Rowan's Journal

Think I've broken my own speed record for carving pumpkins and decorating the front of the house. Two small pumpkins, one of which had the hardest shell I've ever experienced in my entire life, so that one didn't get much carved out of it. I did a round mouth that is puking it's guts, the stem as the nose and two slits for eyes, perhaps not enough opening for the candle flame to get enough air but the best I could do under the circumstances. I raided my own garden for dead corn stalks and discovered that the tomatoes are having a second season but they're so huge that they're spreading out on the ground! I'm gonna hafta go stake them up tomorrow and see what happens.

So that, plus the wagon wheel and stuff, from beginning of idea to carving, to putting the lighted pumpkins out was about two hours. Oh yeah, plus putting the candy in the basket.

Pictures soon as I can get Bruce to download them for me. My confidence with computer stuff is not great right now. They hate me, I know it!

I figured we'd have tons of trick-or-treaters already but it's 6:30 and not a one yet!

EDIT: Ye gods, soon as I posted that, they started descending!

And here it is: