It's all in how you look at it ...

Friday, September 25th, 2009
Today I visited the local long-term care facility. The first lady I met was excited to tell me that she had participated in an apple-pie-making event the previous day. A group of people made fresh apple pies for a party for the Altzheimer unit today. Some folks had peeled the wonderful fresh apples, some chopped or sliced, some helped with the pastry - and it was fabulous - and what a nice time she had. I asked if she had tasted the results yet, and she said oh yes! The organizers had brought each participant a piece.

On I went to visit some of the other folks, armed with this piece of 'news' as a conversation starter...
F: I hear there was a great pie-making party yesterday - did you go? did you help out?
T: Oh no! They're not going to get me into that.
F: Did you make a lot of pies in your younger days?
T: Yes, I did, and I'm not going to start doing that here too. My pension pays for my board here and I don't have to make pies for anybody. First thing you know I'll be having to do that everyday... Oh, no. I'm smarter than they think...

So, dear friends, and those who try to organize activities for other people: beware! One woman's pie is perhaps another's poison!