Monday, November 19, 2012

their first pomegranate






One of my favorite things about being a mother is sharing new experiences and information with my daughters. The other morning I had cracked open a pomegranate for Evelyn and Flora to taste for the first time. Evelyn just loved the juicy, little seeds; intent on picking up just one at a time and humming along to each bite. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see Flora's reaction, since she had decided to go back to bed after breakfast.

  She had gotten up at the crack of dawn and took a highlighter to the guest bedroom sheets,her sheets and got her hands on some gum while we were sleeping. After 'pow pows' and time-out, she decided she needed to go back to sleep and start her day over. 

But Casey told me that when she did wake up and had the plate of pomegranate seeds we saved for her, that she greatly enjoyed it. So it was a good experience, 'terrible two' antics aside. 

With Evelyn nibbling at my side as I took some photos, I told her that the pomegranate was a very famous fruit and that there was a story about it. Of course her curiosity peaked and she wanted to hear the story, so I told her the Greek myth about Persephone and the pomegranate. Have you heard it?

 Its a popular myth that I learned a long time ago.  It is about the lovely Persephone who is the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, who gets taken by Hades to the Underworld to be his bride. Demeter is so upset that her daughter is gone, she doesn't let anything on earth grow. Zeus realizing the severity of the situation, then sent Hermes to Hades to try to get him to release her, and finally Hades agrees. But before he lets her leave, Hades gives Persephone a pomegranate. After eating three seeds, it bound her to the Underworld and she had to stay there one-third of the year forever. So, when Persephone is in the Underworld, Demeter in sadness doesn't let anything grow, thus Winter began. 

Evelyn liked hearing this story that explained why there is Winter in such a fairy-tale way. And I liked sharing a mother-daughter moment over pomegranate,pears and coffee.

Have you shared in any 'first' moments lately?

xo
Amanda


3 comments:

  1. cool pics! :)

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  2. Nice photography! I remember the first time I had a pomegranate.. and now I'm hooked! They're too good to resist.
    Yesterday, I had my first drive-thru experience, as I am a new driver! Not a huge deal, but it's new to me.
    Love your blog!
    - Hannah x :]

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  3. I hadn't heard that story before, it's lovely. I do find it strange that winter is linked to such sadness though. It seems such a celebrated season, no matter which hemisphere you find yourself. It's a rainy Summer here in Australia at the moment and even the monsoonal rain over the ocean is beautiful.
    Bella xx
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