halloween
Every time I carve a pumpkin I think that the activity will be more difficult than it is, and I fail to plan before cutting.
This year I started by cutting out the eyes and then the nose, at which point it looked a lot like a kitty and I considered whiskers. No, I thought, I’m going to give him the toothy grin; if he looks friendly, so be it.
Then instead of cutting out the negative space between his teeth, I removed half the triangles, giving him a shaggy upper lip. That’s when I remembered that I’ve done this before. Several times. Hello again, Mr. Furry Lip. Out to the porch you go…
I had visits from a scary wrestler, a fairy, a witch, a football player (“DO YOU HAVE ANY CANDY?!”), a bat, and a teeny princess riding a unicorn.
No one mocked my pumpkin.
November 1st, 2008 at 9:21 am
one shiny fairy and five boys with no costumes. what a let-down.
very nice spooky scene you created.
November 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
It’s an awesome pumpkin! I love the blue lights too!
I assumed that no one would come after 7, and so didn’t buy any candy. And then when a few people knocked I had to pretend that we weren’t home. I still feel guilty… 🙁
November 1st, 2008 at 10:57 am
Now that you live in a “village,” I wondered how many spooky visitors you’d have for tricks/treats. Your jack-o-lantern and blue lights inspire! 🙂
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
love the blue down the steps and the pumpkins bridges the gap between happy and totally gone out there………. Ellenville we are sooo crazy happy to be here!!!!
November 2nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
oooh! I love the effect of the lights with the toothy grin. I miss living where trick-or-treaters visit.
November 2nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I meant to ask, how did you dress up to greet your visitors?
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:28 am
i love all the fun you are having at every turn, celebrating the house and your new world at every season change and holiday…wonder what you’ll do for christmas, there is so much potential…
November 4th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Great pumpkin! I meant to carve mine (and got a cool one with a kind of slouchy shape) but never did it. We had several visitors, two of them asked for “more” of something. Both were reprimanded, one by a mother hiding in the shadows (who said that?) and one by what I assume was a sister. Now we are eating the leftover candy (of course!).