On Oct 13, 3:12*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Today we took a sight seeing ride up north jersey, not that the
> leaves are changing or anything. *Bad summer. *Among other
> things, we stopped at this farmers market to get some apples
> and whatever else caught my eye. *
>
> Aha, a nice gooseneck gourd, they amuse me and they make
> a cute fall decoration. *The cashier admired the gourd and we made
> a couple of comments about them, then she told me that last
> week, a Chinese couple came in. *They'd bought one of those
> gourds and it tasted horrible, they wanted their money back!
>
> That just struck me as funny. *You're not supposed to eat them!
> Go find a squash! *I didn't find out if they returned their money. *
>
> Even if it was edible, I thought $5 was a lot to pay if I did think it
> was some squash. *They are very light.
>
> nancy

My grandpa always had gourds ... I haven't had any for decades. I
think they're quite charming. Did you see that gourd lady on one of
the news programs? I think it was CBS Sunday Morning. She paints
them like different things the shapes suggest to her. I guess she was
on Johnny Carson. She's quite funny.

N.