Saturday, October 14, 2006
Porch Pumpkins
It all begins innocently enough. I spy them in the grocery store at the end of September. I take mental notes on who is carrying what and at what price. I usually maintain some form of self control until October officially arrives. This year I even managed to wait until the first weekend of October.
"I think I am going to the produce stand."
"For what?"
"I just want to check out their pumpkins."
My husband offers to come along.
This is odd - I am convinced it was a defensive move on his part to curb my pumpkin spending. It worked. I shopped quickly (for me) and left with only one ghost pumpkin and one cinderella pumpkin. But I did take mental notes.....
The next day a trip to one grocery store secures a bag of assorted gourds. (I am stockpiling everything in the garage until I have gathered the "just right" assortment.)
The next day the true shopping begins.
Yes, that was me. Yes, I did have a shopping cart only for pumpkins - that's all I went there for. Yes, I drove my empty shopping cart through the produce section studying every pumpkin. Yes, I did weigh the pie pumpkins - they were going to be too pricey. Yes, I did climb on the hay bales outside and dig through the cardboard pumpkin bins. Yes, I left with multiple pumpkins.
I put out all my gatherings. Front porch and kitchen porch both properly adorned with pumpkins. Gourds displayed on an antique orange picnic basket in a chair on the front porch.
It's still not quite right......no, I need some pie pumpkins.
Back to the produce stand to purchase a few of the small pumpkins. Their selection has long stems. That makes me happy.
While trying to choose my small pumpkins I am studying one in particular. One of the girls working the stand comments, "That one is really cute." Finally - someone who speaks my pumpkin language!!!
I take that one, and a few others. Home to finish off the pumpkin project. Ah, life is good.
Although, I never did find a good tall one this year.
simple faith
It all begins innocently enough. I spy them in the grocery store at the end of September. I take mental notes on who is carrying what and at what price. I usually maintain some form of self control until October officially arrives. This year I even managed to wait until the first weekend of October.
"I think I am going to the produce stand."
"For what?"
"I just want to check out their pumpkins."
My husband offers to come along.
This is odd - I am convinced it was a defensive move on his part to curb my pumpkin spending. It worked. I shopped quickly (for me) and left with only one ghost pumpkin and one cinderella pumpkin. But I did take mental notes.....
The next day a trip to one grocery store secures a bag of assorted gourds. (I am stockpiling everything in the garage until I have gathered the "just right" assortment.)
The next day the true shopping begins.
Yes, that was me. Yes, I did have a shopping cart only for pumpkins - that's all I went there for. Yes, I drove my empty shopping cart through the produce section studying every pumpkin. Yes, I did weigh the pie pumpkins - they were going to be too pricey. Yes, I did climb on the hay bales outside and dig through the cardboard pumpkin bins. Yes, I left with multiple pumpkins.
I put out all my gatherings. Front porch and kitchen porch both properly adorned with pumpkins. Gourds displayed on an antique orange picnic basket in a chair on the front porch.
It's still not quite right......no, I need some pie pumpkins.
Back to the produce stand to purchase a few of the small pumpkins. Their selection has long stems. That makes me happy.
While trying to choose my small pumpkins I am studying one in particular. One of the girls working the stand comments, "That one is really cute." Finally - someone who speaks my pumpkin language!!!
I take that one, and a few others. Home to finish off the pumpkin project. Ah, life is good.
Although, I never did find a good tall one this year.
simple faith
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# posted by simple faith : 8:45 PM
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I love driving by your home and seeing the beautiful pumkins. Great job Faith!
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# posted by 
: 5:16 PM
: 5:16 PM
I'm actually on my second set of pumpkins. The girls couldn't wait to go to the pumpkin patch so we went the first weekend in October and they wanted Larry to carve them that night. Less than 2 weeks later they are already caving in. I bought the second set for $2.00 each at Wallyworld and will carve those a day or two before Halloween. After that I'll buy my 3rd set for Thanksgiving!
# posted by : 7:10 PM
: 7:10 PM
Leslee & Q - thank you. What would my world be without friends??
Jill - I have given up carving. I usually end up alone, at the kitchen table, with 2 unfinished jack-o-lanterns staring at me. Even with significant investments in all sorts of carving tools - I am the only one who finds carving fun. I just choose to cherish my pumpkins until it's time for the Christmas decorations to go up.
$2.00 each!?!? I am in need of a trip to Wallyworld....maybe they have a tall, handsome pumpkin.....
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Jill - I have given up carving. I usually end up alone, at the kitchen table, with 2 unfinished jack-o-lanterns staring at me. Even with significant investments in all sorts of carving tools - I am the only one who finds carving fun. I just choose to cherish my pumpkins until it's time for the Christmas decorations to go up.
$2.00 each!?!? I am in need of a trip to Wallyworld....maybe they have a tall, handsome pumpkin.....
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