Just before Hallow'en my family and I met at a farm none of us had visited before to pick up some last minute pumpkins and random goodies. It was the farm's last day before closing for the season so there wasn't a whole lot to see or do at the time but that didn't stop us from running around the Barley Maze like children and enjoying a slice of (cold) pie at their cafe.
Hallowe'en night this year was actually pretty terrible weather wise. It poured and poured most of the night - we only had 3 trick-or-treaters this year! Disappointing! Mostly because I was the one to gobble up the box of candy we purchased . . . I picked-up a couple monster hats from Value Village - not realizing that there were kid
and adult-sized hats. Must remember to read labels! So needless to say mine was a wee bit tight . . .
Each year I carve a pumpkin (Phil opted out this time) and this year I thought I'd be
super fancy
thanks to Pinterest. I
couldn't find the linoleum cutters that were recommended and settled
on a good quality x-acto type knife. Things were going fairly
well at first. I picked out a design I liked, had it all drawn on and started gouging the pumpkin. About two hours into carving my pumpkin I lit a candle, turned off all the lights and was thoroughly disappointed. I hadn't carved enough of the pumpkin flesh away to get a proper glow! So back the counter I went and continued scraping pumpkin away bit by bit. While I was scraping away, the power decided to go out. Argh. That didn't stop me! I kept going with a candle in the pumpkin and a small but bright flashlight between my knees and I tried to finished my pumpkin project before midnight.
Unfortunately when I had finished, the pumpkin looked more like
Jamie from MythBusters than an actual Owl. However, after approximately four hours of
carving, it be what it be. So that is what we had glowing from our dining
room window that night - A man with a large mustache and glasses:
I hope everyone had a safe and Happy (very belated) Hallowe'en!
And Happy (very belated) Anniversary to G & G J!
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