Home is where the pie is :)
There are two things i remember most about my grandma. One is her famous black cows (the root beer float kind) and the other is her amazing pies. I was only around five years old when she died, but still, i can vividly remember walking through the back door of her farmhouse kitchen and being overcome by the aroma of fresh baked pies. They were laid out on the table, multiple pies at a time. I remember the lattice tops with cherry filling oozing out and apple pies, the centers piled high :) I’d like to think that my love for making pies comes from her. I love making them just as much as eating them. :)
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Merilee Phillips (20 months ago | reply)
What a great memory to cherish!
I am headed to Pennsylvania Dutch country tomorrow and hope to sample some home made pies. Tis the season to enjoy.
myn91 (20 months ago | reply)
Great story to accompany the wonderful image!
Maureen Bond (20 months ago | reply)
great story and this image really evokes emotions in me and I'm sure in others, what a beautiful cover page here....
JLMphoto (20 months ago | reply)
Mmm -- I'll bring the vanilla ice cream! What a great little bit of nostalgia you've captured here.
A. Walden (20 months ago | reply)
Wonderful memories, Jacki...had to smile at the "black cows" which I also enjoyed when young. I'm sure they still make them, but do they still carry the same name? And as for the pies, I'm equally sure it IS an inherited gene...and I bet these look just like your Grandma's. You'll have to send me several samples prior to my judgement as to taste however...;-)
sew fab martha (20 months ago | reply)
This is such a fabulous and nostalgic image, Jacki!
Seth Oliver Photographic Art (20 months ago | reply)
Don't know how to make and bake 'em....but I sure know how to finish off a great slice of pie...
TW Collins (20 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture and sentiment, Jacki. Thank you for sharing both. :~)
Frans Schmit (20 months ago | reply)
for me apple pie please
Shellni93 (20 months ago | reply)
This picture is freaking perfect!!!!!!!!! I love it so much
Great job!!! :D
Wildlife & Nature Photography (20 months ago | reply)
There is just so much charm in this image. Apart from the fact that this image is so inviting (I know what I'd do if I saw pies like that resting on the window sill ..!!), the story accompanying it adds so much. Home baked pies, a window of what looks like an old farmhouse ... what could possibly be better than that??
ltodd1 (20 months ago | reply)
LOL..a woman after my own heart Jacki!!!! My grandfather was a baker and owned the Butte City Bakery in Montana. I remember that about him, not my grandmother. One thing I didn't like though was he always made the crust too dark! lol..I like my crust pretty light! I love to make pies...in fact right now I'm harvesting my apple crop and doing alot of baking..pies are coming up! :) I have a wonderful crop of apples this year! Wish you were closer Jacki...I'd have ya over for pie!!!! Hugs from Montana! :)
radpicsbydk (20 months ago | reply)
Jacki!!! You are such a tease!!! Don't you know us guys can't resist fresh baked pie!! This is cruel (hahahah). Looks soooo good! This is the time of year for it too.... Have a great week!
Dave Palugyay [deleted] (20 months ago | reply)
Wow those look scrumptious! I can imagine the crust falling apart in my mouth and imagine the aroma so vivdly delicious just from your photo and description. Probably doesn't help that we just got home from a fall pumpkin festival and I'm already hungry. Well done.
cherithsky (20 months ago | reply)
goodness-they look fabulous
and it tells your lovely memory story, too = )
Robin-Wilson (20 months ago | reply)
I'll be right over!!....lol!
Your Grandmother would be very proud of you!.....you are so talented Jacki!!
LynnF1024 (20 months ago | reply)
Oh Jacki, this is so nice! Great image and wonderful memories.................thanks for sharing! Have a great week! ( Now days, Grandmas work full-time, and buy pies at Perkins! LOL )
moodyfan (stopping by for just a few minutes) (20 months ago | reply)
Jacki, I think your grandmother is smiling down at you, so flattered that you cherish her memory in such a loving way! What a beautifully captured image and sounds like there are some amazing memories here with these delicious looking pies! The black cows are something I recall, too and isn't it great to recall all these things that our grandmothers shared with us? Fabulous capture! Love it and wish you a great week ahead! Hugs! J. :-))
Sarah Jane (LovelyEmberPhotography) (20 months ago | reply)
Oh this is so sweet. Beautiful photo of the pies, and such a beautiful story. I remember black cows at Grandma's too. They were always better there.
Aqua0646 (Pat) (20 months ago | reply)
Yum--too bad you live so far away from California! We are making apple pies right now from our backyard Gravenstein apples.
beardedelf1 (20 months ago | reply)
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I can smell them from here. Great capture.
joeke pieters (20 months ago | reply)
Wonderful to have memories like that.....
This looks so homy and delicious!
sunbeam12 (20 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful memory to have! These pies look delicious!! What a great photo! =)
Garys_thisandthat (20 months ago | reply)
Lovely memory ... that's what love does for you ... you never forget.
I'll be right over for a slice ... got any ice cream?
sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) (20 months ago | reply)
Oh Jax I am dribbling just looking at this, such a wonderful homey image, I can almost smell them from here...If my nose wasn't bunged up!
Diane Trimble --- dianemariet (20 months ago | reply)
Pies do bring back memories, don't they? OK . . .. now that everyone is drooling on their keyboards over your pies, well done on this sweet image & baking, J!
cheezepleaze (20 months ago | reply)
Its funny how the memory is attached to the tummy, lol, nice homely image.
It's a Keeper (20 months ago | reply)
This is a brilliant shot Jacki . Your angle is stunning and the color and light is so dynamic and I can almost smell that pie! What an impressive shot my friend! WOW!
Pete Zarria (20 months ago | reply)
Once a familiar sight, the hobo's dream. A great homage to America past and gone.
Vinnie W Photography (New Studio!) (20 months ago | reply)
Fantastic Americana shot! Wonderful shot and I can almost smell those pies!
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ablankface (20 months ago | reply)
what a comforting image on this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend - perhaps I'll go back and have that second piece of pie after all ... great composition Jackie!
KimHojnackiPhotography (20 months ago | reply)
Great photo to go with your great story.
What fond memories you have of your grandma.
Nick Boren Photography (20 months ago | reply)
And I wish one of those pies was on my kitchen counter.. it would not last long! ;-) lol
What a wonderful and creative shot.. but it is no surprise.. creativity is what you do best.. :-)
hksmith02 (Away for while) (20 months ago | reply)
an awesome capture jacki got to see to treats in one.........have a great monday
Osman S.A. (20 months ago | reply)
I miss my grandmother! Thinking of her brings back memories of hot pancakes.
Lovely authentic pies there!
Rock-Ola (20 months ago | reply)
Great story! Not only did your grandma bake good pies but she also baked a life long memory.
Do you make gluten free pies? If so, I'm in! I miss eating pies :' (
BTW- very nice photo!
Rick Bailey. [deleted] (20 months ago | reply)
Amen! Sister preach it.............
johnshlau (20 months ago | reply)
simple things are beautiful.......great shot!
Dennis Derby (20 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful memory to have, one that fills so many senses. Nostalgia is a beautiful thing, it made me smile! Thanks!
SoloJLm ♈ (20 months ago | reply)
Looks good
Purpletree..(Nancy Lee) (20 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture and pies Jacki!! What a lovely memory..Those pies look so delicious..Maybe you'll inspire your grand children (when you have some) to bake pies too! ; )
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what a lovely memory!!
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PKK49 (20 months ago | reply)
A delicious way to get an image Explored. Congrats Jacki - and I wish I was close by right now so I could maybe sample a piece.
radpicsbydk (20 months ago | reply)
Couldn't resist another look!!!! : Q YUM!
Hellsgeriatric (20 months ago | reply)
Oh, Jacki! You're talking my language, now. Food is my "thing" so to speak! (:-))
Lovely shot! I can smell them from here!
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sammyalfadel (20 months ago | reply)
WOOOOOOOOOOOW, Very Delicious, AMAZING capture, like talk story is very INTERESTING!!
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Paulgil (20 months ago | reply)
Beautiful
