WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOLY?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZIXy6Sq7hfrd_i9hEgrGiWtm0qqrYZ2Rlj81pa8HAwvDvVDdn-VCmmJ_6jJmrrkic_Dqw2zbBFYafqYDMQgJX_xlsL-OWvMFaJSN0JN-yq1PKZVxWw1deU5I2lDBpe5GOpUK1091ZCF/s1600/What+does+it+mean+to+be+HOLY+stonegableblog.com+Title+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZIXy6Sq7hfrd_i9hEgrGiWtm0qqrYZ2Rlj81pa8HAwvDvVDdn-VCmmJ_6jJmrrkic_Dqw2zbBFYafqYDMQgJX_xlsL-OWvMFaJSN0JN-yq1PKZVxWw1deU5I2lDBpe5GOpUK1091ZCF/s640/What+does+it+mean+to+be+HOLY+stonegableblog.com+Title+page.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I loved my grandmother's house. I loved the way it looked and smelled and the way it was cool and dark in the hot humid summers. I loved sitting on her front porch rocking away in one of her sturdy green rocking chairs during thunderstorms and feeling so safe!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My grandmother's house was really nothing special... not fancy or palatial. Really very ordinary!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But to me, it was a treasure trove of beautiful things... unusual and old things. I spent many hours in her attic trying on her flapper wedding gown and looking through old photos and yellowed newspaper clippings. Each piled-to-the-ceiling box held mysterious things from ages past just waiting to be discovered...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nani had the most wonderful collection of flamingo figurines I have ever seen. Big flamingos and teeny tiny flamingos... all pink and posed! And to a little girl they were breathtaking!<br /><br />She collected them on her once-a-year trips to Florida. And for some odd reason they were her prized possessions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were set apart from all the other chachkas in her house... they were special to my grandmother and we all knew it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a funny way,  my grandmother's flamingos remind me of the word holy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Hebrew word for holy is  QODESH (kaw-doshe').</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the the idea of something being "set apart". It also means "other than".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God is HOLY...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because the Scripture says, "You must be holy because I am holy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 Peter 1:16</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God is holy... set apart. But set apart or other than what? God is "set apart" from all creation, both seen and unseen. He is totally "other than" anything else... anything! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He can not be related to in the way we relate to the world around us because he is outside of it... all of it!   He is holy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God is perfect and pure. He is unstained by the sin of the world.  He is holy because holiness is part of His character. Holiness is who and what He is!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In my grandmother's house, her flamingos were set apart... they were special. So special that they were separate and put up high in a china cabinet just for them.  They were the only things off limit in her home. They were unlike anything else she owned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God and my grandmother's flamingos! Such an unlikely analogy!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now here where the comparison ends... and this is so interesting...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">God is holy and He wants us to be holy too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He wants us to be "set apart" from this world too!  We cannot be like God and be "other than" the world in a physical sense... but we can be "set apart" and "other than" in a spiritual one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God calls us to be SANCTIFIED... a Christian word for the process of becoming holy.  Being holy is a lifelong process. It is the process of looking and acting less and less like the base things of this world and acting and looking more and more like Jesus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God wants us to live for Him and do His will and act like Him in all situations.  It is a commitment! A big and wonderful commitment!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He asks us to be holy... to give up our selfish and sinful ways and live like Jesus did when he was on earth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If we have bowed our knee to Jesus... giving our lives to the Savior of our souls... we have already stared the process of holiness!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it a process of denying self... you bet! Not only denying selfish ways but putting those ways to death. Letting them no longer have power or purpose in our lives. Sanctification, becoming holy, is the process of looking like our Lord.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That is what holy means.<br /><br />We are to be holy and look like our Father, God... because He is holy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When my grandmother went to heaven her precious flamingo collection was split up and many members of her family got a prized flamingo! Because it was so special to her, my flamingo has become so special to me too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Someday, when I have grandbabies, this funny little figurine will be a wonderful object lesson in God's holiness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOLY?

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IN THE GARDEN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix98YIhx0PqgI_Pw4ElIQPXwI9LgQX0WuMJcigmrpK19j0t5DDKtEdI6yQdNxKhRWmUNnu7JSL4GV_P4VbC6qh3WjsmHnrOXP_BxS_PnYJFL-Ib5m1UK-4uBpzuPw8WKN7FuheL-BxibP3/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix98YIhx0PqgI_Pw4ElIQPXwI9LgQX0WuMJcigmrpK19j0t5DDKtEdI6yQdNxKhRWmUNnu7JSL4GV_P4VbC6qh3WjsmHnrOXP_BxS_PnYJFL-Ib5m1UK-4uBpzuPw8WKN7FuheL-BxibP3/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+TITLE+PAGE.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite time to be in the garden is in the evening... when the shadows are long and the heat of the day is loosing it's grip on the land!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, June 21st was the perfect time to spend a long evening in the garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come walk with me and see how my garden grows...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrcPDRdnekl0gZLU2kfDApNx4UKdH_jyhJwK4IYNKfHPISgIvt2qmQ9apBkhCX9GMeAGFd4JCgmGZWUY6ge5Av9dtnZg-G-eL-2-0IMzsGKielIJQXvf_d2VrIlomFf2W3X8myPP-nZqe/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrcPDRdnekl0gZLU2kfDApNx4UKdH_jyhJwK4IYNKfHPISgIvt2qmQ9apBkhCX9GMeAGFd4JCgmGZWUY6ge5Av9dtnZg-G-eL-2-0IMzsGKielIJQXvf_d2VrIlomFf2W3X8myPP-nZqe/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+3.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lettuce was first to be planted from seed early in the spring.  We have been harvesting it for a good month.  It is so fresh right from the garden with a sprinkle of homemade dressing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxuglUIMIBWy2_c-zm6Yb7aaecTa-G4O03HAZPIGRx375Z0iw-t43dR8WgLi109YWXD0uSZTygXFZK4k3p2YnNbMeftztdSp4WHV5NOuPU0ba0bhMSRD6D4Liumsa9_i9oIYamlbqDSMH/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxuglUIMIBWy2_c-zm6Yb7aaecTa-G4O03HAZPIGRx375Z0iw-t43dR8WgLi109YWXD0uSZTygXFZK4k3p2YnNbMeftztdSp4WHV5NOuPU0ba0bhMSRD6D4Liumsa9_i9oIYamlbqDSMH/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+19.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Soon it will be too hot for it and it will bolt and get bitter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then in August we will plant more seeds for a fall harvest!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAsjCgNqimYDBl7tkkpCjGZoR96AITdaKMoBGkzNev8pl27PaUyAdUHuksgxiS_RD3xwhXW6yvPMEETjdjUDky6qaMEn7-Mpq-udP_3kbo82ouACJGTefZsSfwcrsgMmiotD8WEm7XHw6/s1600/IMG_6379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAsjCgNqimYDBl7tkkpCjGZoR96AITdaKMoBGkzNev8pl27PaUyAdUHuksgxiS_RD3xwhXW6yvPMEETjdjUDky6qaMEn7-Mpq-udP_3kbo82ouACJGTefZsSfwcrsgMmiotD8WEm7XHw6/s640/IMG_6379.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If zucchini were worth their weight in gold...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our zucchini are riotous every year!!!! They are the happiest campers in my garden!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the sunny blossoms wither tiny zucchini begins to grow from them. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4xGSA2fuRT0I0mlUh87n60vVFt_wqOHcP6RhdFJKINYCQDbxSHEwm_TILag75hmyIxLUFowBk8vfmuC_l9GQN6SZaRR0f-ItMabfrymfakTOeTKcZQ8ydO8h1IQQdnrl5GfkuZ1HSJA/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4xGSA2fuRT0I0mlUh87n60vVFt_wqOHcP6RhdFJKINYCQDbxSHEwm_TILag75hmyIxLUFowBk8vfmuC_l9GQN6SZaRR0f-ItMabfrymfakTOeTKcZQ8ydO8h1IQQdnrl5GfkuZ1HSJA/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+11.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the tiny zucchini will probably be ready to harvest tomorrow... they grow <i>FAST.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLlaqWVVxvp3Bi-Wc5ctcHG7VoKWIp6rKggoLFh_BzuCRv-asp58o4l8bhtX_0Y8TGDbChLCA_fK3cFqf8blPJpA-wHOxBUriWtp6TCNvOlIfmw8WHaYtUs8M6wVvXe00dWAahN81q6f2/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLlaqWVVxvp3Bi-Wc5ctcHG7VoKWIp6rKggoLFh_BzuCRv-asp58o4l8bhtX_0Y8TGDbChLCA_fK3cFqf8blPJpA-wHOxBUriWtp6TCNvOlIfmw8WHaYtUs8M6wVvXe00dWAahN81q6f2/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+4.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cucumbers are a relative of zukes. Cucumbers are bed hogs... they like to spread out... and their curly tendrils grab on to anything standing... Their little blossoms will soon be delicious juicy cucumbers ready to eat or be turned into pickles!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaZ_bwfpuWIZkh0ERXgwSg7gFg1dDdgSEvPy1jJZTZVsjRj2TEl8XTzIaDl3XL0rJcBmP4NMLqUrIvwhk8pRk_vOQJi4H22rZyRNeXLdlgQLx36ER91FtpqPxae7ecVXjSQFgqVFOxygU/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaZ_bwfpuWIZkh0ERXgwSg7gFg1dDdgSEvPy1jJZTZVsjRj2TEl8XTzIaDl3XL0rJcBmP4NMLqUrIvwhk8pRk_vOQJi4H22rZyRNeXLdlgQLx36ER91FtpqPxae7ecVXjSQFgqVFOxygU/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+17.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beets are another happy veggie... they are huddled together in one corner of a raised bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their bright stems give away the color of the beet under the earth! I think their veiny leaves are so striking!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRixBrWd5XFEQu8RAaY3OdRNrChbGHABFOOMuNgix-febTiKcXSTLbQjUE2PUcZCfsDXxPAFctYYVeusbVFcnHoRe7uOwIRmljOOxfi1Nnn1Gm_GPCoJnIguTMoG9xr1HfBYvQdXQNYORX/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRixBrWd5XFEQu8RAaY3OdRNrChbGHABFOOMuNgix-febTiKcXSTLbQjUE2PUcZCfsDXxPAFctYYVeusbVFcnHoRe7uOwIRmljOOxfi1Nnn1Gm_GPCoJnIguTMoG9xr1HfBYvQdXQNYORX/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+2.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eggplants are one of my very favorite. Their stems are a beautiful purple and their flowers are a lovely lavender.  Here is a bud just a day or two from blooming. Their fruit looks like it is too heavy for the plant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later this summer, we will have traditional aubergine eggplants, ones that look like round streaked globes and the long Japanese variety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmbmtyIuG0jfWCgC3ztuVBfyDHG3oAJ_xiVTa72PJve_KpLxTr_fRuXKaEfSaERFhguMq3kUPOAY0oMbO427b9mDmFjMDuwtPhGqvuPgjSzOyuQta_S7hztda-UPlr7aJq4XcDPi9FeZI/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmbmtyIuG0jfWCgC3ztuVBfyDHG3oAJ_xiVTa72PJve_KpLxTr_fRuXKaEfSaERFhguMq3kUPOAY0oMbO427b9mDmFjMDuwtPhGqvuPgjSzOyuQta_S7hztda-UPlr7aJq4XcDPi9FeZI/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+8.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just the thought of garden onions and leeks make me swoon! They are one of the stars of my garden!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is something so satisfying about pulling them out from the earth.  It's a surprise! You never know exactly how big they have become over the summer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I plant a variety called "Candy Sweet". Yes, the name suites them well!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKmokzzig8qy4O-VLnuhWMd-L_mM-7-_ecqspOHJ_j7JQFm2G5zdyC2evj7AF_xEZ28nDDsxqz0hsM8akul9V2K7MqR5WL4ATNjp-Fbkq_JVR2kCOo1lo0yhzMT6cIHM3n4x_5VI5wC0H/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKmokzzig8qy4O-VLnuhWMd-L_mM-7-_ecqspOHJ_j7JQFm2G5zdyC2evj7AF_xEZ28nDDsxqz0hsM8akul9V2K7MqR5WL4ATNjp-Fbkq_JVR2kCOo1lo0yhzMT6cIHM3n4x_5VI5wC0H/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peppers abound at StoneGable. This year I planted several varieties. Green bell, red, yellow, banana, and a new small sweet variety.   </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our garden is organic so </span><span style="font-size: large;">I pick them and eat them right in the garden!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QFd70U1375bwuWjqwSd6JHdl2QiA5Pda7hZJTWJQyxmCCQ-0vXRMEI2hyphenhyphenkg8XtDrrFPdGCVku6PMdX1_xL09OtxwsaUfVT4Ehzf3FWdu4ItK4f4Kx3DzbVVdSDlTMeHgcCcGjRmZGuug/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QFd70U1375bwuWjqwSd6JHdl2QiA5Pda7hZJTWJQyxmCCQ-0vXRMEI2hyphenhyphenkg8XtDrrFPdGCVku6PMdX1_xL09OtxwsaUfVT4Ehzf3FWdu4ItK4f4Kx3DzbVVdSDlTMeHgcCcGjRmZGuug/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+14.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is a garden without tomatoes. I wait all year for the couple of months of tomato harvest!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year we planted Early Girl, Jet Star, Brandywine, Roma, Cherry and Pear tomatoes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of plants go a long way!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomatoes love our soil, but cannot tolerate long periods without rain. In dry July and August we water them regularly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our reward is tomatoes dripping with flavor!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AMtFcEb8ZNmq7d9RP6Ut9cmWJllYAhH8M-ceQwu_xfCTFXtkhTQmL5y7ZepBYt-FrZ1BP03bTLewgBe8pRGN-rg1GtTLJKNIZ0GSUIdwd0YnSU6HJkQduRc4097Y4Iwk8bWfNS1BBm-1/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AMtFcEb8ZNmq7d9RP6Ut9cmWJllYAhH8M-ceQwu_xfCTFXtkhTQmL5y7ZepBYt-FrZ1BP03bTLewgBe8pRGN-rg1GtTLJKNIZ0GSUIdwd0YnSU6HJkQduRc4097Y4Iwk8bWfNS1BBm-1/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+12.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICaUbVfbv2Ive_25wIcRdwIlfvH5rtxnQxb32BdjiMMyg6iVJ1dKCkHC7UT7KIPLkisq4ItvjtGDs3sVqwnaE_hsb_UBylKuFF6OGntrB3oa_BPQfW07ebCdeNQgUjhTA2N_gpqHhFG6g/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICaUbVfbv2Ive_25wIcRdwIlfvH5rtxnQxb32BdjiMMyg6iVJ1dKCkHC7UT7KIPLkisq4ItvjtGDs3sVqwnaE_hsb_UBylKuFF6OGntrB3oa_BPQfW07ebCdeNQgUjhTA2N_gpqHhFG6g/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two newcomers to our garden this year are... celery and brussels sprouts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOkHC-8rpPr_M23CrYuBUb3kSjZMkwN1YO8xtIrKcGVD01eu5kcucfjZ2gAC2AW6puxdxUuVWGUCKMKtnqpvtSe0hjpRo_etRf3RwoK58qxg6TIrtjg5AVzw01eJqhEWX4KGgF7YLt9S/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOkHC-8rpPr_M23CrYuBUb3kSjZMkwN1YO8xtIrKcGVD01eu5kcucfjZ2gAC2AW6puxdxUuVWGUCKMKtnqpvtSe0hjpRo_etRf3RwoK58qxg6TIrtjg5AVzw01eJqhEWX4KGgF7YLt9S/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Celery like tomatoes need lots of water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We planted just 6 plants to see how they grow. I love watching and learning and experiencing new adventures in the garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So far... so good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT96iDucxVFh4JzEKDboOzJXUIRzjXXYndbAzkX0qeMem_c6gzgHbv2g-WzmG_WUXxewHOVxOSOIC5xip7Tl2IBhncrGN7Okyq6Su30EwUFkxDxyKe4HUgJZ4ULetQYRbHs9qr2gFDvKR2/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT96iDucxVFh4JzEKDboOzJXUIRzjXXYndbAzkX0qeMem_c6gzgHbv2g-WzmG_WUXxewHOVxOSOIC5xip7Tl2IBhncrGN7Okyq6Su30EwUFkxDxyKe4HUgJZ4ULetQYRbHs9qr2gFDvKR2/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+5.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brussels sprouts will stay in the garden long after I have put the rest of the garden to bed in the fall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They taste best and get sweeter after a good hard frost.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It will be a delight to be harvesting from the garden between Thanksgiving and Christmas!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Nry5WY0QkdjAxN51tsaSLmSi3MxaGW7av5BxLSlkyGUmnTu5Bf5oMsnaXgiZPOTABpUay10rk32Sr63DmhaCLx1FPSg5nddXHcAE6FEATcZFAOCAlXhCCmjBYP2C4Y9Yf-IxNTxF6Xs8/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Nry5WY0QkdjAxN51tsaSLmSi3MxaGW7av5BxLSlkyGUmnTu5Bf5oMsnaXgiZPOTABpUay10rk32Sr63DmhaCLx1FPSg5nddXHcAE6FEATcZFAOCAlXhCCmjBYP2C4Y9Yf-IxNTxF6Xs8/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+16.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I cannot forget the only perennial in my veggie garden... rhubarb.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It starts to appear in very early spring. I have been pulling out it's tart strawberry red stalks for a month. When sweetened, it is tangy and delicious and makes scrumptious jam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWgJG6EkE9yA64elNfRgHYLZfAazG7QKkJR9RRF4BP2Wpqv1U2t6rI_kp_Ib_Hpzlfq3YkWasuLuzkurKNK15POnrbet_A9i5DtWd_O2JpeftV3khZgeDibFndJLqRlisHwlqqecrfDdN/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWgJG6EkE9yA64elNfRgHYLZfAazG7QKkJR9RRF4BP2Wpqv1U2t6rI_kp_Ib_Hpzlfq3YkWasuLuzkurKNK15POnrbet_A9i5DtWd_O2JpeftV3khZgeDibFndJLqRlisHwlqqecrfDdN/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year... so far... has been one of my garden's best. We have had a good amount of rain and nice summer days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmckk99kE6gcM9Wls2Uu8L2KUZVVPQEPz7-g_jPbOLfB88O5MM3nKydGoo_2LUTzvJWdas3-2HYnYgjeZmxJ20YF8uARylgTGqX8cQlHyM9tAGfKr-5y_6MWzUDiWVrDVPPHga2G766bR/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmckk99kE6gcM9Wls2Uu8L2KUZVVPQEPz7-g_jPbOLfB88O5MM3nKydGoo_2LUTzvJWdas3-2HYnYgjeZmxJ20YF8uARylgTGqX8cQlHyM9tAGfKr-5y_6MWzUDiWVrDVPPHga2G766bR/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+7.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our sour cherry tree is amazing this year... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kcdMXtXzmmqymoi299oDDf4WVhlhDbsyPdiWXpWdeo5GN4NRaI3uiPIVng1vFqjvcUM_a00tKo5RbF3MoBx9wvoGDVkAIBeXkA4YCwaJYD2BeTN20Y-6KF2hwBHzKc_Ckfc-D96R0vM0/s1600/Cherry+Tree+stonegableblog.com+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kcdMXtXzmmqymoi299oDDf4WVhlhDbsyPdiWXpWdeo5GN4NRaI3uiPIVng1vFqjvcUM_a00tKo5RbF3MoBx9wvoGDVkAIBeXkA4YCwaJYD2BeTN20Y-6KF2hwBHzKc_Ckfc-D96R0vM0/s640/Cherry+Tree+stonegableblog.com+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have never had so much fruit!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJstVU3s2KylkO67oPHgD6jAkGolnM5L67h-Iz6NTIDvWi9iUsKNXVSmhsIsSxTHZDWE6wExK-YileK8sqU9IVi8GMrTi2pqWSB0ZIy3qH0RoN2Ni37iwDFqSAl-JNyibgok5cBLwWQFJK/s1600/DSC_7586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJstVU3s2KylkO67oPHgD6jAkGolnM5L67h-Iz6NTIDvWi9iUsKNXVSmhsIsSxTHZDWE6wExK-YileK8sqU9IVi8GMrTi2pqWSB0ZIy3qH0RoN2Ni37iwDFqSAl-JNyibgok5cBLwWQFJK/s640/DSC_7586.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThTdHd2sysWb6hf9B9eTI9HGZ5V59Kmz9Rt91SBYQRNyllxK8QPpVKlMbkXyDdK8CsSxVPhdausZ8bCWKpCXWnjR0nSi5OzeZ-cHjwzZBP3cqWMWB7UWv12PUJn9m92MtN3RUZ9CAJpl5/s1600/DSC_7578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThTdHd2sysWb6hf9B9eTI9HGZ5V59Kmz9Rt91SBYQRNyllxK8QPpVKlMbkXyDdK8CsSxVPhdausZ8bCWKpCXWnjR0nSi5OzeZ-cHjwzZBP3cqWMWB7UWv12PUJn9m92MtN3RUZ9CAJpl5/s640/DSC_7578.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bobby and I are heading out again to pick more fruit. This afternoon I am making sour cherry Jam!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">YUMMY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufDfDU8zzmrpJHSbwiYqbbInAQ9VDsGa3uRzvybT6AKqjWHSBTSLijs88nL98SjzYbpLiJvZklIcZyF7uE4XzuPdHvggtmotT8w4mWzopPNn7F2vZggTkyoTkeyPk1j_gBg4aTU0e_HvG/s1600/DSC_7583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufDfDU8zzmrpJHSbwiYqbbInAQ9VDsGa3uRzvybT6AKqjWHSBTSLijs88nL98SjzYbpLiJvZklIcZyF7uE4XzuPdHvggtmotT8w4mWzopPNn7F2vZggTkyoTkeyPk1j_gBg4aTU0e_HvG/s640/DSC_7583.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">As the summer progresses into the long dog days... my garden will start to get out of hand!!!  I'll invite you for another walk when the plants are mature and it becomes hard to keep up with the harvest... and the weeds!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSJRDC_yNtee5xVg6b8yI9RnRLnvI0uPRcLVA6rtn3dfn306oTxqLjZqrmecqQ7DmKWOdMHFyo_qOfpjapdpRZMFdxdoOtbmhViWurMQ54WzE-Vpgivrf4jRdFKjcVyJWwkHydYoarI9C/s1600/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSJRDC_yNtee5xVg6b8yI9RnRLnvI0uPRcLVA6rtn3dfn306oTxqLjZqrmecqQ7DmKWOdMHFyo_qOfpjapdpRZMFdxdoOtbmhViWurMQ54WzE-Vpgivrf4jRdFKjcVyJWwkHydYoarI9C/s640/Garden+June+21+stonegableblog.com+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>

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CHERRY PIE IN A JAR WITH STARS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk1wfChcycUOu-DY1Aem4Re8muRDfUKKKBcuMMJvG1XiyZBdEaP4c6JiCAvIZQ2CSX9MJIxj4EsbJUZFq9z2AnRST_vxK23E8T_S_HB5427cGEpn8iKk3qJZbX5GbL0icntvrQ6xZ1tag/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.comTITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk1wfChcycUOu-DY1Aem4Re8muRDfUKKKBcuMMJvG1XiyZBdEaP4c6JiCAvIZQ2CSX9MJIxj4EsbJUZFq9z2AnRST_vxK23E8T_S_HB5427cGEpn8iKk3qJZbX5GbL0icntvrQ6xZ1tag/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.comTITLE+PAGE+-+BLOG.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our sour cherries ripened just in time to make Cherry Pie!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But not just any Cherry Pie... Cherry Pie in small BALL jars... with stars! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And they are just in time for the 4th of July...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they just the cutest? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI4ex8h3Bjs5eMEBC_FjsnXZhHeHIMWmpZSKTyf8JaJttO-DAX-Ljl69sGexhkTd6m1bipOLuFptzSpCJfMAwk5-1509HsW0lPpOgfQlwGkNxVmLkBmKYgw5gx4dPGVs84O0vBXvKO2Ik/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI4ex8h3Bjs5eMEBC_FjsnXZhHeHIMWmpZSKTyf8JaJttO-DAX-Ljl69sGexhkTd6m1bipOLuFptzSpCJfMAwk5-1509HsW0lPpOgfQlwGkNxVmLkBmKYgw5gx4dPGVs84O0vBXvKO2Ik/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com3.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Star spangled delicious and easy to make too!  They will literally be the stars of your picnic or get together!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SkdlapGK5MaeR8XXo5lIKO1zybq1vzm8oFif1L3eBBOoCW7mPYUG6fe3UDWERjtcRG-Qmy0ZHHxhgiAmxsqsNgJJs75UH1D1MeNY1JOFDR03qlluHTtz6w9wtQIpkrSpRWt5ivkumEr0/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SkdlapGK5MaeR8XXo5lIKO1zybq1vzm8oFif1L3eBBOoCW7mPYUG6fe3UDWERjtcRG-Qmy0ZHHxhgiAmxsqsNgJJs75UH1D1MeNY1JOFDR03qlluHTtz6w9wtQIpkrSpRWt5ivkumEr0/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com1.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">STONEGABLE CHERRY PIE IN A JAR WITH STARS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 Pate Brisse Recipe (pie dough)</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 1/2 cups pitted sour cherries</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 TBS cornstarch</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 TBS heavy cream</div><div style="text-align: center;">sanding sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make pie dough by clicking <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/343815/pate-brisee" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I use Martha Stewart's recipe... it is the best I've found!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While the dough chills, put cherries and lemon juice in a medium bowl. In another bowl mix the sugar, cornstarch and salt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Add the dry ingredients to the cherries and gently mix until the cherries are evenly coated. Set aside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinch off a ball of dough and mold into the bottom of a 4 oz. ball jar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinch off more dough and form the dough up the sides until the whole inside of the ball jar is lined with dough.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chill for 15 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMe23STrZL7qn5sbXa7WtFqwooql_PZw968pGFtD6iFUnb0cm03QKEv6JX2ahyphenhyphenXUVjz9YM82eD5yaWGYBuZ0h4hZP9EoCRPrMcawGejysP64ydYabtEg72QkUwIY802-0vqDgVNxqfOjw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_6937.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fill the jars with cherries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJZSAJRnEcvWT1_CPgFPrWzrkHTkAhFrH7fSRryNaOnMSy6Un9Re5UsiY2Dq6v9DfdN6fedKl8YHsxpUR0Jg74O7oRcAZxL1iD73yOVt8-kIVpyrGO0xZtMcFQd3LLN-J_2CbtZ8r0nrC/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJZSAJRnEcvWT1_CPgFPrWzrkHTkAhFrH7fSRryNaOnMSy6Un9Re5UsiY2Dq6v9DfdN6fedKl8YHsxpUR0Jg74O7oRcAZxL1iD73yOVt8-kIVpyrGO0xZtMcFQd3LLN-J_2CbtZ8r0nrC/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com7.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake for 45 minutes. Cover with foil after 15 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, roll out the remaining dough and cut into stars.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0pXpHRR6n1STfGKVoXHaQiOdA20O5FxhHGxOHXuqTX3olBCX8X0JkgkyRRt3RlC9eVpvEOm8i3iQ16Fsf76EnWK2ReetpeEWWUtIfmaDg4bi4u_gDohKSkVaHMGnCyEt_y_gJBEpjbWR/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0pXpHRR6n1STfGKVoXHaQiOdA20O5FxhHGxOHXuqTX3olBCX8X0JkgkyRRt3RlC9eVpvEOm8i3iQ16Fsf76EnWK2ReetpeEWWUtIfmaDg4bi4u_gDohKSkVaHMGnCyEt_y_gJBEpjbWR/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com8.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brush with the cream and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Put the stars on a parchment lined baking sheet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the tips of the stars are slightly browned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Top off each mini cherry pie with a star!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2sO0zISTUJIS6Zf0Xc3ryKr0poB3Ryc0WXJrKi-bLVvwYhPtFeJkjKrhVMjmfR6PB11bzNmYTv-GE8WmuItkDe0ZuzmfyulXUbqRN0APpyUeYPcISgjFR6BPluQBjYW8E4ej-SiHOit4/s1600/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2sO0zISTUJIS6Zf0Xc3ryKr0poB3Ryc0WXJrKi-bLVvwYhPtFeJkjKrhVMjmfR6PB11bzNmYTv-GE8WmuItkDe0ZuzmfyulXUbqRN0APpyUeYPcISgjFR6BPluQBjYW8E4ej-SiHOit4/s640/Cherry+Pie+In+A+Jar+stonegableblog.com2.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Serve warm or cold... or with a dollop of ice cream right in the jar before you put on the star crust!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">YUMMY!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>

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