Festivus Fruit Compote

Name: Festivus Fruit Compote
Ingredients: juice of 1 Meyer lemon, or regular lemon; 4 small Lady apples, cut into bite size wedges, seeds removed if they bother you; 3 small firm but ripe seckel pears, peeled, quartered, seeds removed yadda yadda; 6 kumquats, quartered, any fat seeds removed (optional, but it's fun to say “kumquats”!); 1 clementine, sliced through the equator, seeds removed, then cut into eigths; 1 small quince, firm but ripe, cut into skinny wedges or chunks; *quinces are really hard, so be careful cutting these!; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half; About 3 cups water; 1 1/2 cups turbinado sugar; 1/2 cup dried pitted prunes; 1/2 cup dried pitted apricots; 2 star anise, plus more for garnish; 1 large ruby grapefruit, skin removed and segments cut into supremes; 1 carambola (star fruit) sliced into stars (totally optional, but really beautiful); 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystalized ginger, or to taste (optional)