Pumpkin Time Already!
September 16th, 2007
I don’t mean to be one of those people who pushes a seasonal holiday on you months before you are ready BUT the pumpkins that my Dad planted last May ripened a little early and needed to be picked. They are very special pumpkins.
Way back when the pumpkins were little green balls, my Dad snuck out one morning (when nobody was around) and carved his granddaughter’s initials into them as a surprise. The pumpkins have been plumping up over the months but hiding under leaves and grass. The grown-ups knew about them but none of the little girls really noticed their names stretching and stretching across their funny pumpkins.
So yesterday we had a fun picking-of-the-pumpkins event and of course a mandatory photoshoot.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:21 am
The names on the pumpkins is such a lovely idea!
September 16th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Tom the Trucker is the BEST. ;)
September 16th, 2007 at 11:04 am
What a great idea! We’re growing pumpkins for the first time… :)
September 16th, 2007 at 11:25 am
What a surprise to see *my* name on your pumpkins. Thanks to both you and your dad for making me smile!
September 16th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I’ve been looking forward to pumpkin time, I have to admit. Yay!!
September 16th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
:)
September 16th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
That ROCKS! What a fabu idea to do the names. So, so cute.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Adorable….is it that time of year already! Yikes.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
That is a really sweet idea. I never knew you couldcarve names into growing pumpkins without hurting them.
September 16th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
The names in the pumpkins – genius!
:-)
September 16th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Next year I’m planting more seeds, because 9 pumpkins aren’t enough. And I’m planting them at the end of May. It’s too bad none of the ghost plants produced.
September 16th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
That is so freakin’ fantastic. I’m going to keep that idea for down the road ;)
September 17th, 2007 at 1:48 am
Already pumkin time there??? here we still are in summer weather…
September 17th, 2007 at 5:33 am
What a great grandpa! We actually did a pumpkin photo shoot yesterday too! Months ago I bought some starter pumpkin plants and had my parents plant them in their garden. Well five months later, they took over the entire garden and are beautiful. I am so excited for fall and all the holidays!
September 17th, 2007 at 5:59 am
It’s great to have your dad around. He can check this one off the list he made when he was always traveling.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Oooh! Not only do I love pumpkins – THEY ARE ORANGE! – but pumpkins with names carved into them? Mah-ve-lous!
September 17th, 2007 at 8:27 am
LOVE the idea of carving the names in. I’ll have my parents do this for the kids next year! :)
September 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am
How fun! I didn’t know you could do that with pumpkins.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
what fun!!!
September 17th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Love it! What a mah-ve-lous idea!
September 18th, 2007 at 8:48 am
I sure have missed reading your blog. So much to catch up on!!!
September 18th, 2007 at 11:26 am
i believe you are all moaning “BRAAAAAAINS” in that photo, correct?
September 18th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
We used to carve faces in ours–pre drawn jack-o-lanterns! It was soo fun to see those tiny marks become giant. It’s like when you draw on a balloon when it’s blown up, and then deflate it-fascinating!
September 18th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
The name pumpkins are perhaps the sweetest things EVER.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
What perfect pumpkins. Kinda like your own little pumpkin. I’m feeling the spirit and these pictures make me long for it even more.
September 21st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Very clever. and so cute! I love pumpkin time.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I’m loving the photo of the pumpkins. Not only because they are lovely pumpkins, but they are also orange, my favourite colour. However, the names especially tickle me because my name is Helena and my nickname since childhood is Suki. Thank you for giving me such a lovely photo surprise.