I love these beads. I want to buy them and pop them in my mouth like candies.

Speaking of things to eat, this weekend we had a guest who brought us a papaya. He recently spent some time in warm places and he came back to cold rainy Massachusetts still dreaming of tropical markets and wanting to share the experience.

More prosaicly, this papaya came from Trader Joe's. I'd never had one before, it tasted a little like a cantelope and a little like a kiwi fruit. The rind is green and the flesh pink with black seeds.

I can imagine making it into a sorbet with just a hint of honey for added sweetness. Mmmm.