I had a grandmother who made pies of legend. They were so good that I can still taste them today. All I have to do is close my eyes and see one sitting on the counter. I remember her blueberry pie. She hand-picked the blueberries on the hill at our beach when the tide was low. She would cross in the shallows on a tidal river. To a six-year-old, the crossing seemed dangerous and was high-adventure. There was timing involved, low tide and the turn of the tide… two hours max.
Blueberry season was the last week of July and the first two weeks of August. Her cottage kitchen was narrow, 28 inches wide, with a sink at the end, a window, and a view of her blueberry hill. I remember the flour, the eggs, the rolling pin, and the plain board she laid on the counter to do her magic. There was a bottom layer of crust, the blueberries, and a top layer of crust; the top and bottom layers were pinched together at the edges.
Of course, there was the baking. Six-year-olds don’t pay attention when there is a beach with waves and new kids to hang out with. I never remember a pie being pulled out of an oven. I remember blueberry pie ready to eat, still warm, crust golden brown, a slice the shape of a triangle on a green depression glass plate, and a large glass of cool white milk.
My Grandmother’s Blueberry Pie
Sapphire & Diamond Necklace
The necklace is the year 1956, real hand-picked Maine blueberries made into a pie served on a seaside porch overlooking the beach and ocean. In the center, a 5 x 4 plump oval blue sapphire is surrounded by 10 white diamonds, with the outermost edges crimped with a pie crust edge in 14-karat yellow gold. A yellow gold loop catches an 18-inch 14-karat yellow gold chain, which drops the necklace two inches from your heart.
Why a Cross Blue Sapphire is the Best
We love blue. We know blue. We live by the blue sea, beneath summer blue skies. Even our business is located on a peninsula called Portland, surrounded by saltwater on three sides. We can feel the blue pulsing with every tide. Even from the rooftop of our building we can see the open sea. Binoculars show ships coming and going on a blue, blue sea.
We love blue sapphire, it’s bright, brilliant and is amazingly durable as the second hardest gem to diamond – making it a highly wearable gem. Ideal even for rings. We love blue sapphire, we love it so much we’ve traveled to southeast Asia to find first choice colors. We choose a lighter, brighter blue than most American jewelers because it shows up best under a wide range of real world lighting conditions. Our blue sapphires look and perform best on sunny summer days to candlelit dinners for two. We want your blue sapphire to dazzle you, dazzle your partner, and everyone in any room you choose to visit. Cross blue sapphires are the best.
