who LOVES pie and is recovering from burn-out. <br /><br />The bar has definitely been raised at the Stewart house. When it's time for dessert and "Pie!" is announced, the first question is always an expectant and hopeful, "Is it Belinda Pie?" <br /><br />One of my nearest and dearest indulgences, and far too rare, is a bit of early morning solitude, coffee, a slice of Balderson aged 5 years Cheddar cheese, and a slice of Belinda's pie. Breakfast of Champions! :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-71066163700260254342011-06-06T22:13:32.125-04:002011-06-06T22:13:32.125-04:00Well, bon voyage dear friends!Well, bon voyage dear friends!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-26194644362756300852011-06-06T20:11:47.941-04:002011-06-06T20:11:47.941-04:00Le pie est fini!Le pie est fini!Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-73516897870636143502011-06-06T17:47:29.538-04:002011-06-06T17:47:29.538-04:00Marilyn, I am so glad you read it and understood i...Marilyn, I am so glad you read it and understood it and loved it. I hesitated to post an email sent by Dave in case it sounded like I was tooting my own horn, but his writing was so beautiful and the whole glimpse into his ritual and the gift that our friendship is--I just couldn't help it--I had to post!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-74019976260178354682011-06-06T09:45:22.505-04:002011-06-06T09:45:22.505-04:00Cooking, like all creativity, is most definitely a...Cooking, like all creativity, is most definitely a spiritual act, whether the cook realizes it as such or not. I am guilty of years of not realizing it, I think. :-(<br /><br />But OH I love this tribute to friendship, yes, but even more to the MINISTRY OF PIE made and given by loving hands.Marilyn Yocumhttp://www.marilynyocum.comnoreply@blogger.com