Posts Tagged "pumpkins"

Best Wishes of the Season

Posted by on Oct 15, 2019 in Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Best Wishes of the Season

It’s almost time for my favorite holiday! I can’t wait till October 31 for the spooky season to begin. I’m starting now. If we have to have a holiday that lasts for weeks and weeks, why can’t it be Halloween? Halloween carols, Halloween cards…but please god no shopping for Halloween presents.

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Change of Seasons

Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in fall, holiday, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Fall is officially over.

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The Mystery of the Singing Pumpkins

Posted by on Oct 9, 2012 in Uncategorized, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

The Mystery of the Singing Pumpkins

Okay, maybe I’ve been reading too many Sherlock Holmes stories. Or watching too many episodes of Sherlock. But I swear this really happened. Last spring, I planted a total of six pumpkin seeds, in the little patch of garden just by the kitchen door. And something about this year’s odd weather– the early heat, the mid-summer drought, the late summer rain–made the pumpkins go absolutely berserk. The vines crawled along the side of the house, devoured the walkway, tripped up unsuspecting passersby, and even made repeated attempts to climb in the window. And they produced some nice...

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