We were a bit late this year with making our Jack-O-Lantern. We bought it on Sunday, the last day the pumpkin patch was open, at a nearby church. How cool is this - for years the church has partnered with the Navajo Nation and a trailer truck travels from Arizona full of pumpkins which the Methodist church sells, and splits the money with the people who grew the pumpkins. I love Halloween and I would never miss the chance to carve a punkin'. I think you can search for the word "pumpkin" and see how different my Jack-O-Lanterns are from year to year. Not much, I think. But they are such wonderful things, aren't they, and they never fail to make me smile.
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It does make me smile. Diane
The eyes really make this pumpkin! Im glad that you keep up your tradition of carving pumpkins! Sorry that you didn't get a lot of kids. I have been getting fewer and fewer every year. Buying less candy - otherwise I HAVE to eat it :-) bsk
Former Newsday illustrator Gary Viskupic once carved faces of staffers on pumpkins that were wonderful - we knew immediately the people who were depicted because of the way he used the flesh and skin of each squash to create depth and texture. Reading about how long you've kept up your carving tradition took me back years, when the paper had so much creative talent - writers, photographers, artists and others. I wish we had known then that it was a time to cherish.
Thanks for your memories of Newsday during the golden years. I do remember thinking what an amazing thing we had going on at the time. Not sure why I was aware that it was special - maybe I just pay attention. So much creativity, so many brilliant people!
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