I am almost done with the small “Devil’s Puzzle” top! yahoo!! I will be glad to have one done out of this stack of quilt tops to quilt. I am taking a break from drawing the design on the last border. I will start quilting on that tomorrow.
Some of you might read the blog called “Grandma’s Red Needle” – Astrid posted an interesting post about some fruit that is grown on the island of Mauritius where she lives. The island is located in the Indian Ocean about 560 miles off of the coast of Madagascar. The fruit is called Jackfruit and it is grown on a tree. Some of the weirdest fruit I have ever seen!! You should go to her blog and look at her photos. Very interesting 
I was amazed to see this is in the mulberry family of fruit . We have a mulberry tree and it and the fruit looks nothing like this tropical variety.
I find it very interesting to read blogs from other countries – it is so nice to see what quilters around the world work on and also to learn of their lives.
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I’ve seen jackfruit in our grocery store but didn’t know how exactly to “use” it. Thanks for the link – I love the bougainvillea (sp?) on her home page, too.
BTW, I love the black and brights quilt on your page – what is the pattern?
Hi Karen! OOOH! That’s so nice of you to blog about me! Thank you! Yes, it is a weird fruit. I think I read somewhere it is believed to be as old as up to 6000 years! Amazing! I made another batch of jam today; added some bananas, star anis, cardamom pods and cinnamom sticks. The bananas give it a different taste, but you get the mix of jack and bananas – and the spices.
.-= Astrid´s last blog ..Cleaning up the garden =-.
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