Navigation »

Smashing Pumpkins Today: Cookies, Cheesecake Pie, Donut, Ice Cream, Muffin, Pancakes, Soup, Tea

Pumpkin Pocket Cookie Monster LOLcat attacks! Me want cookies.

This is my 100th post after 2 years and 5 months! The last time I blogged was 33 days ago… which was last year. Chuck out the 7 posts in 2008 and you could say last year was a non-blogging period. So, this being another comeback, one might assume I’d write something… special? Umm, no. ;) But what’s really grand is this fine day! Today is MY BIRTHDAY and my pal Jim Caro celebrates his wedding anniversary as well as his cousin’s birthday. Oh, so maybe you’re wondering the post title’s relation to today’s festivities? Well, not much. Today, I’m going to turn you on to the humble… pumpkin. Did you know that in a botanical context, pumpkins are fruits? In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary - together with seeds - of a flowering plant. Pumpkins have seeds inside, so pumpkins are fruits. (I know, I know. Have patience. Read on, please.)

Continue reading ‘Smashing Pumpkins Today: Cookies, Cheesecake Pie, Donut, Ice Cream, Muffin, Pancakes, Soup, Tea’