How did Pino Pie Day get started?

I made brief little something to show you how I came to have a pie party with my donkey. In fact, how the heck did a Minnsotan city girl end up living on a run down farm where the barn speaks? Well, in a nutshell: Shattered heart reborn through a cherry pie...and a donkey. True story. The shortie version. Pass it onto pie lovers, please.