Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My young neighbor rescued my pumpkin's ear yesterday and attempted to reattach it. "I knew it would blow away if I didn't try," he said. Imagine taking the time too repair someone's pumpkin on a blustery day! The kids are alright (and my pumpkins are too). We've always been a Halloween-loving neighborhood. Carol down the [...]
The Great Pumpkin rolled up to our house Monday afternoon. At first, we weren't sure what to do with such a famous and unexpected guest. At 162 pounds, he dwarfs the very reasonably sized pumpkin that has already made our front porch his home. You read that right. We have a 162-pound porch pumpkin, and [...]
The Great Pumpkin landed on our front porch last week and we are thrilled. Grown and carved by a young friend of mine and his talented grandpa, the pumpkin weighed a healthy 180 pounds in its prime. It lost 60 pounds in preparation for the holiday season (due to gastric surgery that relieved him of [...]