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Friends lingering over one more little slice because nobody is quite ready to go home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriend \u0026amp; Family Pie Night was created to help you make room for more of those evenings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this beautifully illustrated Honey Bee \u0026amp; Lavender Cottage Special Collection, we take you from the very first thought of gathering your people all the way through the last dishes, the morning after, and the memories you'll want to keep for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd please know this: \u003cstrong\u003ePie Night does not need to be perfect to be wonderful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou do not need a magazine-worthy house. You do not need matching dishes. You certainly do not need to bake twelve pies yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy some. Bake some. Ask Aunt Mary to bring hers. Put coffee on. Let the children be noisy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe point is to gather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA complete Pie Night, from planning to remembering\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e46-page digital Special Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e includes thoughtful hosting guidance, practical planning pages, beautiful keepsake pages and an entire coordinating Printable Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find help planning your guest list, choosing the right space, deciding how many pies you really need, organizing who is bringing what, planning drinks and toppings, setting the table, creating comfortable seating, including children, building a warm atmosphere, preparing for the final hour before guests arrive, welcoming everyone in, sending leftover pie home, closing the cottage and handling the morning after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we didn't want Pie Night to disappear when the dishes were washed. So we've also included places to record \u003cstrong\u003ethe people who came, the pies everyone loved, photographs, memories, favorite moments, notes for next year and Pie Night through the years\u003c\/strong\u003e—because today's ordinary gathering has a funny way of becoming tomorrow's family story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAnd yes... there are printables. Lots of them.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour collection includes a coordinated Pie Night Printable Library with:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePie Night invitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo coordinating thank-you designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The pies are an excuse. 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Save something for next year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no Pie Night police.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA gathering that can do a little good, too\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe've also included \u003cstrong\u003eA Pie Night That Gives Back\u003c\/strong\u003e, an optional idea for turning a gathering of willing hands and hearts into an opportunity to meet a genuine need in your community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection encourages hosts to \u003cstrong\u003efind the need first\u003c\/strong\u003e by coordinating with a trusted church, school, shelter, food pantry, ministry or community organization rather than simply collecting things and hoping they are useful. Participation is always optional; everyone remains equally welcome at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt isn't meant to turn Pie Night into a fundraiser. 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