A Plethora of Pumpkins / A conundrum of Confusion~Due October 25, 2024
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ArtSean329
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They are botanically fruits because they certainly fit the definition and many botanists consider it a berry with a single seed. My roommate loves to germinate the seed and gives them away as gifts to people. I think the confusion comes in how we prepare them for consumption. Fruits are associated with sweet dishes and vegetables with savory dishes, therefore those who cross the boundaries tend to get lumped as either/or. Avocadoes are assumed to be a vegetable because they are only used in savory dishes like guacamole. Pumpkins are confusing because they are in the squash family which are eaten savory like acorn, butternut and spaghetti squashes, but they are most associated with sweet pies.
This discussion has made me hungry.
Warrior962
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My wife says fruit. But I say it is nasty so it has to be a vegetable lol
Vicki Z
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LOVE that some people have a well-rounded vocabulary.
My boss of many years gave me VERY LOW marks every job review because I used "five dollar words" when I could be so much MORE CLEAR saying MUCH LESS.
So he was of a very different opinion! I still feel bad that his FIVE children can only say "stuff" or "things" rather than have a real vocabulary.
Today, I find, as I have upgraded my browser, that I am "reminded" by "BING", the auto assistant in my updated browser, that clarity in writing means using clear, concise, simple, one-syllable words to convey meaning clearly. BING offers to re-write EVERYTHING I say because I am so "wordy". We do NOT get along! So Bing has the same opinions as my old boss. Oh well, that is what makes life interesting.
Sorry, Got side-tracked.
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Warrior962
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I Absolutely KNOW vegetables are nasty. I never made my children eat veggies. They grew up just fine. lol
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Warrior962
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I want to participate … yikes
mybrokenart
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It's not you, it's Bing. Bing is argumentative and rude. I avoid him whenever possible!
And now I am off to the pumpkin patch!
Warrior962
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I have one made. Yes I know I’m slow. lol
Vicki Z
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It's not you, it's Bing. Bing is argumentative and rude. I avoid him whenever possible!
And now I am off to the pumpkin patch!
Thank you, mybrokenheart. I feel MUCH BETTER.
The previous person I shared this with thought I was embezzling, no, embellishing, no, lying, no,
They said I was "Making stuff up".
Well, that is pretty CLEAR
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Vicki Z
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Per company policy, we get half days off on Friday during the summer.
I just got home and checked my potted pumpkin pots, and my Potted Pumpkin Plant is being weird!
I got the seeds at a Heirloom seed exchange and they were labeled "Medium White Pumpkins."
(Some farmer markets have seed exchanges, as do some local libraries.)
Wellllll, the white pumpkin seeds have sprouted, grown, blossomed, vined, and produced two fruits so far.
BACKGROUND -- PUMPKINS (Created with "Pumpkin Wallpaper -- free download)
FOREGROUND -- VINE WITH LEAVES AND FLOWERS
Small fruit did not photograph well
Flowers created from a flower die cut carried by from Amazon.com
Three total die pieces for flowers and leaves -- leaves and stem one die, 4 petal flowers on another die, center stamens on another die
The fruits on my white pumpkin plant are HUGE and ORANGE>
Apparently, my white pumpkins got pollinated by either a HUGE MELON, or the resident ORANGE tree, or an unknown boyfriend, because the baby pumpkins now forming (supposed to be white pumpkin fruit) are already HUGE, and bright ORANGE.
And I do have two entirely different sets of blossoms on the same vine.
This will be interesting!
With further research, perhaps this is the story behind my Weird Potted White Pumpkin
Who knows????
Anything can happen on Halloween
I just got home and checked my potted pumpkin pots, and my Potted Pumpkin Plant is being weird!
I got the seeds at a Heirloom seed exchange and they were labeled "Medium White Pumpkins."
(Some farmer markets have seed exchanges, as do some local libraries.)
Wellllll, the white pumpkin seeds have sprouted, grown, blossomed, vined, and produced two fruits so far.
BACKGROUND -- PUMPKINS (Created with "Pumpkin Wallpaper -- free download)
FOREGROUND -- VINE WITH LEAVES AND FLOWERS
Small fruit did not photograph well
Flowers created from a flower die cut carried by from Amazon.com
Three total die pieces for flowers and leaves -- leaves and stem one die, 4 petal flowers on another die, center stamens on another die
The fruits on my white pumpkin plant are HUGE and ORANGE>
Apparently, my white pumpkins got pollinated by either a HUGE MELON, or the resident ORANGE tree, or an unknown boyfriend, because the baby pumpkins now forming (supposed to be white pumpkin fruit) are already HUGE, and bright ORANGE.
And I do have two entirely different sets of blossoms on the same vine.
This will be interesting!
With further research, perhaps this is the story behind my Weird Potted White Pumpkin
Who knows????
Anything can happen on Halloween
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Vicki Z
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I HOST THE PUMPKIN TRIVIA CONTEST
Mom hosts the Pumpkin Trivia Contest
Funny, this card features a light orange die cut layered on a dark orange background.
NOT pink on orange. How strange! I scanned it again, but got the same pink color. Sorry about that!
"Happy Halloween" die from TingZVen. Purchased from Amazon.
The die is beautiful, and intricate, but because it is so intricate, it takes an extra hour (after running it through the die cut machine - TWICE - on my THINEST colored paper) to fussy cut out all the tiny pieces that the die is "supposed" to punch out. Not my best evening!
Do NOT purchase this die cut unless you have tons of spare time and are bored.
Mom hosts the Pumpkin Trivia Contest
Funny, this card features a light orange die cut layered on a dark orange background.
NOT pink on orange. How strange! I scanned it again, but got the same pink color. Sorry about that!
"Happy Halloween" die from TingZVen. Purchased from Amazon.
The die is beautiful, and intricate, but because it is so intricate, it takes an extra hour (after running it through the die cut machine - TWICE - on my THINEST colored paper) to fussy cut out all the tiny pieces that the die is "supposed" to punch out. Not my best evening!
Do NOT purchase this die cut unless you have tons of spare time and are bored.
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