I am a huge fan of traditional holiday activities, and Halloween is no exception.
And while I don’t have too many decorations to sprinkle around the house for the season, a carved pumpkin will always make an appearance.
Because of random conferences and other friend outages, our gang decided that the annual gourd gutting needed to take place last week…which is exactly what happened.
Soon after the first cut though, I learned that my Trader Joe’s pumpkin (that I meticulously examined and compared to the available inventory the day before) was decidedly sub par, as it was half rotten. Luckily, I didn’t let this small detail discourage me and ruin the fun that night. So I continued carving, and even managed to end up with a respectable looking jack o’ lantern.
Until we left it outside the next day…
Seems like a pretty harmless thing to do, right? To leave your jack o’ lantern outside…Well, it turns out the combination of intense desert sun, an unusually hot October, and the slightly rotten consistency of the pumpkin’s flesh, made for something much less impressive when the next night rolled around.
It’s safe to say that I won’t be impressing trick-or-treaters with my pumpkin carving craftsmanship this Halloween…but hey, there’s always next year, right?
I'm the designer in the group... And I write about half of the blog posts here. I'm also co-founder of a startup called Shelf (launching soon).
Carrie heads up our PR department. She's also one of the main contributors to a book that we're publishing. And she takes care of LOTS of other stuff, because she's awesome! And we all think she should quit her day job to pursue the wonderful world of pattern making. (Kidding Carrie, chill.)
One Comment
It was great while it lasted!