Pom and Circumstance

The pomegranate’s delectably sweet and tangy seeds are a well-earned reward given all the work that’s required to extract the edible parts from beneath its leathery-bound skin and inside its multiple chambers. Several years ago, Beni introduced me to the world of pomegranates, and now, our deep-seated passion for this deep-seeded fruit is one of the cornerstones of our marriage.

And so it’s no surprise that our daughter shakes her pompoms at the sight of the glorious poms. She celebrates their existence by capturing them in both her mouth (mostly, but when they end up on the floor, we run a pom-and-mops operation) and artistic expression (see below).