I love American traditions -- Easter baskets and sunrise services, Mother's day brunches or banquets, apple festivals, pumpkin picking and carving.... I love how all across the country you can find people doing these same activities around the same time of year.
"That stupid blockhead of a brother of mine is out in the pumpkin patch making his yearly fool of himself." - Lucy Van Pelt
(pictured: Tommy, circa 1999)
Picking your pumpkin is a very difficult decision, not to be made in haste.
(pictured: Jerry, circa 1999)
Bringing that baby home, laying it out on a sheet and slicing it artistically requires focus.
(Pictured: Patti, Jerry, Uncle Steve {world's greatest uncle}, Tommy and Brian)
Scooping all the gunk out was my least favorite part. That was nasty. We cooked the pumpkin seeds a few times, throwing them out a few days later. Here's Tom and Patti when she was about 2 or 3:
Fall activities in SC (better late than never?)
What did you carve in your pumpkin?
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That's a fine looking flannel jacket I've got there -- it's a little torn up now (23 years later) but still my favorite!
Tom S
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