Halloween is one of my favorite yearly events. Having never been able to celebrate as a child of 2 very Christian parents, I tend to make the most out of the weeks leading up to the big day each year.
This season was no exception, and my favorite activity? Pumpkin day!
Fortune and I, with husbands in tow, cooked up a frenzy - pumpkin bread for a plethora of delicious sandwiches, pumpkin cake, mini-pumpkin crème brûlées - and then set to work carving!
Equipped with all the right implements, 'The Shining' playing in the background, we spent hours crafting spine-chilling designs.
The results far surpassed our expectations, as we constructed a horrific zombie, a friendly bat, a fairy tale castle and an amazingly intricate Mondrian-esque pumpkin.
Also designed by the gang - a cleverly rendered Pumpkthulu, a druid painstakingly done in relief, and an angry little pumpkin man (alas, as my carving skills are not up to par with the group, I proudly stuck with my castle!).
A lovely, memorable and festive night - a wish I hope for you all on this spookiest of ghoulish evenings!
If it weren't for the plastic pumpkin scraping tool that assemblage would look pretty sinister.
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