Have a safe New Year's Eve!

Posted by Judy (Brooksville, Florida, United States) on 31 December 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Tomorrow we begin another year ... with all the hopes and dreams of unaccomplished things.
At midnight, wherever you are ... celebrate the 'fruits' of this earth, but most of all, be safe!

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Comments (9)

Barbara from Florida, United States

Ha! I laughed. My first thought was, I must send this to Judy, just then I realized it was you. Fantastic. Wonderful image and message.
Blessings for the New Year!

31 Dec 2007 5:08am

@Barbara: Hee hee ........ thanks, Barb.
I send blessings to you too, for a safe and healthy 2008!

Bob from New Jersey, United States

Happy New Year!!!

31 Dec 2007 5:17am

@Bob: The same to you, Bob ... be healthy and safe!

Evi from Athens, Greece

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

31 Dec 2007 11:03am

@Evi: And the same to you, Evi!

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Thank you, dearest Judy, for your very kind and appreciative words, AND for the wishes! Same to you and Mike and the extended family! Be healthy, be happy and enjoy each day at a time!A very suggestive shot....first I thought it was a tomato....but then I read the message! Love and hugs over the waves, Gabriela

31 Dec 2007 11:21am

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

Dearest Gabriela ... you were correct, it IS a tomato, sitting on my kitchen windowsill
Love 'n hugs around the globe to you, Judy

31 Dec 2007 11:28am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

LOL that is precious, wonderful compo, has a real good feel to it plus I'd need to eat only that to get into what's on mine ;) still who's the silly person (I know it's not you) who decided a tomato was a fruit! now is tomato sauce like orange juice, I think not! have a wonderful new year, full of good stuff!

31 Dec 2007 11:51am

@Lorraine: I just knew someone would ask about the 'fruit' issue, here's the last 'lesson' for 2007!! <grin>

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example. As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savory rather than sweet cooking. The tomato, though technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable, and a bean pod is also technically a fruit. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for example. So a tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant, but can be used as a vegetable in cooking.