by Dallas Lore Sharp, who became known through his charming magazine articles on native birds and small mammals.
I've never heard the word "persimmon" pronounced the way this reader pronounces it.
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Mother made these for Christmas presents back in the day:
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...we have a number of decoration similar to you NOEL.They were popular.☃️ 🎄 ❄️ 🎅🏼
ReplyDeleteI remember that year. They were very popular!
DeleteThe needlepoint wall hanging is beautiful
ReplyDeleteI had 2: one she gave us and one that was the one she kept. I have hers; my daughter has mine :)
DeleteLove the pieces your Mother made!
ReplyDeleteShe had talent :)
DeleteThat is how I say persimmon and I have heard it pronounced...when she first started. But then she started to say it most often with the accent on the first syllable. I googled it and accent on the first syllable is the way the British pronounce it. She said covey very differently also (co-voy). Persimmon is not a word I hear very often up here in the first place--lol! But covey is (cuh-vee). Then I heard an "about" that sounded Canadian! Made me really wonder where she was from. Clicked on links from below her YouTube video and she has an etsy shop...and lives in Toronto! Yup--Canadian.
ReplyDeleteI did like that you could watch her do crafts while she did her voiceover read. That was different. I do enjoy multitasking--lol!
What a treasure from your mother! Those were quite popular back in the day. They'd get hung on a door so that you'd hear the bells when the door opened and closed. If the bells clanking and ringing drove you crazy (like say if you had young kids running in and out) they would get moved to the wall somewhere by the door--lol! ;)
We say "persimmon" with the accent on the second syllable. I'd never heard it any other way. Thanks for the info. That helps :)
DeleteThose hangings were popular, weren't they! I think many women subscribed to the same magazines that would have these directions in them.
I love how you have these wonderful decorations from your family. I bet you cherish them.
ReplyDeleteYes, they really are treasures, pieces from my childhood.
DeleteYour mom was talented -- I love the Noel!
ReplyDeleteShe was very "crafty" and had a good eye and artistic flair and true seamstress skill.
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