Everyday Canvas

Pumpkins

Prompt: Many people showcase their pumpkins like art objects of porcelain or pottery. Do you feel this way about displaying your pumpkins?

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Not really. A pumpkin can only serve as a temporary art because, in time, pumpkins shrivel, go bad, and smell. They are not worth the time to turn them into art objects, but I am sure there has to be a way to keep them longer; if not, it will be invented quite soon, as there is something about pumpkins that make me and most other people feel happy.

When my kids were small, I used to buy the largest pumpkin I could find. Then we’d carve it and put it by the fireplace. Nowadays, if I find pumpkin colored gourds or really tiny pumpkins in early fall, I line them up on the window sill in the kitchen. That is about it.

Here's one of our once-upon-a-time photo.