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The other day we drove almost 2 hours to look at a used pool table. It was a piece of junk and we had to drive almost 2 hours back. Funny how that works. So when I saw a sign that said Pies! Pies! Pies! I knew we had to stop.
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At an adorable little store on a lovely 40 acre farm.
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Yes, a mother and her 15 year old home schooled daughter run the entire farm by themselves. Please note all work is done by horse and ox. Maine women are nothing if not capable.
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The store was filled with the fruits of their labor. Jams, jellies, relishes, honey, pies, wool, dried flowers, wreaths, maple syrup, soap… and yes. Everything was made by their own hands.
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And this wasn’t some run down ramshackle operation. It was lovely, well kept and clean.
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When my husband opened the upright freezer and saw it was packed with pot pies, quiches, turkey soup, mushroom ravioli, pesto, and minestrone he asked the girl when they found time to sleep.
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Jam came home with us. As did some soap, some soup and of course…..
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Pie.
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Which instead of a traditional crust had a marvelously buttery and flaky rolled pastry foundation.
Pie.
It’s what’s for dinner.
And maybe breakfast.
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I need to visit. With a 15 passenger van for everything I’d buy!!
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It was tempting to walk out with one of everything.
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Looks delicious! Looking forward to peach cobbler here. Just not today.
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Peach is probably my least favorite fruit. Not that I’d ever say no to cobbler… with vanilla ice cream.
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Oh wow I love this. And what an amazing duo those two are… 🥰
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I felt like a slacker just walking inside.
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So your junk pool table turned into a treasure trove of wonderful handmade creations!! What a wonderful story, and from the looks of it, wonderful food as well!
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The pie was fabulous!
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I much prefer cake to pie but if you insist and send me one I’ll eat it!! Am I or am I not a great guy?!?!?
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You really are.
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Too bad Winterberry did not have a Pool Table for sale. What a perfect day that would have been!
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Pie and pool. Something for everyone!
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There is a pie place in town that does a similar crust to that. Best pie I’ve had that wasn’t made by my mother.
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It was odd, but delicious!
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Such unexpected finds make a four hour drive successful.
By coincidence we just walked in the door having stopped at a place called Just Pies we had heard about; there was a long line out the door, but fortunately it is only 20 minutes away, so we will go back.
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Pie is life.
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What a wonderful find. Sorry about the four hour trip for no pool table, but pie 🙂
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Pie made it all worthwhile…
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The place looked so homely and inviting. I would have needed someone to drag me out.
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I actually had to drag the husband out.
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I don’t blame him.
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Yum! Adding this to the ever-growing list of places to visit in New England once I’m established in my new home in Vermont!
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No worries. There will be plenty of similar places in the Green Mountain state.
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Picture perfect property and pies. What a gorgeous region you live in.
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It really is.
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Peach and blueberry… my two favorite pies.
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Yum. I love country stores like this one. Suddenly I’m of a mind to drive a couple of hours to go to one. Why are they never nearby?
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If you lived in Maine, they would be. We have one right across the road.
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No kidding? You are lucky.
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Pool table? You need a pool table about as much as this diabetic needs to see pictures of Delicious pie.
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I don’t need it. Husband thinks he needs a new one.
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So he already broke his old one, or is he looking to upgrade?
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Upgrade. The free one his friends gave him is pretty lame…
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Hence the term “free”
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Hence the term ‘my wife will divorce me if I don’t get rid of it’.
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Would that reason be “irreconcilable differences” or “I cannot carom and sink the 8 ball correctly”?
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Maybe a little of both.
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Wow. What a lovely little find. If I had been with you, I’d just hand over my wallet and fill up a cooler. SWEET!
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I admit I was a little shocked at how much of my wallet they ended up with…but oh well. The pie was amazing.
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What a find . . . for a feast!
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