Sweet Partings

When I started blogging I really needed a place to think out loud, to process what was going on, and to have a safe place where nobody knew me to emote all over the place.  As time passed I needed that less, but liked the little community I had found so I kept going, and it has definitely been fun.

But as the girls get older my schedule got more crowded, and now I find it is so crowded I cannot get it all done, as I am sure you can tell by the more and more frequent breaks around here!

As I prayed about my schedule the topic of this space came up, and when I asked the Lord if I should close down this space the answer was an immediate yes.

So it is time.

I wish the richness of the Lord's blessings upon you.

Cherry Conclusion

What does 30 lbs of beautiful Bing cherries get you?  Besides oddly stained hands of course?

• 29 pints of canned cherries (plus the 1 that broke)
• 10 quarter pints of quartered canned cherries that are the home made version of the fruit cups you get in the store
• 1 batch of cherry jam that yielded 4 and a half pints
• 2 pies worth of cherries frozen
• happy snackers - we ate to our hearts content

I learned that my daughters are more than capable of stemming cherries and not eating each one they stem, that Miss Pear can pit them with the pitter, and that next year I need a second pitter...and probably twice as many cherries!  We had a lot of fun, and are enjoying the results very much.

It makes me very happy to see the pantry filling up again with delicious treats, healthier too as we use a very light syrup.

And we pick up 10 lbs of Rainier cherries Thursday night.....