BEHOLD #243 – Princess Pansy

She is the leader of all the Pom pansies in the land. The pansy legend says that pansies were white until they were struck by Cupid’s arrow, and this caused their dark purple color. Pansies are edible and they symbolize love and remembrance. They are also the birth flower of February. Every year Princess Pansy and Cupid meet on February 15th (he’s really busy until Valentine’s Day) and they decide how many pansies he will turn purple. They have a contest to see who can drink the most Arnold Pommers without peeing. Whomever can hold out the longest gets to pick how many pansies are turned purple. Does the number really matter? No, but Arnold Pommers are delicious, so they both like the contest. Then Cupid shoots the agreed–upon number with his magic arrows and all of the pansies dance around a magic fire that makes them perspire. The Pansy sweat (“juice”) is collected by forest fairies and given to Cupid. He uses the Pansy juice to make the love potions that he shoots into the couples that he unites. It’s a beautiful partnership. 

BEHOLD #242 – Marty, the lactose intolerant mouse

Ever since he was a pup or pinky (that’s what a baby mouse is called) his tummy would do flips when he ate the yummy cheese. So he finally went to a functional medicine Pom who suggested that he go dairy–free. He started doing this a couple of months ago and he feels so much better. The pomesan cheese he is holding is actually made of cashews, from the brand Cheese Nut, and it’s quite tasty. He found it in the alley way of Gracias Pomdre, a hip and trendy vegan restaurant in Los Angeles. Marty finds it pretty easy to be a dairy–free mouse in LA. Here’s to Marty’s good health!

BEHOLD #241 – Gary and Larry, the Pomischino cherries

The name “Pomischino” originated from the Pomasca cherry grown in Croatia. In Pomerica in the late 19th century, cherries were very expensive – so Poms were experimenting with different ways to preserve them. Professor Ernest H. Weigand of Oregon State spent 6 years in the 1920’s developing the Pomischino cherries we have today. He even figured out how to make blue and green Pomischino cherries. Gary and Larry are very rare Pomjoined or “Siamese” twin Pomischino cherries. (“Siamese” comes from famous twins Chang and Eng Bunker who were born in Siam). Pomjoined cherry twins occur in 1 out of 189,000 cherry births. Gary and Larry were grown sharing a stem. Although the stem is not a vital organ (once the cherries are picked) Gary and Larry do not wish to be separated. They love their Pomjoined cherry life and look forward to brightening someone’s Pomña colada together. They are each other’s ride or die, and believe in the Swedish proverb “Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.”