Of persimmons and the past

When I was a kid and my mother worked full time, we sometimes had a local woman come to our house to clean as a way to help keep things in order. She was a spritely elderly lady who was also an inv…

The OW Factor

#WinterSolstice offerings for Dad & ancestors 🙏❤️ We have a simple home altar in our living room. We have ceremonial incense stations in our kitchen & both the front & back porches too.
We have no photographs of my matriarch Grandparents nor my patriarch Grandpa - or else they'd be on the wall too.

#AsianMastodon #Honouring #PrayersUp #BlessingsForAncestors #pomelo #longan #persimmons #oranges #Fruits #tangyuan #tea #CeremonialFood #AncestorsRespect #PrayersUp #Cultural

As persimmons turn to orange, doctors turn green is a nice saying and roughly corresponds to ”an apple a day keeps the doctor away" (found at #elizabethandoh). My latest fermentation experiment, and what a flavor explosion! Kakife, a water kefir with persimmon, fennel, cinnamon, and star anise. Never thought that fennel and star anise would go so well in a drink. I stole this recipe from #weltdermikroben. So simple and a completely different flavor. #persimmons #waterkefir

Any #persimmons lovers or aficionados out there? Peel, or cut? Eat the skin or no? Seeds? Cold or room temperature? I'm not really familiar with these,but they were on sale so I bought one. Definitely pretty. (Edited to a less blurry image, added hashtags).

#FediFood
#FediFruits

Apparently, #crows love to peck at #persimmons

#Corvids #Portland

Hoshigaki season again. #persimmons #gardening