One thing that makes me really happy here is that Vince has friends. It’s funny because Jeremy told Vince that the guy who lives just down the road and Vince would probably end up being good friends. That has turned out to be true. Vince loves picking up limbs or branches . . whatever it is . . that can be used for making them into walking sticks. When we’re in Louisiana and walk around on my grandparents’ land, he’s always picking up walking sticks. He told his friend that he wanted to go somewhere and look for walking sticks so the friend picked him up in the RTV this morning and they went down to the “bottom land” on the friend’s property. Vince did come back with some potential walking sticks.
They also came across a wild persimmon tree, picked up some persimmons and when they got back here, the friend cut into one. The persimmon seed will tell you what kind of winter we’re going to have.
A fork means a mild winter, a knife means a cold winter and a spoon means a snowy winter.
It’s a spoon. Yay! Snow!
Kim Webb says
I hope you store some snow shovels at the house this winter and not in the storage shed. I still remember that story. It must have been years ago.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Oh, yes. We have two and I know exactly where they are. It’s been at least 12 years – probably 14. You have a great memory.
Liz says
… I need to go to a local park to see if I can get a few wild persimmons to see what it says about our winter snow prospects. But, I know that they are not ready for eating since we haven’t had a frost/freeze. I did read that the American wild persimmon has good wood, similar to ebony. I used to get the fruit that fell on the ground at the park. It took a bunch of fruit and work to get enough pulp to make a cake, but it was very good! I vaguely remember that some farms sell the pulp. Hmm, may need to find some since I still have that recipe.
Have you considered getting a Fuyu Persimmon tree – they are supposed to be fast growing and don’t have that tartness problem.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
We did grow them in Texas. We grew several non-astringent varieties there and they can be eaten right off the tree – no need to wait weeks after picking for them to get ripe, nor do they need a frost to make them edible.
We haven’t had a frost yet and the ones that were ripe that they picked in the woods today were very good.
Dad had a huge persimmon tree when I was a kid and mom made persimmon cookies every year. I remember knowing that when it got close to Halloween, we’d have persimmon cookies.
Nelle Coursey says
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it is going to be a long, cold, hard winter!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Just pray the power stays on!
Carolyn says
We were just blessed with a snow blower from a friend of my parents’ who no longer needs it now that he lives in a 55+ community…let the snow fly!!!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
That is nice. I think I’d have fun with one of those things.