After our morning worship, my family loaded up in the big white van and headed down the highway for a Sunday afternoon drive. It was tons of fun and a blessing to rest a little after a long week of work! I saw persimmons for the first time ever and we tried out a local coffee shop. The barista (or would it be a “barister” since the coffee maker was male?!? ;) made a pretty delicious pumpkin spice latte! (:
So here is a little Sunday randomness via my cellphone camera. :)
Couldn’t help getting a quick picture with one of my favorite cowboys. =)
I love the “Friends don’t let friends go to Starbucks” sign! :D Looks like a lovely day. Did you try the persimmons?
I know, the sign was just perfect! It would make a great bumper sticker. :D chickened out on trying the persimmons. I should have though!
Persimmons are truly delicious when they are ripe, but astringent if they are not.
Did you know there is an old folks tale about the seed of a persimmon…I just looked it up in the Old Farmer’s Almanac just to be sure…
“According to folklore, you can predict the weather with a persimmon seed. Here’s how to do it:
Cut open a persimmon seed. (Find persimmon fruit in your supermarket. It should be locally-grown to reflect your weather.)
Look at the shape of the kernel inside.
If the kernel is spoon-shaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. Spoon = shovel!
If it is fork-shaped, you can expect powdery, light snow and a mild winter.
If the kernel is knife-shaped, expect to be “cut” by icy, cutting winds.”
I don’t know if this is true or not, but when we moved out to the country the old folks used to insist that this was true.
How neat! I hadn’t heart that before. It would be fun to give it a try!! (:
You inspired me to pick persimmons…
http://myhandsinfathersgarden.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/wild-persimmons/
And make something with them… : )
http://myhandsinfathersgarden.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/wild-persimmon-pudding/
:D Yay! I didn’t know you had another blog. I love it!!