The one tradition that Mer and I have in our relationship is carving pumpkins for Halloween. This year marked our 15th year of carving pumpkins, so here is this year’s crop:
Mine was supposed to be a cool pumpkin with eyes with pupils, but it got beyond my skill, so I made a slightly worried-looking pumpkin instead. Mer made a great-looking pumpkin of a person flying a kite (it shows up better in real life than in the picture). We saw a play version of The Kite Runner last night, so I assume that is where the inspiration came from. It certainly shows more artistic value than mine does. Still, the tradition continues.
My first thought when I saw MEre’s was, “That’s great – he’s flying a kite in a lightning storm! How perfect for Halloween!”
Not sure where that idea came from.
Oh, and Juan Carlos carved his first pumpkin this year. Using a dremel tool. š
I was thinking about borrowing an engraving tool for carving. š