TROPICAL FRUIT DAY
(Tuesday) Because Cheryl and I both take Tuesdays off we get to do all kinds of fun things together. This morning we went to the Tuesday Market -- an outdoor market in Turlock where English is the most popular second language. And we bought fruit -- "baby banana's" from Ecuador, guavas (guyavas) from Mexico, and Mexican limes (a.k.a. "Key limes").

Kent walked in after school and declared it a "tropical fruit day."

Cheryl made Key Lime pie. I'm telling you, it is the REAL thing! Floridians seem to think that nothing made north of Key Largo is genuine. But this pie tastes as good as what we got in Key West!

We had never had baby bananas before but they are sweet and tasty. The guavas have a pear-like texture -- but smaller -- more seeds -- and a tiny bit tart. Their very presence in the house gives the place the smell of a tropical paradise.

I had wanted to taste the guavas because I bought a guava seedling a couple of months ago and have it growing in a pot in the backyard. Once it produces it should be fun to have the fruit around.